Aaron Davis is an explorer of world music
The world of world-beat music is a journey of endless adventure. It gives its adventurers visits into the ways and whys the...
Andy Milne’s artistry is courageous and brave
Courage and bravery beats fear, courage and bravery beats fear: Imagine if your creative trajectory was challenged mid-flight by a force that...
Aaron Parks finds play in variances of depth and sound
Study with a piano master like Kenny Barron and you’re then simply ready for the world. Barron is living wisdom and to...
Mark Kelso is infectiously magnetic
Mark is a native of the Emerald Isle, from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is based in Toronto, Canada. A drummer percussionist, he...
Eddie Jefferson gave improvised melody language
Moody’s Mood For Love is a lilting instrumental rollercoaster ride of soulful expression. It evolved from a solo improvised by James Moody...
10 Indigenous Artists to Add to Your Music Playlist
Indigenous people have been making an impact on arts and culture since time immemorial, especially in jazz and blues. In honour of...
Joanna Majoko lives deep in every single note
Joanna Majoko lives deep in every single note she sings. Every single note that passes through her from her soul to her...
Bob Dorough brought jazz to the schoolhouse
The story goes like this, well mostly like this: Imagine if the slog that was learning multiplication tables was made kind of...
Dan Wilson paints pictures with his guitar
Dan Wilson paints music with his guitar. He introduces a vividness of color to tunes that give a new and yet very...
James Francies belongs to the family of jazz
He belongs with the family. The family that is jazz before, jazz now, and jazz tomorrow. He is all of that and...
Marlena Shaw sang with a purposeful spirit
Marlena Shaw’s Bluenote bio speaks of an extroverted stage presence. She sang with a purposeful spirit, every phrase got a life all...
David Berkman brings Midwestern wryness and wit to jazz
There is a kind of caution sidelined audacity, even if a gentle kind, that determinedly and fearlessly explores music’s relationships and its...
Exclusive: Carlos Santana sits down with Laura Fernandez at Cafe Latino
Acclaimed musician Carlos Santana sits down with Laura Fernandez on the most recent episode of Cafe Latino where they spoke about his...
Chris Potter – the sax player’s sax player
He is the sax player’s sax player. A sometimes simple and deep soulful sound that belies a heavier seriously complex texture. Light...
Maxine Sullivan lived a life well sung
The National Museum of African American History and Culture titles their profile story of the singer Maxine Sullivan this way: “A Life...
Bill Charlap is the epitome of pure jazz muscle
Grace and sophistication. Pure jazz muscle with an artistry steeped in the standards and the great American Songbook. A sweetness in the...
Dinah Washington made jazz even more golden
She is jazz’s swinging auntie. Cool beyond the word. She can tease, soothe, grace, and settle. The song in her voice is...
Molly Johnson is brazenly genuine
I do not think that I know or have heard anyone more brazenly genuine as an artist and person than Molly Johnson....
The mind-altering music of Dayna Stephens
The creative surge and energy never stops. It feels like the impulse to make something happen or go on is at the...
When you listen to Tony Bennett, you’re never lonely
I’m never, ever lonely when I’m listening to Tony Bennett. There is something immediately right there with you in the warmth of...
Gretchen Parlato’s artistry is beautifully beguiling
These words are Nick Catalano’s, writer for All That Jazz: “Superb jazz vocalists are rare. But rarer still are artists that transform...
With her voice, Rachelle Ferrell is a magic-maker
If you know that way-up-high-in-the-atmosphere register of the late Minnie Riperton, as amazingly displayed in her hit “Loving You,” then you have...
At the piano, Makoto Ozone is an explorer and adventurer
The piano is a universe of 88 stars. Each key, regardless of colour, is an integral unit in how music gets made...