Historian Ricky Riccardi goes behind the scenes of Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues
If you like music documentaries, here’s one for you. Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues offers an intimate and revealing look at the world-changing...
How Liona Boyd broke down gender barriers to become ‘the First Lady of the Guitar’
Liona Boyd is known as “the First Lady of the Guitar.” The five-time Juno Award winner has enthralled millions with her romantic...
How Lauren Falls got ‘a little bit bolder’ on second album A Little Louder Now
Originally from British Columbia, bassist and composer Lauren Falls has spent time in New York studying at the Manhattan School of Music...
Oscar Peterson’s synthesizer among items up for bid in charity auction
A synthesizer keyboard that belonged to the late Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson is one of many rare items in the Healing in...
Soul singer Lee Fields had ‘free rein to be myself’ on new album Sentimental Fool
Lee Fields is arguably the greatest pure soul singer alive today. In an age when the shelf life of an artist largely...
Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso wins 2022 SASSY Award
Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso is the winner of the 2022 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The winner took home a cash prize of $5,000....
Samara Joy shares new holiday single Warm in December
Just days after being nominated for two Grammy Awards, rising-star vocalist Samara Joy has released her new version of the holiday song Warm...
How vocalist Caity Gyorgy made her ‘dream project’
It wasn’t that long ago that jazz.fm91 put together a list of eight Canadian women in jazz you need to know. One...
Antonio Sánchez talks new album SHIFT and constantly expanding musicality
Antonio Sánchez is best known as a jazz drummer, but his latest work finds him playing a wide variety of instruments and tapping...
Kenny Barron presents The Source, his first solo piano album in 40 years
NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron has announced his new album The Source, his first solo piano release since 1981. With this nine-track recording, the iconic...
Grammy Awards 2023: Samara Joy nominated for best new artist
John Beasley, Samara Joy, Terri Lyne Carrington, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Wayne Shorter and Leo Genovese are among the jazz musicians nominated for...
For Michael Kaeshammer, the thrill of live performance makes it all worthwhile
As we head back into the clubs, the theatres and the concert halls, it’s really easy to see what we’ve missed. This...
Blue Note releases previously unissued Donald Byrd live recording
A previously unissued live recording of Donald Byrd performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 is finally being released this year. Blue...
Canadian Music Centre launches new concert series honouring jazz composers
The Canadian Music Centre has announced a new concert series meant to formally establish a home at the CMC for contemporary jazz...
Charles Lloyd completes latest album series with Trios: Sacred Thread
Charles Lloyd is getting ready to release Trios: Sacred Thread, the third and final album in his Trio of Trios series. The...
Caity Gyorgy releases new album Featuring
Building on her momentum as one of Canada’s fastest-rising jazz musicians, Caity Gyorgy has just shared her new album Featuring. The 13-track album...
How Jazzmeia Horn took control of her career with Dear Love
She’s a three-time Grammy nominee, an NAACP Image Award winner, a Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition winner, a DownBeat Critics Poll...
Maple Blues Awards 2023: Crystal Shawanda, Angelique Francis among leading nominees
The nominees for the 26th annual Maple Blues Awards have been announced, and Crystal Shawanda, Blue Moon Marquee and Angelique Francis are...
Bassist Lauren Falls announces sophomore album A Little Louder Now
Toronto bassist and composer Lauren Falls has announced her second album as a bandleader, A Little Louder Now. The recording follows her debut...
Laila Biali returns to the Great American Songbook on new album
Juno-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Laila Biali has premiered her take on the jazz standard Autumn Leaves, the first single from her new album Your Requests,...
Twelve jazz ensembles receive New Jazz Works grants in 2022
Chamber Music America has just given out $392,000 to 12 jazz ensembles through one of its flagship commissioning grant programs, New Jazz Works....
Cedric Burnside is taking old-school blues into the future
Cedric Burnside was born into the blues. As the grandson of the Mississippi legend R.L. Burnside, he was raised by the music...