Jazz-trained Suuns create a sound all their own
Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 3:20 pmTheir CD is earning rave reviews and they’re fresh off an appearance at SXSW. The Suuns (three of its four members studied at McGill) are a band on the rise.
A new kind of piano man
Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10:28 pmEclectic musician Chilly Gonzales, BMus’94, relishes walking the fine line between art and entertainment as he collaborates with everyone from Feist to Drake.
Jazz vet earning raves
Posted on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 4:09 pmTrumpet player Kevin Dean laid down the foundations for McGill’s thriving jazz program. Dean’s latest album offers further proof that he was the right man for the job.
Kid Koala Keeps Turning the Tables
Posted on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 11:57 amKid Koala (aka Eric San, BEd’96) has made a name for himself by creating offbeat music and art that defy expectations
Rock steady Sam Roberts
Posted on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 3:35 pmAs he works to balance his roles as a music star and dad, Sam Roberts, BA’98, is pleasantly surprised that he’s able to do what he loves for a living.
Braids are bracing for the big time
Posted on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 12:04 amMcGill students form three-quarters of Braids, an indie band that’s earning rave reviews. The former Calgarians recently moved to Montreal and McGill was one of the biggest reasons why.
Sowing their wild (Hall and) Oates
Posted on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 6:12 pmMontreal’s Chromeo draws musical inspiration from the eighties Remember when the eighties were a joke? It wasn’t so long ago that the decade’s musical contributions were reduced to hair metal and cheese pop – sounds as disposable and easily-dismissed as the fashions that surrounded them. But just as retro wardrobes have a funny way of [...]
From management to music, NEeMA charts her course
Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 10:14 pmSinger-songwriter NEeMA, BCom’96, blends practicality and spirituality in her philosophy, which she pours into her new album, Watching You Think.
Shepherding her flock to a different tune
Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 11:51 amWith the release of her latest album, jazz musician Elizabeth Shepherd, BMus’04, has earned herself some of the best reviews of her young career.
Nice and jazzy
Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 1:03 amThree recent albums find McGill graduates using jazz as a means to explore everything from human rights to Canada’s natural wonders.
