Mark Desjardines
06-27-2014, 01:02 PM
Diana Ross is due to appear at the Montreal International Jazz Festival with her daughter Rhonda opening up for her on July 3rd [[sold out) and July 4th. I shall never forget the thrill of seeing The Supremes in Montreal at Expo '67.
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2014 ELLA FITZGERALD AWARD: DIANA ROSS
Diana Ross [[http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/program/concert.aspx?id=11385) is the 16th recipient of the Ella Fitzgerald Award, established in 1999 for our 20th anniversary and conferred in recognition of the versatility, improvisational originality and quality of repertoire of a singer renowned on the international scene. This showbiz icon boasts a career that is a musical odyssey stretching over 50 years, including Motown classics Where Did Our Love Go,Love Child and I Hear a Symphony, dance smashes Love Hangover, Upside Down and Touch Me in the Morning, and jazz in Lady Sings the Blues. Add in 100 million albums sold, eighteen #1 hits, 8 American Music Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award… it’s impossible to imagine a more gold-plated CV! In her first visit to the Festival, the famed singer arrives here as part of her In the Name of Love tour, accompanied by a full 15-piece orchestra.
Diana Ross, In the Name of Love Tour. Opening act: Rhonda Ross. [[http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/program/concert.aspx?id=11385). July 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts [[Événements spéciaux TD series).In accepting the prize, Diana Ross will be following previous Ella Fitzgerald prizewinners Holly Cole [[2013), Liza Minnelli [[2012), Sade [[2011), The Manhattan Transfer [[2010), John Pizzarelli [[2009), Aretha Franklin [[2008), Harry Connick, Jr., [[2007), Etta James [[2006), Al Jarreau [[2005) Tony Bennett [[2004), Bobby McFerrin [[2003), Dianne Reeves [[2002), Diana Krall [[2001), Dee Dee Bridgewater [[2000) and Diane Schuur [[1999).
All the Ella Fitzgerald Award recipients [[http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/ella-fitzgerald-award.aspx)
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2014 ELLA FITZGERALD AWARD: DIANA ROSS
Diana Ross [[http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/program/concert.aspx?id=11385) is the 16th recipient of the Ella Fitzgerald Award, established in 1999 for our 20th anniversary and conferred in recognition of the versatility, improvisational originality and quality of repertoire of a singer renowned on the international scene. This showbiz icon boasts a career that is a musical odyssey stretching over 50 years, including Motown classics Where Did Our Love Go,Love Child and I Hear a Symphony, dance smashes Love Hangover, Upside Down and Touch Me in the Morning, and jazz in Lady Sings the Blues. Add in 100 million albums sold, eighteen #1 hits, 8 American Music Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award… it’s impossible to imagine a more gold-plated CV! In her first visit to the Festival, the famed singer arrives here as part of her In the Name of Love tour, accompanied by a full 15-piece orchestra.
Diana Ross, In the Name of Love Tour. Opening act: Rhonda Ross. [[http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/program/concert.aspx?id=11385). July 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts [[Événements spéciaux TD series).In accepting the prize, Diana Ross will be following previous Ella Fitzgerald prizewinners Holly Cole [[2013), Liza Minnelli [[2012), Sade [[2011), The Manhattan Transfer [[2010), John Pizzarelli [[2009), Aretha Franklin [[2008), Harry Connick, Jr., [[2007), Etta James [[2006), Al Jarreau [[2005) Tony Bennett [[2004), Bobby McFerrin [[2003), Dianne Reeves [[2002), Diana Krall [[2001), Dee Dee Bridgewater [[2000) and Diane Schuur [[1999).
All the Ella Fitzgerald Award recipients [[http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/history/ella-fitzgerald-award.aspx)