Adi Braun explores the genius and beauty of the Cole Porter songbook
Vocalist Adi Braun just released her new recording Night and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook. Her sixth release features 10 classics that showcase...
Sérgio Mendes keeps on playing in the key of joy
Sérgio Mendes has been at the forefront of Brazilian jazz right from the start. Mendes started off with Antônio Carlos Jobim, João...
Hilario Durán talks Cry Me a River, his first big band album in 17 years
After 17 years, Hilario Durán has fulfilled a long-held dream to record another album with a big band. The Cuban-Canadian pianist and...
Aaron Neville shares his story in memoir Tell It Like It Is
In a new memoir, legendary singer-songwriter Aaron Neville tells his personal story of overcoming poverty, racism, addiction, and loss through faith, family,...
With World Music Radio, Jon Batiste is broadcasting a message of ‘radical love and oneness’
Jon Batiste is one of the most brilliant, prolific and accomplished musicians today. For seven years, he was the bandleader and musical...
Ivan Neville talks Touch My Soul, first solo album in 20 years
Son of the great soul singer Aaron Neville, Ivan Neville is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and singer. He first started playing in...
Swingão are playing ‘big swing’ the Brazilian way
Swingão is a brand new, international Brazilian jazz project. With musicians born around the globe, they play music fostered by a mutual...
Michael League explains how Snarky Puppy have found their groove
Michael League formed Snarky Puppy in Texas back in 2004. Over the last 19 years, the band has played sold-out shows all...
Bettye LaVette is claiming her place as one of America’s best living soul singers
Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the great soul interpreters of her generation,” Bettye LaVette is a vocalist who...
How Nicky Schrire has found her way around the world: ‘Every time you move, there are different identities’
Vocalist and composer Nicky Schrire has just released her fourth recording, Nowhere Girl. The album is a collection of compositions that invites...
For Laila Biali, it’s all about sharing in the music together: ‘There’s no replacement’
It’s always a treat to speak with Laila Biali. The vocalist, pianist and composer has just returned from a European tour and...
Smokey Robinson on making a long-awaited return to originals with new album Gasms
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s career spans more than four decades of hits. He has received numerous awards including the Grammy Living Legend...
Duncan Hopkins: ‘Everything I do probably sounds like a Kenny Wheeler tribute’
Duncan Hopkins and Kenny Wheeler have a lot in common. Both have connections to both Canada and the U.K.: Wheeler was born...
Alex Cuba walks us through his latest album El Swing Que Yo Tengo
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Alex Cuba recently released his ninth album El Swing Que Yo Tengo. Recorded in his newly built recording studio in...
Daniel Lanois on the past, present and future
Daniel Lanois is a name that deserves to be mentioned alongside the finest sonic experimenters of the 20th and 21st centuries. Whatever...
How music helped Jasmin Uglow with her father’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease
Jasmin Uglow lives for music. For the Canadian singer-songwriter, music is the one thing she always has no matter what. Despite all...
Oliver Jones is seeing more Canadian musicians on the world stage: ‘It’s wonderful’
It’s not hyperbole to say that Oliver Jones is one of only a handful of musicians who can be called Canada’s greatest....
What Kellylee Evans learned from Nina Simone
There’s a phrase we’ve often heard when speaking about jazz artists: “You’ve got to know where you’ve been to know where you’re...
What changed when Barbra Lica and Sammy Jackson became mothers
Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Barbra Lica just released her latest album Imposter Syndrome. Released in October, it features original music arranged for her new chamber...
The War and Treaty are winning hearts with latest album Lover’s Game
The War and Treaty’s name alone conjures images of struggle, conflict, sacrifice, and the eventual birth of a lasting peace. They’re a...
The life’s work of Taj Mahal: ‘To make sure the old music gets moved into the new era’
Taj Mahal doesn’t wait for permission. If a sound intrigues him, he sets out to make it. If rules get in the...
What drives Arturo Sandoval: ‘I owe everything to music’
Arturo Sandoval is a trumpeter, pianist, vocalist, percussionist and composer — and an overall unbelievably talented person. Born into poverty in Cuba,...
How GoGo Penguin found their light in the darkness
Over the course of just over a decade, GoGo Penguin have become known and acclaimed for their refined, innovative take on jazz, modern...