( See Part 1 of this review)
There was an abundance of quality music during the remaining days of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, representing a broad spectrum both within the genre and beyond. From big-ticket names and jazz elders, such as Dee Dee Bridgewater (who performed with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra), Russell Malone, Harold Mabern and Ron Carter, to up-and-comers and experimentalists, such as guitarists Gilad Hekselman, Kurt Rosenwinkel and the duo of Nels Cline and Julian Lage, vocalist Somi, and trumpeter Dave Douglas, who presented High Risk, his electro-acoustic project featuring Mark Giuliana, Jonathan Maron and Shigeto.
Review: Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2015 (Part 2)
International and local talent, and that inimitable cat named Wayne