Jazz music

[Leto41]

Duke Ellington: "There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind."

And I agree with Giselle saying people enjoy good music. The Montreal Jazz Festival embraces many forms of music from around the world without boundaries. You may have Stanley Clarke's jazz fusion , the world jazzy pop of Pink Martini or Quebec's own Boogie Wonder Band bringing back the funky 70's. There's something for everyone. I like to get out of my comfort zone and discover a new favorite every year.

One year my new encounter was Chantal Chamberland from Montreal- Nord. Impeccable phrasing with a voice that is the focus without being overwhelmed by the instruments. Leto - I am sure many of the lovely local French ladies would love her. Here is a lovely rendition of "La Vie en Rose". Transports me to Paris in my mind whenever I hear this.

P.S. Obvio - Wow you read my mind on Frank Sinatra. If I had to recommend two Sinatra albums, they would be In the Wee Small Hours and Songs for Swinging Lovers. But you know for me, I always loved Watertown( although not one of his more successful albums.) Sinatra also did albums with Ellington, Basie, and Jobim. He has many hidden gems but the two Obvio mentioned are the best. (Great to see someone else here appreciates Sinatra.)

After just one second listening to Chantal’s voice, I was hooked. The quality of so many jazz female vocalists is quite remarkable - Emily-Claire Barlow, Laura Anglade, Stacey Kent etc… Do you know if Chantal‘s still active on the local scene? As much as I enjoy listening at home, nothing beats live jazz…

 

[ThunderLipps]

Any decent jazz clubs in Montreal?

 

[LC18]

Any decent jazz clubs in Montreal?

I remember there was a few before pandemic. Le quai des brumes, La maison du jazz.

It seems like la maison du jazz moved to Laval

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

I remember there was a few before pandemic. Le quai des brumes, La maison du jazz.

It seems like la maison du jazz moved to Laval

Je n’en connais pas beaucoup et je crois qu’il n’en reste tout simplement pas beaucoup. Je ne mettrais pas le Quai des Brumes dans la catégorie jazz, il peut arriver, à l’occasion, qu’un band un peu jazz soit à l’affiche mais c’est plutôt l’exception.

Purement jazz il y a le Dièze/Onze un peu plus bas sur Saint-Denis et Upstairs dans le centre-ville

 

[bodick7]

Those bands are what got me into jazz but after, I started to reel back in time, discovering and understanding the roots of it all. My musicianship and musical knowledge has taken me on an infinite journey doing so.

I, now, refer to certain jazz genres as " music strictly for musicians " as opposed to other more accessible genres. There’s no other way to express the gap that exists between listening to Tony Bennet, Sinatra and such, as opposed to bands like the ones you mentioned.

The major breaking point happened when Miles Davis left the big band formula and went on his own, taking with him a fellowship of progressive musicians who would, later lay the foundation of fusion.

I noticed that women generally doesn’t like fusion probably because it’s too technical. Un peu dommage parce que ce type de musique a des envolées plutôt planantes…mais plus pour les gars j’imagine.

 

[Cap'tain Fantastic]

I noticed that women generally doesn’t like fusion probably because it’s too technical. Un peu dommage parce que ce type de musique a des envolées plutôt planantes…mais plus pour les gars j’imagine.

Effectivement j’ai souvent entendu, de la part de mes amies, que la musique du genre fusion et aussi le rock progressif, était trop cérébral et pas assez émotive. Il y a sûrement un lien à faire avec l’adage qui veut que les hommes soient moins connectés avec leurs émotions que les femmes. Je ne suis pas nécessairement d’accord avec ce genre d’affirmation mais ça reste encore très généralisé comme perception.

 

[GaryH]

After just one second listening to Chantal’s voice, I was hooked. The quality of so many jazz female vocalists is quite remarkable - Emily-Claire Barlow, Laura Anglade, Stacey Kent etc… Do you know if Chantal‘s still active on the local scene? As much as I enjoy listening at home, nothing beats live jazz…

Glad you enjoy her as much as I do. She's great in concert. I know Chantal moved to Ottawa a few years ago and she was having some health problems, but I haven't heard anything recently about her. Still hoping she makes a return appearance to Montreal for jazz festival. (Wish the jazz club "NYC" from the DeNiro movie "The Score" really existed in Montreal).

Cap'tain and bodick 's comments about fusion music are interesting. Probably the most popular artist in jazz music today is Laufey, who won this year's Grammy for best jazz album. She's very popular amongst Gen-Z females who first noticed her on TikTok. She has stated that she wants to do to jazz music what Taylor Swift did for pop music. Oh my! Is this a good thing? She's appearing at this year's Festival and her evening concert sold out fast. A few tickets remain for the afternoon show. But beware - there will be alot of screaming young females(not your usual jazz crowd). But if her music can get these young fans to explore other jazz artists, maybe a good thing?

 

[LC18]

I love how this thread turned into a “music discovery” thread. Adding some names to my playlist

 

[Leto41]

Glad you enjoy her as much as I do. She's great in concert. I know Chantal moved to Ottawa a few years ago and she was having some health problems, but I haven't heard anything recently about her. Still hoping she makes a return appearance to Montreal for jazz festival. (Wish the jazz club "NYC" from the DeNiro movie "The Score" really existed in Montreal).

Cap'tain and bodick 's comments about fusion music are interesting. Probably the most popular artist in jazz music today is Laufey, who won this year's Grammy for best jazz album. She's very popular amongst Gen-Z females who first noticed her on TikTok. She has stated that she wants to do to jazz music what Taylor Swift did for pop music. Oh my! Is this a good thing? She's appearing at this year's Festival and her evening concert sold out fast. A few tickets remain for the afternoon show. But beware - there will be alot of screaming young females(not your usual jazz crowd). But if her music can get these young fans to explore other jazz artists, maybe a good thing?

I will be there for the afternoon concert and hopefully those young screaming females are going to be too impressed by the Maison Symphonique and will temper their screaming !!!