On Aug 9, 2008, Bongo Beat will officially be a Montreal based record label. We will be a part of the fabric of one of the most exciting musical centres on the planet. I am originally from Montreal and our new office will actually be in the house where I grew up; where my parents […]
I thought this would be fun to post, this here “poem” — which is actually an email I just received from my father. Yes, this is exactly as the email arrived (except without the “love, dad” bit), this is exactly how he wrote it, and I’m really digging it right now! Emails from my […]
” Moe Clark’s debut spoken word album announces itself quite accurately with the title of its first track: “Irresistible.” “Circle of She: Story + Song” is just as impressive musically as it is poetically.” Corey Frost, NYC. [https://wfs.gc.cuny.edu/CFrost/www/WaxFeature2.html]
The time to officially launch our CD, “Morphology” has come! Yes, it has been on sale on this site for a bit - but now’s the time to celebrate its release and have a big ol’ party. What kind of party you ask? I’ll tell you: the kind of party […]
Suoni 2008 poster by Bree Ree - watch for a podcast interview coming soon!
Over the past week I’ve had the opportunity to do some accidental interviews with organizers of and performers in the Suoni Per il Popolo music festival currently underway here in Montreal. Sometimes you go find an interview, and sometimes it finds you. […]
Avant jazz hits the Suoni festival stage with some deep roots seated in this contrabass and trombone duo…
Roswell Rudd & Mark Dresser
Wednesday June 04, 2008
La Sala Rossa
4848 St-Laurent, Montreal
8:30 PM
$23/$25
Roswell Rudd, jazz trombonist and improvising musician, has played with an impressive list of jazz giants including Cecil Taylor, Gil Evans, Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Albert […]
A quick and panic fuelled post here. Things in the art world being what they are, my good friend and collaborator Omari Newton has ventured west (and I don’t mean NDG… I mean Van city) because of a great acting gig. As happy as I am for the man, that leaves my band, The Morph-tet […]
Hi Indyish music fans… My name is Lorraine Craig, I am the spouse and sometimes manager of the Montreal based Geoff Lapp Trio.
I have entered 2 groovy jazz tunes- “Zack In The Box”
and “Yo Bro”
in a contest at Ourstage.com
The prize is a gig at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport. We have […]