Jonah Yano

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2023

This was the year of the long-awaited payoff. After long stretches of toil and creative refinement, 2023 saw the dam break for a handful of...

Jonah Yano's Shapeshifting "concentrate" Is a Year in Review

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2023

Just as Jonah Yano set the tone for 2023 with portrait of a dog, his new single "concentrate" ushers us toward 2024 — but not before booken...

Ethan and Maya Hawke Cover Willie Nelson for 'Light in the Attic & Friends' Compilation

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2023

Greyhound bus-bravers Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke put their money where their mouths are. The father-daughter duo have recorded a cover of W...

Jonah Yano Brought Fake Storms and Real Feelings to Montreal

Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

For years now, it seems like the Montreal International Jazz Festival has broadened the meaning of jazz, and opened the door to artists ope...

Exclaim!'s 25 Best Albums of 2023 So Far

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2023

The ingénue, the prodigy, the blinding comet of talent that comes crashing to earth from seemingly out of nowhere — there are few character...

Ottawa Jazz Festival Gets Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock, Feist, Lord Huron for 2023 Edition

PUBLISHED May 17, 2023

OLG Ottawa Jazz Festival organizers have unveiled the details of their 2023 edition, set to take place from June 23 to June 30 at venues th...

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, BADBADNOTGOOD, Orville Peck Set for Montreal Jazz Festival 2023

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2023

Summer is on the horizon, and the Montreal International Jazz Festival organizers are ready to bring the sunshine in a big way with a stack...

Toronto's Benja Announces Debut EP 'Ivy,' Shares New Single

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2023

Toronto singer-songwriter Benja has announced his debut EP, previewed today by new single "Slacker." Ivy covers us on March 24 via Good Pe...