JAZZ BOULEVARD RADIO SHOW

JAZZBOULEVARD
With MOZ TAYLOR
Friday Midnight - 2 AM
102.3 FM Montreal Qc Canada

JAN13 : PASCAL & REMY LE BOEUF passed through Montreal in late 2011 touring in support of their latest album "IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS" – in the first part of tonight's Jazz Boulevard (#394) ... my interview with the identical twins. Visit their website here: website

DEC30 : 'BIG-D' pilots the live broadcast of JB-1701 out of 2011 Space Bay tonight as Moz is off during the holidays. Regular programming and podcasting returns in January.

Toots Thielmans with Kenny Werner, Al Di Meola, Robert Glasper, Sylvain Luc Trio
... some of the names announced this week for the 13th edition of the
Montreal En Lumiere winter festival February 16 to 26, 2012.
Tickets on sale now info at MontrealEnLumiere.com

ANNUAL RADIO CENTREVILLE RADIO-THON

NOVEMBER 7 - 13: Radio Centreville is holding its annual Radio-Thon fundraiser this week and we're asking listeners to help support the station and Jazz Boulevard.

For 36 years now, Radio Centre-Ville has reflected the multicultural and multilingual nature of Montreal. Currently the station broadcasts in 7 languages: French, English, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Creole, and Chinese: Mandarin& Cantonese.

Radio Centre-Ville is a non-profit corporation, community radio that was created by, and continues to be operated by a group of dedicated volunteers from the local Greater Montreal community.

PHONE: You can call the station during office hours any day: 514 - 495 - 1540

PODCAST LISTENERS: Please note the CanadaHelps website remains available after the November 13 official cutoff if you would like to help the show.

Donations of $20 or more will recieve a tax receipt ... Thank you for helping support community radio (and don't forget to mention you enjoy Jazz Boulevard) !!

OCT28 2011 :The MONTREAL ARAB WORLD FESTIVAL - 12th Edition runs from October 30th to November 13th with several jazz influenced events: Nov. 3 Jazzy Breeze, Nov. 6 Minor Empire, Nov. 10 Soul Soudani. The festival also runs a film series and a number of conferences. Visit their site: Festival

OCT21 2011 : The QUEBEC CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL continues until the end of the month – here in Montreal, the 19th edition of the MONTREAL DRUM FESTIVAL runs this weekend. And the ASTRAL continues to showcase Jazz talent the year round for example: Maeco Parker (10-27) and Michael Jerome Browne (10-29). Also note in Old Montreal, ESPACE 64 runs a jazz series the last Friday of the month.

Montreal Drum Festival (Oct 22, 23) (link) :: ASTRAL (year round jazz) (link)
ESPACE 64 (Jazz last Friday of the month) (link) :: Quebec City Jazz Festival (link)

OCT14 2011 : QUEBEC CITY Jazz festival – their 5th edition – gets underway next week with opening concert ROBERTA GAMBARINI Wed. Oct 19th and then runs through to the closer, singer MARK MURPHY Oct 31st. Info on their website.

Also, Montreal's L'OFF JAZZ FESTIVAL wraps up their 12th edition this weekend with shows Friday night and their big wrap party at the Mile End Cabaret Saturday night. L'OFF FESTIVAL

SEGAL CENTRE POWER JAZZ (STARTS SEPT. 25TH)
(Hear my interview with series founder: George Doxas Podcast #376, September 09)

PODCAST LISTENERS :: While the show is in summer vacation mode, you can look forward to a series of weekly hand-picked shows from the Jazz Boulevard archive. New programming returns in September.

LIVE BROADCAST LISTENERS :: As has now become a bit of a annual tradition, broadcaster BIG-D will be stepping into the Friday midnight slot with his own unique blend of music.

JAZZ, BLUES AND BEYOND ... The festivals continue on all summer. Here are a few Jazz / Blues / Electronic-Groove festival events you may find of interest:

Aug 10 - Aug 14 :: Mont-Tremblant Jazz Festival [link]
Aug 11 - Aug 14 :: Lévis Jazz Festival [link]
Aug 31 - Sept 04 :: Rimouski Jazz Festival [link]

JULY 28 - JULY 31st – Montreal Electronic Groove Festival (Don't miss the MEG BOAT 7.31) [link]
WEEKENDS TO SEPTEMBER– PIKNIC ELECTRONIK Festival [link]

JULY 22 2011 : EMILIE-CLAIRE BARLOW performed at the 2011 Montreal International Jazz Festival. We had the opportunity to sit down and talk while she was in her dressing room preparing to go onstage at Place des Arts. Our interview is broadcast tonight during hour one of the program.

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JUNE 24 2011 : Bassist ALEX LEFAIVRE & Pianist GABRIEL VINUELA-PELLTIER [PARC X TRIO] are on the program in Hour One to talk about their latest CD – Cent Questions Sans Reponse – being released at this years's Montreal International Jazz Festival. All the music on the program is from Jazz Artists appearing at this year's 32nd edition of the MIJF (June 25th – July 4th).

JUNE 10 2011 : * 7 Years Young * June 11, 2004 was the day I started Jazz Boulevard having just returned from years of living in the US. Tonight marks 7 years of jazzing the FM waves, and more and more, flashing the fiber optics of the internet. Was hardly thinking 2011 it would still be growing. Thanks to all the listeners for their support & the musicians for so much great music!!!

June 03-June 12 – Burlington Discover Jazz Festival [link]
June 23 - July 03 – Ottawa Jazz Festival [link]
June 25 - July 04 – Montreal International Jazz Festival [link]
July 08 - July 17 – Mt. Tremblant International Blues Festival [link]
Aug 10 - Aug 14 – Montreal FestiBlues Festival [link]
Aug 31 - Sept 04 – Rimouski Jazz Festival [link]
Oct 07 - Oct 15 – Montreal L'Off Jazz Festival [link]
Oct 20 - Oct 30 – Quebec City Jazz Festival [link]

MAY22 : The Montreal Jazz Community is coming out in great numbers (over 65 musicians) to the RIALTO THEATRE on PARK AVENUE to play for a great cause – to raise funds for Japan following events there on March 11th. Website info Jazz For Japan.

Hear my recent interview with event creator BARBARA RENEY about putting together the show – musical excerpts are from a special 2-CD set that will be available at the event (Paul Ramos, Barbara Reney, Ranee Lee) interview

MONTREAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL – JAZZ & JEANS SERIES runs through the month of May with shows Friday evenings at 8PM. Info available here.

On tonight's show, we feature interviews with festival organizers LAURENT SAULNIER and Montreal Guitar Show founder – JACQUES-ANDRE DUPONT. Hour one is dedicated to playing music from some of the artists at this year's festival. Tickets for indoor Jazz Fest. shows go on sale APRIL 30th at NOON.

UPDATE APRIL 22 2011: POSTPONED – The 2011 SOBA awards announced this week that due to the sudden illness of awards founder RUDDY ELOI, the awards show was indefinitely postponed. The awards were to be held May 1st 2011, at the Outremont Theatre. More news on the status of the 2011 awards will be forthcoming. Our thoughts and wishes for a speedy recovery go out to Ruddy.

2011 SOBA (SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS AWARDS) – The biggest celebration of Black culture in Quebec and Canada is coming. In April, 2011 at the Outremont Theatre – Gala SOBA will celebrate its fifth anniversary edition. INFO .

MARCH11 : JAZZ EN RAFALE – brings 2 consecutive weekends of special jazz programming to Montreal starting Wednesday March 16th. In the opening set I talk with MARIANNE LAUGEL, Organizer, about this year's programming. Schedule info.

DANCE: ROGER SINHA - AGORA DE LA DANSE – Choreographer Roger Sinha brings an interesting project to L'Agora this weekend inspired by a frightening personal experience, and which employs gaming technolgy to introduce the element of improvisation into the work.

My interview with Roger is featured in the second half of hour one. Final Performance Saturday March 12, 4PM. Sinha Dance | Agora de la danse | Interview

FEBRUARY18 : MARIE-CLAIRE DURAND launched her debut CD - MAI recently at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill. During hour one of tonight's program we'll hear an interview with Marie-Claire and feature tracks from her CD. For more information visit her website.

MONTREAL HIGH LIGHTS FESTIVAL opens the Montreal festival season from February 17th to 27th.
The festival is a celebration of Performance, Dining and of course – Light.

The festival celebrates Woman this year and features many female performers such as Lizz wright
Omara Portuondo, Kellylee Evans, Emilie-Claire Barlow, and Bia just to name a few.

Coming March 16-17-18-19 & 24-25-26 – JAZZ EN RAFALE reminds us that
Spring is around the corner. This two-weekend jazz series will also be celebrating
Woman and takes place at Astral, Upstairs and Espace 64.

A note to the jazz community – while the OFF JAZZ FEST has relocated to
mid-October 2011, the APPLICATION DEALINE for artists wanting to appear at this year's festival
is April 2nd 2011. Details at their website.

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Season's Greetings & Happy New Year

to all the listeners of Jazz Boulevard!!!

DECEMBER31 : PODCAST ONLY [Available Now]– NO LIVE BROADCAST or WEB STREAM – We are being preempted by special Spanish programming at the station. However a special podcast-only version of the show will be available on the web from all the usual sources. And that podcast should be up earlier than usual to help in your jazzy New Year's Eve celebrations.

If you're heading out for some live jazz New Year's Eve in Montreal, check out the larger Jazz clubs' offerings by visiting the websites of:

Diese Onze | House of Jazz | Upstairs

and of course consult Claude Thibault's excellent weekly jazz listing Sorties Jazz Nights.

OCTOBER15 : SONIA JOHNSON'S latest album Le Carré de Nos Amours hits stores next week. On tonight's program we hear an interview with Sonia recorded at the recent Effendi Records fall CD Launch. Sonia appears at this year's L'Off Jazz Festival October 19th at 5PM at the Diese Onze Club. Sonia's Website

A reminder that the Off Jazz Fest starts October 15th a runs to the 23rd at several venues around town.
Festival Website

OCTOBER08 : L'OFF JAZZ FESTIVAL kicks up its 11th Edition next Friday October 15th. On tonight's show we talk to festival organizer Alex Bellegarde about this year's program. Festival Website

RADIO CENTREVILLE RADIO-THON

SEPTEMBER 10-12 – Radio Centreville is holding a Radio-Thon fundraiser to celebrate the station's 35th year.

Anyone who would like to help support the station and its programming is invited to do so. You can donate on-line via the secure website CanadaHelps.org or simply call the station office hours during the Radio-Thon and someone will take your information on the phone: 514 _ 495 _ 2597.

Donations of $20 or more will recieve a tax receipt ... Thank you for helping support community radio (and don't forget to mention you enjoy Jazz Boulevard) !!

SUMMER PODCASTS: From JULY 09 to AUGUST 13 – ' BIG-D' guest hosts the live broadcast of the program over the summer, podcast listeners can continue to enjoy past episodes of Jazz Boulevard from the show's archive. MOZ returns AUGUST 20th ...

JULY 23– A rebroadcast of our program from March 6, 2009 - we were still celebrating from having won the SOBA (Sounds Of Blackness Awards) for "Best English Community Radio Show Of The Year" a week earlier.

JULY 16 – When the program celebrated its 5th year back in 2009, SUSIE ARIOLI made a special appearance as a Guest Co-Host. This weekend's podcast revisits that show.

JULY 09 – With the PARC-X TRIO recently winning the TD GRAND JAZZ AWARD at this year's MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, the July 9th podcast is a re-broadcast of the April 10th, 2009 show when members of the PARC-X Trio were on the program.

SUMMER 2010: As summer settles into Montreal, guest host 'BIG-D' returns to replace a vacationing Moz Taylor. New podcasts of Jazz Boulevard will return in a couple of weeks.

In the meantime, don't forget you can replay past shows anytime from the podcast archive - just click the "PLAYLIST | MP3" menu item to find shows going back to the beginning of the year (not to mention archived specials since the show's beginning).

JUNE25 : CHRISTINE TASSAN / MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL – With the Montreal International Jazz Festival starting this weekend, tonight's show looks at artists appearing at this year's 31st edition.

We also have interviews with Jazz Manouche musician CHRISTINE TASSAN performing July 2nd at the MIJF as well as LAURENT SAULNIER - VP Programming & Production - taking a look behind the scenes at putting together the nearly 800 concerts taking place.

APR30 : MILES DAVIS / MARGIE GILLIS – On tonight's show, in Hour One we feature an interview with NATHALIE BONDIL, Director of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, discussing the launch of a major summer long exhibit on Miles Davis.

In Hour Two – with a fabulous new show at L'Agora De La Danse this week and next – FILATURES – we sit down with Canadian modern dance legend, MARGIE GILLIS to look at the subject of IMPROV from a very different perspective ... when your instrument isn't a piano or a horn, but instead ... your body.

DAVE TURNER & JOEL MILLER with ERIC HARDING (P) JIM DOXAS (D)
and ALEC WALKINGTON (B) - closing the LIVE FROM UPSTAIRS
special broadcast of Jazz Boulevard - celebrating the program's 300th edition.

Special thanks to our partners for helping make the event possible:

Joel Giberovitch – Upstairs
Maurin Auxéméry – Jazz En Rafale
Tony & Allan – Italmelody ... Equipment sponsors

Justin Time Records / Effendi Records / DAME Music – for CD giveaways ...

... and to the volunteers from Radio Centreville who helped out at the club:

Tristan Seckinger (So Fresh So Clean 102.3FM Fridays @ 10:30pm)
Zana Corbett – Sound Engineering

Read Jenn Hardy's PORK PIE JAZZ BLOG postings on the show.

* FREE ADMISSION * 10 CD GIVE-AWAY *

JAZZ BOULEVARD celebrates show number 300 with a special LIVE BROADCAST directly from
Montreal's UPSTAIRS JAZZ CLUB as part of the JAZZ EN RAFALE series.

Come on down to the club to be part of the live audience for this special event. The show will be carried in Montreal on 102.3FM and streamed on the web via the station's website, at the show's regular time
Friday ... midnight - 2. (map)

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As part of the fund-raiser portion of the event for Radio Centreville,
there will be a give-away of 10 (TEN) CDs of recent releases (and a 3-CD runner up prize)
to some lucky person donating to the station. Thanks to the Montreal jazz labels
Effendi, Dame and Justin Time for contributing recent releases ...

Jazz Boulevard will be mixing up the best jazz with live interviews and a jam session featuring
top jazz musicians from the Montreal Jazz Community.

MAR12 : JAZZ EN RAFALE brings a gust of jazz to L'Astral, Diese Onse & The Upstairs Jazz Bar this March. Along with the annual jazz series there is the New Talent Contest. Maurin Auxéméry of JeR drops by the show to talk about this year's series. website

FEB19 : JAZZ IN THE POINT is jazz concert programming coming from an up and coming 'new' jazz venue in Point St. Charles called Le Diable a Quatre. Regular Wednesday jam sessions have grown into some serious jazz programming. I dropped by this week's jam session to find Dave Turner and Cameron Wallis jamming along with house regulars.

Tonight you can hear my interview with Thomas Durant – 1/2 of the team responsible for the programming (along with partner Kyle Morin) talking about how the series got started and some future events including the Christine Jensen Haiti Fundraiser this coming Sunday February 21st at 8PM. FACEBOOK MYSPACE.

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FEB12 : CHRISTINE JENSEN returns to Jazz Boulevard tonight to talk about her latest CD on Justin Time Records – Treelines – a jazz orchestra project featuring her sister, renown trumpet player Ingrid Jensen. Later in the show, we sample some new music including the latest project from Lionel Loueke - MWALIKO.

Christine performs 'treelines' with her Jazz Orchestra featuring her sister, Ingrid Jensen on Friday February 19th at Gesu 8pm ... as part of the Montreal Highlights Festival (info).

Her fundraiser for Haiti concert with her quartet is Sunday, February 21st at Taverne Urbaine Le Diable à Quatre (info)

JAN20 : The Fourth Edition of the Sounds Of Blackness Awards (SOBA) released their 2010 nominees and JAZZ BOULEVARD is once again honored to be considered among those in the category of "Best Anglophone Community Radio Show of the Year" ...

The awards - broadcast this year on Musique Plus! – take place February 28th at the Theatre Outremont. Visit the SOBA website. Best of luck to all the nominees!

JAN01 2010 : HAPPY NEW YEAR & HAPPY NEW DECADE!!! … to the listeners of Jazz Boulevard, as we broadcast through our 6th year on-air … Jazz, Baby – Yeah!

Tune in tonight for our final interview of 2009 with VANESSA RODRIGUES recorded recently at Brutopia during the launch of her latest CD ‘Soul Food For Thought’ … along with a look back at voices heard on the program during the year. It’s 2 hours of interviews & music … the year in review.

NOV20 : Universal recording artist, neo-crooner MATT DUSK plays Montreal’s Club Soda November 26th on the heels of his latest CD GOOD NEWS. Hear Matt in conversation tonight with Moz Taylor as they discuss his evolving career.

OCT23 : DAMIAN NISENSON (Argentinian composer, performer, label founder) makes a return appearance to Jazz Boulevard tonight to talk about his label ‘Malasartes’ and its 3-CD launch coming Wednesday Oct. 28th at Sala Rossa 4848 St. Laurent (Cordame, Amy Horvey & Nozen). Other artists on Malasartes will be performing as well.

SEPT25 : EFFENDI RECORDS celebrates their 10th year in 2009 and this week, during their fall press launch at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill, Moz Taylor sat down to talk with Alain Bedard - President of the label. Hear the interview on tonight's show.

SEPT18 : The HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE perform at the L'Astral Room Tuesday, September 22nd. On tonight's program we interview one of its members, Gabriel Hubert (aka 'Hudah'). Eight of the 9-piece ensemble are fraternal brothers. More info here.

SEPT05 : 'BIG-D' pilots JB-1701 tonight – regular host/producer Moz Taylor returns next week.

AUG14 : Natasha P Trio launched their debut CD at Diese Onze Jazz Club this week. Tune in to night to hear an interview with Natasha recorded at the launch. More info about the CD is available here.

AUG07 : The MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIBLUES festival (website) kicks up its heels next week - August 12 to August 16 ... in the northern section of Montreal.

This coming Sunday, August 9th - the community remembers broadcaster Len Dobbins - at L'Astral (with Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee, and many more) 11AM - 5PM (more info)

JULY10 : Tonight Jazz Boulevard is dedicated to the memory of Len Dobbin. We feature a special opening set tribute to Len with a clip of the celebrated 'Friend of Jazz' himself opening his last show (special thanks to CKUT-FM for re-broadcast rights). ABOVE – Andre Menard, Co-founder & Artistic Director of the Montreal International Jazz Festival dedicates the remainder of the festival to Len.

Later in the program, we feature an interview with West African Guitarist Lionel Loueke performing at this year's Montreal International Jazz Festival.

JULY09 : LEN DOBBIN (1935 - 2009) The Montreal Jazz community was shocked today to discover that long time broadcaster Len Dobbin passed away early this morning. Len had been doing what he enjoys most, taking in a concert at a local jazz club, when he suffered what became a fatal stroke.

It was what seems only a few hours earlier that Len and I had been talking at the press room of the Montreal International Jazz Festival – he was all that he has always been as we talked about this year’s shows. It is hard to believe that he is no longer there. My most sincere condolences to Len's family – it is a great loss to the Montreal Jazz community. (more information)

JULY03 : We go backstage at the festival to speak with Co-founder & Artistic Director Andre Menard, as well as Jacques Andre Dupont - Founder of the Montreal Guitar Show (site) and the Montreal Musical Instrument Show (site). We also talk with drummer & Jam Session host Jim Doxas, plus sample music from the festival.

JUNE ISSUE : JAZZ BOULEVARD FEATURED IN "THE SENIOR TIMES" | Thanks go out to the folks at The Senior Times and Kristine Berey for featuring the program in the June issue of the paper - Very Jazzy Baby ... Yeah! read it here

JUNE12 YR-5 : JAZZ BOULEVARD celebrates 5 years on the air tonight and to help celebrate, Montreal's celeb-singer SUSIE ARIOLI (this year's recipient of the Oscar Peterson Award at the Montreal International Jazz Festival) will be in-studio co-hosting the program. Maybe a few other surprises will be in store as well.

MAY22 : L'OFF FESTIVAL DE JAZZ celebrates their 10th edition this summer - June 18 to June 27 ... Montreal's other jazz festival with its decidely home-grown flavor. Festival organizer Alex Bellegarde drops by the show tonight to talk about this year's programming. info: L'Off Website

APRIL10 : The PARC-X TRIO drops by the program to talk about their new debut CD "Parc-X Trio" being launched April 15th at the Diese Onze Jazz Club info: Band Site

APRIL03 : LORRAINE DESMARAIS returns to the JAZZ BOULEVARD studio to talk about her latest album project arriving in stores next week – "Lorraine Desmarais Big Band." Website

MAR27 : The annual JAZZ-JUNO-NOMINEES show approaches. Tune in to hear tracks from all this year's nominees. The pulse of Canadian Jazz: two hours - 15 albums! The Juno awards are in Vancouver this year, and take place Sunday March 29th. (info: 2009 Juno Awards)

JAZZ BOULEVARD WINS
THE 2009 SOBA AWARD FOR
"BEST ENGLISH COMMUNITY RADIO SHOW
OF THE YEAR"

MAR01 : At the 2009 SOBA Awards held March 1st at the Outremont Theatre, JAZZ BOULEVARD won the award for:

The SOBA awards – Sounds of Blackness Awards – celebrate outstanding achievement in the fields of media, entertainment & sports by members of the Black community as well as those who support it.

You'll find additional Pre-Gala & Gala pictures in the Photo Section of the website. A big "Merci" to Ruddy and the crew down at SOBA for the fabulous recognition.

Tune in tonight for a special edition of Jazz Boulevard ... as we sample interviews with guests on the program over the last year.

Oliver Jones, Joel Miller, Coda Magazine's Andrew Scott ... just a few of the people we'll be listening to ... it's two hours of interviews & music looking back at 2008.