Hot Docs hosts virtual theatre release of Up From the Streets
Hot Docs Cinema is now presenting the virtual theatre release of the new documentary Up From the Streets, a “joyous portrait” of the New...
Norah Jones shares new song from upcoming album Pick Me Up Off the Floor
Norah Jones has shared another new single from her eighth album Pick Me Up Off the Floor, arriving next month. Were You Watching? is a...
Archie Shepp preps collaborative album Ocean Bridges
Legendary free-jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp has teamed up with producer Damu the Fudgemunk and underground rapper Raw Poetic for a new album...
Keith Jarrett to release new live album Budapest Concert
ECM is set to release a new live recording of revered pianist Keith Jarrett called Budapest Concert. Recorded at the Béla Bartók National Concert...
Kamasi Washington scores new Michelle Obama documentary Becoming
Netflix has premiered its new documentary Becoming, which follows Michelle Obama on her recent book tour and features a musical score by saxophonist...
Toronto jazz hub 120 Diner permanently closing
Toronto’s 120 Diner and Club 120 are permanently closing their doors due to the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Church...
Toronto jazz quartet Peripheral Vision surges forward with new album
After 10 years and five records, Toronto quartet Peripheral Vision have firmly established themselves as one of our country’s finest and most...
Esteemed alto saxophonist Richie Cole dies at age 72
Jazz has lost another of its highly respected instrumentalists with the passing of alto saxophonist Richie Cole. He was 72. In the...
Toronto jazz singer Caity Gyorgy shares new single Postage Due
The young Toronto-based jazz vocalist Caity Gyorgy has shared a new song called Postage Due, after offering a fun way to engage with fans...
International Jazz Day announces schedule for 2020 online celebration
Herbie Hancock will host this year’s “virtual” celebration of International Jazz Day, with many of the biggest names in jazz coming together...
Kermit Ruffins on life in New Orleans: ‘I can’t imagine living anywhere else’
Whether he’s barbecuing outside his bar, sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show, performing in films and TV...
TD Toronto Jazz Festival working to reschedule concerts
The TD Toronto Jazz Festival is in the midst of rescheduling some of the concerts it had planned for its 2020 edition...
International Jazz Day to be celebrated online with virtual events
International Jazz Day has cancelled the events it had planned for April 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but jazz musicians around...
Jazz innovator Lee Konitz dies at age 92
Lee Konitz, the NEA Jazz Master considered by many to be the most influential saxophone soloist after Charlie Parker, has died at...
In new video, musicians pay tribute to healthcare workers fighting COVID-19
More than 30 musicians in 14 different countries have come together to record A Hope for the Future, a song written as a tribute...
With Out of Dust, Laila Biali shows the confidence for global stardom
What happens when you release a new album in the middle of a global crisis? If you’re Laila Biali, you improvise. You...
Masterful jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli dies at age 94
Bucky Pizzarelli, the highly respected guitarist who became a mainstay of the New York jazz scene in the ’70s, died on Wednesday...
Jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dies at age 85
Jazz legend Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of the New Orleans musical family that includes his internationally acclaimed sons Wynton and Branford, has died....
Famed jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney has died
Wallace Roney, the famed jazz trumpeter who was well-known as a rare protege of Miles Davis, has died due to complications arising...
Around the world with Michael Kaeshammer
Born and bred in Offenburg, Germany, Michael Kaeshammer began playing the piano at the age of six. After seven years of classical...
Montreux Jazz Festival shares 50 performances for free streaming
After being forced to postpone this year’s event, the Montreux Jazz Festival has made more than 50 live musical performances available for...
Virtual jazz festival to feature Chick Corea, Christian McBride and more
Chick Corea, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Christian McBride and many others will take part in Live From Our Living Rooms, a virtual...
Gregory Porter delays new album All Rise
Gregory Porter has delayed his upcoming album All Rise, but has promised new songs and videos while fans wait for the record’s release. A...