Maple Blues Awards hosted virtually from four cities throughout February
The 24th annual Maple Blues Awards kicked off Monday night with the first show in a four-date program hosted in cities across...
Tony Bennett reveals he has Alzheimer’s disease
Legendary jazz vocalist Tony Bennett has revealed that he’s been living with Alzheimer’s disease for the last four years. The 94-year-old singer...
How drummer Ted Warren has turned himself into a one-man show
Ted Warren is one of Canada’s great drummers. Along with fronting his own group Ted’s Warren Commission, he’s been a member of...
Fred Hersch leads Steinway’s fundraising concert for Jazz Foundation of America
Eight acclaimed jazz pianists will perform as part of Steinway’s fundraising concert for the Jazz Foundation of America’s COVID-19 Musicians’ Emergency Fund....
Pianist Emmet Cohen lends modern ear to vintage styles with Future Stride
Emmet Cohen embarks on a trip through the long history of jazz piano with his latest album Future Stride. In his first album...
Joe Lovano returns with new Trio Tapestry album Garden of Expression
Grammy-winning saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Joe Lovano has joined up with Marilyn Crispell and Carmen Castaldi for another Trio Tapestry album. Garden of Expression follows...
Rafael Cortés on the universal joys of flamenco
There are not likely many people in Europe — or elsewhere — who represent the flamenco sound as authentically and joyfully as...
Pat Metheny marks new era with Road to the Sun
Legendary guitarist Pat Metheny is beginning the latest chapter of his career with a new album called Road to the Sun. The record...
With blues icon Bobby Rush, ‘what you see is what you get’
Over the course of a 70-year career, Bobby Rush has made his mark on America’s legacy of blues music. He’s been inducted into...
Katie Ditschun seizes the day with debut record Spare Skirt
Katie Ditschun is a singer-songwriter living in Alexandria, Ont. She attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she studied jazz...
New album by bassist Leon Lee Dorsey is final recording of Harold Mabern
Bassist and producer Leon Lee Dorsey celebrates the late, great jazz luminary Harold Mabern with his latest album. Released on Jan. 20,...
Junior Mance, jazz pianist and educator, dies at 92
Jazz pianist Junior Mance, who recorded more than 50 albums as a leader and many more as a sideman, has died at...
Sammy Nestico, prolific composer and arranger for Count Basie, dies at 96
Sammy Nestico, the composer and arranger best known for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra, has died. He was 96. Along...
New documentary How It Feels to Be Free highlights Black women in jazz
A new documentary film tells the story of how Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, Lena Horne and other trailblazing performers changed popular culture...
New book traces Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe’s musical legacy
Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe was a trailblazer. Back in the early 1940s, Lowe took on the male-dominated music business and composed two...
Four iconic Chet Baker records reissued on vinyl
Four of Chet Baker’s most beloved albums from the late ’50s are being reissued on vinyl this year. Craft Recordings is repressing...
Alex Pangman premieres music video for Louis Armstrong tune
Toronto-based jazz vocalist Alex Pangman and her quintet have premiered a music video for If We Never Meet Again, a song by Louis Armstrong...
Watch the first trailer for new Billie Holiday film
A new film directed by Lee Daniels will portray the “complicated, irrepressible life” of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. Starring Grammy-nominated R&B...
Alberta jazz quartet Bones From Underground talks debut album
Formed in 2019, Bones From Underground are an Alberta-based quartet that combines smoky bass, lush and explosive horns, and exuberant piano. Their sound is...
Canadian jazz vocalist Caity Gyorgy to release debut album No Bounds
Toronto-based jazz vocalist Caity Gyorgy has announced her debut full-length album will be released Jan. 22. The record is called No Bounds and features some...
George Koller on lockdown, tai chi, Edmonton and being a musical ‘chameleon’
This article was originally published by FYIMusicNews. George Koller’s resumé reads like a map of the last few decades of a forward-thinking...
Fundraiser launched to save New York’s iconic Birdland jazz club
Supporters of live jazz are being urged to chip in to save Birdland, one of the world’s most well-known jazz clubs, from...
Grammy Awards postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
The 63rd annual Grammy Awards have been postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles. According to multiple reports,...