Comments on: Who’s NOT going to Stevie Wonder?

By: jjay

jjay — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:33:10 +0000

I saw Stevie Wonder headline for The Rolling Stones. It was at the Forum in 1972. Those moments are hard to relive, but I enjoy this website for bringing a touch of Montreal to Vancouver.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:48:33 +0000

Oh, Alain, Alain, Alain. Of course, ce n'est pas du Jazz. Neither is Paul Simon. Neither is Bob Dylan. And? Is it si grave que ça? Do you realize that the MTl Jazz Fest is a music festival that prominently features Jazz? If a certain percentage of it is Rock or Groove or lounge, is it si grave que ça? Ça reste the most important Jazz festival in the world, doesn't it?

Come to think of it, does the word "jazz" mean the same thing to a south-American or a north-African person? Uh, no.

But hey, I still like you!

By: Todd Spurrell

Todd Spurrell — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:19:56 +0000

One thing I forgot to mention: the STM extended service by an hour because the show ran until almost 1 am. That was nice of them!

By: Leila

Leila — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:53:07 +0000

For crying out loud, la moitié du festival du jazz n'est pas du "vrai" jazz. And thank goodness. I, for one, would be a lot musically poorer if the main criteria for this festival were "jazz" in its more technical sense. Jazz, in any case, means having open ears and an open mind.

By: alain

alain — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:42:24 +0000

Il était quétaine quand j'avais 16 ans, il n'a pas changé.

Et ce n'est pas du jazz.

By: Todd Spurrell

Todd Spurrell — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:04:00 +0000

Alanah, we arrived 4 hours early and were just ahead of you next to the little white sound tent. I made a video almost identical to yours and like yours, it didn't quite capture the moment. I think that Stevie was amazed that we kept up with everything he hit us with!

I was a little surprised that they switched the main stage from the Ste. Cath side to the new plaza. It's fantastic, but it doesn't seem to have the same capacity as the Esplanade. Nice move broadcasting it via screens and speakers over the rest of the site though.

The fireworks caught us completely by surprise. We would have missed them entirely had we not stopped to grab a few more beers by the metro (we could only watch as the beer guys passed tantalizingly close yet too far throughout the show). I wonder if they may have been used as a method of easing crowd dispersal?

A great debut for both the festival and QDS. Ben Harper will make a great closing night bookend!

By: Maria Gatti

Maria Gatti — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:48:12 +0000

I didn't go, although I'm of the generation that grew up with "Little Stevie Wonder" and see him as a far more significant musician than that would-be white guy who died some days ago. No longer interested in standing for hours or being somewhere I can't go for a pee.

Glad it went off so well.

Bonne fête du déménagement!