Jeremy Monteiro, Alemay Fernandez, Stephen Francis, Isn't She Lovely

Jeremy Monteiro Overjoyed To Pay Tribute To Stevie Wonder

JEREMY MONTEIRO flexes his chops as he gets into the music of Stevie Wonder. His latest release, Overjoyed, assembles a limited collection of Wonder's prodigious catalogue that spans genres and...

Young Cats At Sultangate Music Festival

YOUNG talent gets stage time at this year's Sultangate Music Festival. The line up of talent includes veteran axeman Addy Cradle, who is impressed with the young talent who will...
Tony Memmel

Tony Memmel Will Never Give Up

IT IS hard enough learning to play the guitar with both hands and 10 fingers. Try it without your left forearm. But that didn't stop Tony Memmel. He knew he was...
Rani Singam

Who Is Rani Singam’s Muse?

FOR A concept to work, it needs to be explained. And explained well. Rani Singam took to the Victoria Concert Hall stage to premiere My Muse: The Music Movie Of Our...
nickelback

Love Them Or Hate Them, Nickelback Rocks

THE Canadian music market ranks seventh globally, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), and has yielded some musical heavyweights. In amongst more popular mainstream acts like Celine...

Music That Stirs Jeremy Monteiro

CHEMISTRY is that great unknown you sometimes chance upon in your career. As a jazz artiste, Jeremy Monteiro performs with a wide variety of musicians. As a performer, composer, teacher, adviser,...
Yesterday Once More, Jeremy Monteiro And Friends

The Carpenters Renovated

SOME 35 years after the death of Karen Carpenter, her voice and the haunting melodies of The Carpenters live on in our subconscious. At least it did while Jeremy Monteiro...
Jeremy Monteiro Late-Night Thoughts Of A Jazz Musician

Beyond Jazz With Jeremy Monteiro

EACH of us has a book in us. It could be about ourselves, or something else. It's a question of whether we have the energy to write it. Or if...
concept covers

Do You Remember The Concept Album?

THE CONCEPT album was often a band's way to showcase its ability to think beyond three-minute blocks. Back in the 1970s, it was an opportunity for the band to present...
Elton John Farewell tour

Elton John And His Long Goodbye

IN WHAT must be one of the longest goodbyes, Elton John hits the road for three years to bid farewell to his fans. And you'll have to pay handsomely to...