Alex Cuba goes bigger than ever with Mendó
On his latest album Mendó, Alex Cuba went bigger than ever, reaching across the world to collaborate with some of Latin music’s...
Kurt Elling charts new path with funky, groovy SuperBlue
On the heels of winning his second Grammy Award this year, preeminent jazz vocalist Kurt Elling is returning with an album that...
Renee Rosnes enlists all-star quintet for Kinds of Love
Renee Rosnes has a reinvigorated appreciation for the many different shapes that love can take. With her new album Kinds of Love,...
Maria Schneider named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for latest album Data Lords
Maria Schneider has been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in music for her album Data Lords, adding to the long list of...
Al Stanwyck, ‘powerful’ lead trumpet with The Boss Brass, dies at 81
Al Stanwyck, the lead trumpeter who played for many years with Canada’s leading jazz big band, has died at the age of...
Fifty years later, Nina Simone’s Feeling Good gets an official music video
Nina Simone’s iconic song Feeling Good now has an official music video, more than half a decade after its release. The legendary musician and...
Lee Morgan’s historic album Live at the Lighthouse gets expanded reissue
Blue Note Records is releasing a full, expansive edition of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan’s historic live album Live at the Lighthouse. It’s the...
For first time, Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition ends with two winners
Gabrielle Cavassa and Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim are the winners of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. It’s the first time in the...
New Orleans Jazz Fest documentary coming to the big screen
A major documentary about the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is on its way to movie theatres. Jazz Fest: A New...
Juno Awards 2021: First wins for young jazz talents Jocelyn Gould, Sammy Jackson
Two young jazz talents won their first Juno Awards on Friday night, emerging as the victorious underdogs in a lineup of nominees...
Phil Nimmons: An archival interview with Canada’s elder statesman of jazz
This article was originally published by FYIMusicNews. Clarinetist, composer, conductor and educator Phil Nimmons was born in Kamloops, B.C., on June 3,...
Bill King unearths collection of ’90s photographs of Canadian jazz icons
This article was originally published by FYIMusicNews. In a recent thorough cleaning of our neglected garage, I unearthed an orange-coloured box of...
Kenny Garrett draws on a rich history of music with Sounds From the Ancestors
For his 20th album as a leader, Kenny Garrett combines the musical history of Detroit with the rich influence of his ancestry....
In memory of Terry Sheard, lifelong supporter of Canadian jazz
With the loss of Terry Sheard, Canadian jazz musicians are missing one of their greatest supporters. Sheard was a lifelong jazz fan,...
John McLaughlin reflects on a challenging moment with Liberation Time
John McLaughlin reflects on “both the perils and potential” of the past year and more with his latest album Liberation Time. The esteemed...
Julian Lage readies Blue Note debut Squint
Julian Lage will release his 11th album Squint on June 11, marking his first release with Blue Note Records. The prodigious, Grammy-nominated guitarist is joined...
Erroll Garner’s centennial celebrated with trio of retrospective releases
Erroll Garner was one of the most popular jazz musicians of his time, widely respected for his swinging style, distinctive, virtuosic playing...
Annabelle Chvostek talks cross-cultural new album String of Pearls
Annabelle Chvostek is a Toronto-based singer, composer and producer whose music harkens back to the grittiness of 1930s tango, vaudeville and swinging...
Somi announces new album Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed vocalist Somi has announced that her new album will be released July 30. Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam...
Daymé Arocena stays in touch with her Havana roots
Visionary vocalist and composer Daymé Arocena has been staying deeply in touch with her Havana roots. Once described as Cuba’s “finest young female...
Music of Bill Evans featured in career-spanning collection
This year, Craft Recordings is issuing the first career-spanning collection of music by jazz pianist Bill Evans. The five-disc deluxe boxed set...
Dumpstaphunk’s Ivan Neville on new album Where Do We Go From Here: ‘We’ve got to ask this question’
The newest album by New Orleans funk powerhouse Dumpstaphunk is likely the most timely, powerful and politically pointed of their career. Where...
Dave Holland to release new trio album Another Land
Jazz veteran Dave Holland returns with a new all-star trio for his upcoming album Another Land. The prolific bassist, composer and bandleader enlists...