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John Roushorne's avatar

Paul, I subscribed to you for your insights on public policy, but find I look forward to you excursions deep into music. A delightful read!

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Erwin Dreessen's avatar

Wonderful report, Paul, much appreciated even though I'm not into jazz!

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Paul Skene's avatar

Love the photos…review not bad either.

Merci!

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Brian's avatar

Great piece left me feeling as if I were there. Imagine

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Pat Bowles's avatar

Wonderful Paul. My eldest step-daughter sent glowing reports about the Oscar Peterson 100th anniversary concert. While we have pretty good jazz festivals in Vancouver, it's pretty hard to beat Montreal's.

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Tyler McCann's avatar

Really enjoyed this article. (I also really enjoyed Nasuna's article about the wildfires. It was a very different kind of enjoyment.)

Jazz is such a mysterious music. I appreciate you helping to remove some of the mystery. Even though I am not sure removing mystery is what you set out to do...

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Kathleen Fillmore's avatar

Thank you for your insights!

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John Pepper's avatar

Multi-talented guy! Great pictures, Mr Wells!

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Bryan Gloyd's avatar

Thanks for this post. This festival and this city continue to amaze me.

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Ian MacRae's avatar

I've heard JALC twice at the Sony/Meridian/? and did not enjoy them. The solo pieces seemed to be for the band members and not for the audience.

I heard Katy Gyorgy at the 100th birthday Oscar Peterson show at Massey Hall. She was fabulous. I've added her to my must see list.

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Irwin Block's avatar

Love the Binnie story, Paul. I'm a huge fan and try to never miss him when he's in Montreal! Regards from L.A.

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Brian's avatar

I lost track of Binney's career post-Lost Tribe; when him and Ben Perowsky et al were young up and comers. Thanks for making me feel old.

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Paul Wells's avatar

I used to see Lost Tribe every time they came to L'Air du Temps in Old Montreal, back in the day. A supergroup for that generation of players.

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Brian's avatar

I lost track of Binney's career post-Lost Tribe; when him and Ben Perowsky et al were young up and comers. Thanks for making me feel old.

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