Music Is My Sanctuary Guide to the 2015 Montreal Jazz Fest
The 36th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival is upon us and we here at MIMS have taken it upon ourselves to recommend some of our favorite acts & live shows for you to make the most out of these 10 days of musical madness. We are also taking …
Music Is My Sanctuary 5th Year Anniversary!
The time has come to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the creation of the Music Is My Sanctuary website, radio show and family. What started from very humble beginnings has grown into a worldwide family of music diggers sharing to music lovers united by their passion, sometimes bordering on obsession. …
Montreal Jazz Fest 2012 Picks
With less than one day until the start of the Montreal Jazz Fest, here are my festival picks for this years’ edition. Here are a few shows i’m looking forward to. Gregory Porter | Thursday, June 28, 2012 – 9:00 PM L’Astral – $33.12 with taxes and fees This Grammy Nominee …
Future Classic: Esperanza Spalding “Inútil Paisagem”
I just got reminded by my friend Jasmine De La Paz of how absolutely dope Esperanza Spalding is. When I interviewed Jose James two years ago he was telling about how talented Spalding is. Ohhh, and by the way, for anyone in Montreal she will be playing this summer at …
Show Review : The Roots @ MTL Jazz Fest
Hip-Hop’s last standing group deliver another scorcher of a show to the Montreal Jazz Fest audience. The Roots Live are a sure thing, like Michael Jordan with the last shot in the 4th quarter… It was the fourth time I’ve seen the Philly group so it would only be normal …
Show Review and Interview: Jose James @ MTL Jazz Fest
The Montreal audience got their first taste of the much hyped Jose James. He was in town to tour his current project and first release on a US label (on Impulse! no less) along with a really exciting young talent, Jef Neve, a pianist from Belgium. US born and London …
Show Review: Gil Scott-Heron @ MTL Jazz Fest
Very touching concert at Montreal’s Jazz Fest from one of true living legends of American music: the criminally underrated “godfather of rap” mr. Gil Scott-Heron The show started a full two hours late but the crowd waited very patiently and hung outside the venue. I think people were this patient …
