Category: Interviews | JAZZ.FM91

Cory Henry on the timeless messages of music

By Walter Venafro

How Ranee Lee was inspired by Snarky Puppy to put a jazz spin on Céline Dion

By Heather Bambrick

Saxophonist Jesse Ryan shares moving new single The Night Before She Passed

By Raina Hersh

For Jay Douglas, there ain’t nothin’ without the blues

By Heather Bambrick

How reggae legend Shaggy teamed with Sting to sing the Frank Sinatra songbook

By Ronnie Littlejohn

With their latest album, Monkey House are grooving through the end times

By Brad Barker

Jocelyn Gould talks new album Golden Hour and jazz guitar: ‘I’m always trying to sing on the instrument’

By Brad Barker

Smokey Robinson on his early days, Motown years and musical gifts

By Ronnie Littlejohn

Luis Deniz talks musical influences, Cuban roots and debut album El Tinajón

By Walter Venafro

Filmmaker Martin Shore talks new documentary Take Me to the River: New Orleans

By Ronnie Littlejohn

Lou Pomanti joined by ‘favourite people on Earth’ on talent-loaded new record

By Heather Bambrick

Luis Mario Ochoa on the making of Forever Lecuona

By Laura Fernandez

Bruce Cockburn on his unique style, jazz origins, and 50 years in music

By Brad Barker

Sue Foley on the raw, stripped-down honesty of Pinky’s Blues

By Raina Hersh

Dianne Reeves keeps on staying spontaneous: ‘There are limitless possibilities’

By Heather Bambrick

Ricky Riccardi tells the story of his Grammy-winning Louis Armstrong liner notes

By Ronnie Littlejohn

Making it big: Vocalist Barbra Lica reworks her songs for the orchestra

By Heather Bambrick

Dayna Stephens of Pluto Juice explains the EWI, the saxophone’s ‘crazy’ cousin

By Brad Barker

Terri Lyne Carrington on gender justice in jazz and beyond: ‘We’re moving in the right direction’

By Heather Bambrick

New documentary series BLK: An Origin Story delves deeper into Black history in Canada

By Heather Bambrick

Jon Batiste is on top of the world

By Ronnie Littlejohn

Measha Brueggergosman: ‘Music heals, and unity and hope are a superpower’

By Brad Barker

More than 30 years later, Bernie Senensky releases a long-shelved album

By Brad Barker

Sting on the songwriting approach of his latest album The Bridge

By Ronnie Littlejohn