JAZZ.FM91 News

Lou Reed Recovering After Liver Transplant

Velvet Underground front man and rock legend Lou Reed is currently recovering from a liver transplant he received several weeks ago.

According to Reed's wife, performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson, Reed was dying before receiving the transplant and that while he is not yet back up to full strength, He is back to work.

New Royal Conservatory season announced

The rest pf the schedule for the 2013/14 Royal Conservatory season has just been announced and includes shows with mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile, the Taj Mahal Trio, Bruce Hornsby, Bela Fleck, The Sultans of String, Regina Carter with Nnenna Freelon, the Richard Galliano Quartet and Kurt Elling with Denzal Sinclaire

All tickets to the newly announced shows will be available starting June 13 at 10:00am

Holly Cole and Alain Caron Honoured By MTL Jazz Fest

Singer Holly Cole, bassist Alain Caron and producer Tommy LiPuma are among the recipients of the 2013 Montreal Jazz Festival Awards.

Holly Cole has been announced as the winner of the 15th annual Ella Fitzgerald Award which was established in 1999 to salute the "versatility, improvisational originality and quality of repertoire of a singer renowned on the international scene." Holly has been a regular performer at the Montreal Jazz Festival and will be performing three shows at this year's festival on June 27, 28 and 29.

MUSIC MEMORY - Robi Botos

Everyone has a moment. The moment when music, in all of its richness, alters your life. Makes your life better.  Hopefully we all have many.

Every Tuesday morning on JAZZFM.91, Heather Bambrick asks a listener, a musician or a member of the JAZZ.FM91 staff to describe a poignant music moment.  A music memory

Robi Botos is one of the top pianists around, not just in Canada, but worldwide. He's played with some of the biggest names in the world including Branford Marsalis, Avishai Cohen, Steve Gadd, Chaka Khan and Al Jarreau. This week he shares his music memories from his childhood.