David Ryshpan

Another STM strike to reduce Montreal bus and metro service from Oct. 31 to Nov. 28 STM maintenance workers have announced dates for another strike reducing Montreal bus and metro service from Oct. 31 to Nov. 28.

Another STM strike to reduce Montreal bus and metro service from Oct. 31 to Nov. 28

Barring an agreement between the CSN union and STM management, maintenance workers will launch a new strike on Halloween night.

D’Angelo never hesitated in carrying the torch of Black Music. His selection of covers and references made it clear that Black Music is a continuum and he was yet another highly influential link in the chain.

A big part of D’Angelo’s legacy was surrounding himself with greatness. Dilla, Saadiq, Questlove, Roy Hargrove & Russ Elevado are huge collaborators & contributors to the memories we have of his music.

It's not workable but I would like to see every Liberal MP who stood and applauded for Charkie Kirk banned from the Liberal caucus.

Lifting the names of Trey Reed and Corey Zukaitis, two Black men lynched in the USA last night.

The Canadian House of Commons gave a standing ovation to someone who spent his life fomenting the types of divisions that lead to lynchings. If you think it can’t (or didn’t) happen here, think again.

Everything is Sound: The Storied Career of Hermeto Pascoal The legendary Brazilian artist reflects on his philosophy and history.

RIP Hermeto Pascoal. I interviewed him (with his keyboardist as translator) a couple of years ago:
daily.bandcamp.com/features/her...

Two of my artistic beacons – Eddie Palmieri and now Hermeto Pascoal – have joined the ancestors. Part of me is shattered and sad, part of me wants to dedicate the rest of my life to living up to even the smallest percentage of their artistry.

YouTube video by Hermeto Pascoal - Topic Suite norte, sul, leste, oeste

Voa alto, campeão. Muito obrigado pelo som. This tune, without exaggeration, changed the course of my life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuPA...

A majority of Brazil's Supreme Court judges have voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting to overturn the 2022 election. https://cnn.it/3VIY1Cn

YouTube video by 60otaku4 Sonny Rollins Trio at the Village Vanguard - Old Devil Moon

Fate

It knocks me out every September when I am reminded that Sonny Rollins was born on 9/7, Wilbur Ware was born on 9/8, and Elvin Jones was born on 9/9. As a trio, they made my all-time favorite recording in 1957, “A Night at the Village Vanguard.”

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Upsi...

This is an absolute must-read. I feel privileged to have benefited from Jim’s mentorship & artistry through BMI. His ability to grasp another composer/arranger’s intent and refine it as a teacher & conductor is unmatched. If I could make it to NYC on Sept 10 I would be there.

I still remember Mehldau’s concert at Montreal’s Spectrum, mere weeks after Elliott Smith’s death, and he played a solo piano version of “Independence Day.” You could have heard a pin drop in the crowd.

Local Montreal albums from the young cats in Solarium and multi-instrumentalist Andre Galamba drop today too (full disclosure: I play keyboards on Galamba’s record)

Many long-awaited releases out today:
Nate Smith LIVE-ACTION
@bradmehldaumusic.com Ride Into the Sun
@jacobgarchik.bsky.social Ye Olde 2
Christian McBride Big Band - Without Further Ado

Happy listening; don’t let anyone tell you there’s no good music out there.

Finding out a professor you thought was sketchy and problematic nearly a quarter-century ago is *even worse* than you could ever have fathomed is… a lot.

Looks like the SPVM are cracking down on the makeshift thrift shops/garage sales in Parc Laurier today. Is this yet another fun thing #montreal that we’re going to police into oblivion?

I did not expect Charles Bronfman - the co-founder of the Birthright program, for North American Jews to travel to Israel - to be a signatory to an open letter condemning the genocide in Gaza.

thelondoninitiative.org/a-letter-fro...

I always love playing at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. I saw some extremely influential concerts there growing up as a kid (John McLaughlin, Medeski Martin & Wood) and it’s a privilege to step on the same stage.

As a non-practicing Jew that has long had a tenuous relationship with institutional Zionism, this article is incredibly on point.

‘Handala’ was illegally boarded by Israel military in international waters, around 40 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza.

Before interception the 21 crew made this statement: if attacked they will join the global hunger strike for Gaza.

#MontrealJazzFest Day 10 pt. 2:
9:30 pm – esperanza spalding (TD Stage)
10 pm – Salin (Studio TD)

#MontrealJazzFest Day 10:
6 pm – Duncan Hunter Neale (recipient of the Oliver Jones Award, Studio TD)
7 pm – Sun Ra Arkestra (Rogers Stage)
***7:30 pm – Freedom Riders (brand new collective led by @benwmsonbass, TD Stage). This is the show I've most looked forward to for the entire festival.***

Otherwise...
5 pm – Nora Toutain (free, TD Stage)
6 pm – Taurey Butler (free, Studio TD)
7 pm – Oscar Peterson's Canadiana Suite conducted by John Clayton OR Steve Turre at Upstairs (also 9:30 pm).
8 pm & 10 pm – Frente Cumbiero (Rio Tinto stage)
9:30 pm – Monsieur Periné (TD Stage)

#MontrealJazzFest Day 9 recs: shameless plug that I will be offsite, playing salsa dura with La Murga up at Ausgang Plaza, which you should all come to once the festival wraps for the night.

7:30 pm – Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
8 pm & 10 pm – Alexis Lombre
9:30 pm – Allison Russell on the mainstage OR Little Misty at Dièse Onze. Both forward-looking takes on roots music, another tough choice.
(9 pm &) 11 pm – Le Cypher X

#MontrealJazzFest Day 8: Another day of very strong programming. Today is all over the map, quite literally!
5 pm – Rémi Bolduc Groove Quintet
6 pm – Beth McKenna
7 pm – MISC album launch at Foufounes Electriques OR Gentiane MG at Dièse Onze. Tough decision here. (1/2)

#MontrealJazzFest Day 7 recommendations:

3:30 pm - masterclass w/ Derrick Hodge moderated by Marcus J. Moore (free, at 5e Salle)
5 pm - Carl Mayotte
6 pm - if you like earth: Christine Jensen Quartet; if you like space: No Cosmos
8 pm & 10 pm - Linda Oh
10 pm - Julius Rodriguez
11 pm - Magi Merlin

Obviously I haven’t seen everything - but I’m amazed that halfway through the #MontrealJazzFest I haven’t seen a tribute to or cover of Sly Stone.

8 pm & 10 pm – this is tough... Andy Rubal & Son Del Sun for your Cuban timba fix. or Montreal Thanks OP for a hometown salute to the one and only Oscar Emmanuel Peterson. I would say see one at 8 and one at 10 but...
10 pm – Derrick Hodge at Studio TD