Guitarist Donna Grantis shares Earth Day single to benefit fight against climate emergency
Just ahead of Earth Day, guitarist Donna Grantis has released a new song called “A Drop in the Bucket” that puts forward...
Don Braden announces Earth Wind and Wonder Volume 2
Don Braden has announced the upcoming release of Earth Wind and Wonder Volume 2. It’s the follow-up to the saxophonist, composer and...
Artie Roth returns with genre-crossing concept album Resonants
Toronto-based bassist, composer and bandleader Artie Roth is set to release his third album, Resonants. The recording follows the Artie Roth Quartet’s...
Next Jazz Legacy program announces second cohort of awardees
Next Jazz Legacy has announced the seven emerging women or non-binary awardees selected for the second year of the program, which aims...
Joy Lapps wins Toronto Arts Foundation’s Muriel Sherrin Award
Joy Lapps is the winner of the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Muriel Sherrin Award for 2023. The award celebrates an artist or creator...
How Christian Overton defines the ‘Toronto sound’ of today’s jazz
Trombonist and composer Christian Overton has put together an all-star lineup of Toronto-based jazz musicians to write music about their city for...
Ahmad Jamal, iconic innovator of jazz piano, dies at 92
Ahmad Jamal, the legendary pianist who helped shape the evolution of jazz throughout a career spanning seven decades, has died. He was...
Laila Biali shares new single ‘Pennies From Heaven’ with Caity Gyorgy
Juno-winning vocalists Laila Biali and Caity Gyorgy have teamed up on a duo version of the jazz standard “Pennies From Heaven.” It’s...
For Jesse Cook, every day is a gift: ‘Enjoy that audience’
Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook’s career has spanned more than 25 years. Since the beginning of his musical journey with his self-produced album Tempest, he...
Pat Metheny shares collection of ‘found tracks’ on new solo album Dream Box
Famed guitarist and composer Pat Metheny has announced the upcoming release of Dream Box, a collection of nine “found tracks” of solo guitar music....
Joe Bowden to receive honorary East Coast Music Award
Jazz drummer Joe Bowden is the 2023 recipient of the Bucky Adams Memorial Award, presented by the East Coast Music Awards. It’s...
Donna Grantis is ready for anything
Canadian-born musician Donna Grantis is best known as a guitar-slinging member of Prince’s bands 3rdeyegirl and New Power Generation. Well-versed in funk, soul,...
Montreal Jazz Festival announces 2023 lineup
Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Melody Gardot, John Scofield, Samara Joy, Buddy Guy, George Benson and Snarky Puppy are among the headliners of...
Nicky Schrire explores identity and belonging with new album Nowhere Girl
Vocalist and composer Nicky Schrire has announced the upcoming release of Nowhere Girl, a new album that reflects her desire to forge meaningful...
Galactic’s Robert Mercurio on the band’s enduring, collaborative spirit
History doesn’t stand still. It impacts, influences and inspires the ebb and flow of the future by informing the present. Galactic draws...
With her music, Cécile McLorin Salvant seeks to reveal our deepest secrets: ‘It’s a bond’
Cécile McLorin Salvant’s new album Mélusine finds her singing in four different languages while exploring many unique musical styles. The three-time Grammy winner...
For Robi Botos, ‘nothing beats music’
Robi Botos has been hailed as one of the most diverse multi-instrumentalists of this generation. From the hard-bop style of Bill Evans...
With a new muse, Emilie-Claire Barlow takes flight
Two-time Juno winner Emilie-Claire Barlow is about to release Spark Bird, her first full album in five years. The vocalist’s 13th studio album...
Guitarist Dan Wilson announces new album Things Eternal
Guitarist Dan Wilson has announced his forthcoming album Things Eternal, the follow-up to 2021’s Vessels of Wood and Earth. It’s Wilson’s second...
GoGo Penguin return from the brink with latest album Everything is Going to Be OK
GoGo Penguin are set to release Everything is Going to Be OK, the U.K. experimental jazz trio’s first album since almost breaking...
New album from the Composers Collective Big Band pays tribute to Toronto
Trombonist Christian Overton has enlisted an all-star lineup of Toronto-based composers to write about their city for the Composers Collective Big Band’s...
Artemis return with second album In Real Time
Artemis return with their second album In Real Time, the highly anticipated follow-up to the jazz ensemble’s widely acclaimed self-titled debut. The collective...
Toronto Arts Foundation announces finalists for 2023 Muriel Sherrin Award
Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, Hilario Durán and Joy Lapps are the three finalists for the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Muriel Sherrin Award for 2023. The...