Burgundy Jazz is an exploration of the rich history of jazz in Montreal in the decades before the festival, with a focus on the black community that was centred in the area now called Petite-Bourgogne or Little Burgundy. You'll discover many new things about Montreal and jazz, and hear about personalities such as Oliver Jones, Nelson Symonds, the International Band, the Sealey Brothers, Charlie Biddle and of course Montreal's most celebrated jazz star Oscar Peterson.
Burgundy Jazz is fully bilingual in both English or French. The main feature of the doc is the series of fourteen videos 3-4 minutes each that can be watched individually or all in a row. Each segment explores a different aspect of the emergence of Montreal's black community, jazz and night life. There are additional features such as a Timeline of events and video and audio extras.
For those coming to Montreal, it comes with an app that allows you to do a self-guided tour of the area. It comes with a companion album (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/burgundyjazz/id659705582) and also has an ebook that will launch next week on July 3.
Burgundy Jazz will be hosting a number of events over the next couple of weeks, including co-hosting the shows at the CBC/Radio-Canada stage at the jazz fest (4pm, 7pm and 9pm); partnering with L'Autre Montréal for guided jazz tours; jazz trio concerts at Atwater Market on the next three Sundays at 3pm; and live broadcasts of Quand le jazz est là... by Stanley Péan. Events are free with the exception of the tours which are $20 and require signing up in advance.
http://cbcmusic.ca/burgundyjazz
Evening Schedule for Scène CBC/Radio-Canada
Les Brunantes CBC Radio-Canada
Scène CBC/Radio-Canada – 7pm
June 28, 2013 at 7:00 PM
EMIE R ROUSSEL TRIO
June 29, 2013 at 7:00 PM
RÉMI PANOSSIAN TRIO
June 30, 2013 at 7:00 PM
JÉRÔME BEAULIEU
July 1, 2013 at 7:00 PM
GUILLAUME BOUCHARD
July 2, 2013 at 7:00 PM
SIMON LEGAULT QUARTET
July 3, 2013 at 7:00 PM
PUGS & CROWS
July 4, 2013 at 7:00 PM
QUETANGO QUARTET
July 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM
JOHN RONEY
July 6, 2013 at 7:00 PM
RÉMI BOLDUC JAZZ ENSEMBLE
July 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM
BLUE GYPSY SWING
Les Rendez-Vous CBC Radio-Canada
Scène CBC/Radio-Canada – 9pm
June 28, 2013 at 9:00 PM
KEVIN WARREN
June 29, 2013 at 9:00 PM
RYAN OLIVER
June 30, 2013 at 9:00 PM
BECKY NOBLE
July 1, 2013 at 9:00 PM
OLIVIER BABAZ QUARTET
July 2, 2013 at 9:00 PM
SHIRANTHA BEDDAGE QUARTET
July 3, 2013 at 9:00 PM
TYSON NAYLOR TRIO
July 4, 2013 at 9:00 PM
NOBUKI TAKAMEN
July 5, 2013 at 9:00 PM
MARTIN ROUSSEL JAZZ QUARTET
July 6, 2013 at 9:00 PM
BOMATA. WITH GUEST JÉRÔME BEAULIEU.
July 7, 2013 at 9:00 PM
FRANCIS ET SES PEINTRES
http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/
I just came across your article featured in the Montreal Gazette, I co-authored an oral history project on Rockhead's Paradise for Concordia University in 2010. If you were looking for any additional sources, pictures or anything of that nature, feel free to contact me.
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