Virginia MacDonald tells new stories with the clarinet
She has taken that staple of the high school stage band, that building block of so many jazz dance bands and an...
Ale Nuñez gives us her heart every time she sings
Every time I hear Ale sing, I want to hear her again. Every time I hear her again, I hear a new...
Mark Kelso paints stories with his drums
Drummer, composer, bandleader, artist-gentleman. That’s a good list. Mark Kelso is a true painter of musical color. He finds the hues and...
Marcus Miller brings peace and integrity to music
There is the sweetness of excellence in creative and artistic music legacy flowing in the familial artistic blood-line. The times spent as...
Bobby Timmons brought gospel to the tree of jazz
The spirit of gospel and soul ripened nicely on the tree of jazz with the artistry of Bobby Timmons. The sound of...
Brian Barlow sets the standard for Canadian Jazz
So much Canadian jazz-making includes Brian Barlow that his shoulders must ache with bearing the weight of his stellar support. Every music-making...
Carol Sloane made jazz a life of exploration
The late singer’s artistry has been described as being with the ability to take a song and climb inside of it and...
Kenny Drew Jr. played the colours of human expression
When I hear Kenny Drew Jr. making the music he made at the piano I hear the colors. Beautiful and vividly charged...
Monika Herzig plays with flair
There’s a respect of the traditional and the foundations and a fearless and playful infusion of a contemporary dash of flavoring at...
Cyrille Aimée fits every piece of the puzzle
Imagine a freedom in your artistry, a sensibility of liberty in your being, that staves off caution when you challenge parameter and...
Bill Laurance is dynamic and sweetly relentless
The story goes that the pianist with a foundation in classical music had been a gigging musician in Leeds, where he’d been...
Oscar Peterson is the golden pinnacle of jazz music made in Canada
A special Canada Day edition of The Artistry Of… His having been and his artistry’s forever-life represents the golden pinnacle of jazz...
Jeff Golub left us an impression of deep presence
The phrase ‘we lost them way too soon’ is a very human all-about-us kind of thing. When someone who has produced and...
Thom Rotella’s artistry sweeps you away
From Niagara Falls, New York, to the world, with eyes wide open and a list of experience, and experiences that are staggering...
Tyreek McDole’s voice demands your attention
New and contemporary male jazz vocalists. That is something to get very excited about. About Tyreek McDole here are some other touchdown...
Brandi Disterheft comes alive as she plays
Brandi is a dynamic New York City-based, Canadian-born bassist, vocalist, and bandleader originally from Vancouver. Her music and her performances are always...
Matthew Stevens is unique and refreshing
The opening of the bio that presents guitarist Matthew Stevens as faculty member at Berklee includes these testaments and quotes; these come...
Ann Hampton Callaway’s artistry comes from the heart
Ann Hampton Callaway does it personal. It comes from her heart. Her music is an honest presentation and offering. Quoted speaking about...
Archie Alleyne’s integrity is his legacy
He led like a demanding and yet friendly scholar, teaching in every single moment. It was important to him and many of...
Dame Cleo Laine had sophisticated swagger
Dame Cleo Laine was more than just a great jazz singer, she was a contralto in voice with a gracefully enhanced range....
Stan Getz had a cool sensibility
A Philadelphia native Getz was inspired by Lester Young. His was a cool sensibility, a laid-back nonchalance that belied pristine technical playing....
Jeri Brown’s sound is clearly present
There is a prominent quote on the homepage of Jeri Brown’s website that I think says as close to it all about...
Pat Martino played with an enhanced signature
Imagine losing all ability to remember what you have done, losing all memory of how you were, what and how you created,...