Jazz

Roy Ayers, Jazz-Funk Pioneer and Legendary Vibraphonist, Dead at 84

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2025

Roy Ayers — the pioneering American vibraphonist, producer and composer who has been described as "the Godfather of Neo Soul" — has died...

TD Ends Sponsorship of Major Canadian Jazz Festivals

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2025

Toronto-Dominion (TD) bank has now quietly ended its longtime sponsorship of the Toronto Jazz Festival and Calgary's JazzYYC Summer...

High School Jazz Pressing '1001 Est Crémazie' to Be Reissued on 50th Anniversary

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025

Toronto-based record label We Are Busy Bodies has announced the remastered release of the rare 1975 self-titled album from Canadian high...

Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Are Coming to Toronto

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2025

Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra have been working together for 30 years and releasing records since 2018, and they're due...

Winnipeg International Jazz Festival Gets Headliners Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez for 2025 Edition

PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2025

Jazz Winnipeg has announced the headliners for the first evening of this year's TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival, which will take...

Mavis Staples to Headline Ottawa Jazz Festival 2025

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025

Ottawa Jazz Festival will celebrate its 45th year in style in 2025, running from June 20 to 29 at Confederation Park and other satellite...

Butcher Brown Write 'Letters from the Atlantic' on New Album

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2025

Butcher Brown have detailed a new album. The Virginia-raised outfit will share 'Letters From the Atlantic' on March 28 via...

Montreal's Graham Steinman Communes with the Sublime on 'migration's only natural'

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PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024

Being from the middle of nowhere doesn't necessarily mean you feel connected to nature in a way others don't. On the contrary, people like...