Jazz
Vancouver International Jazz Festival Announces Initial 2023 Performers
PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2023
Now in its 38th year, the Vancouver International Jazz Festival has announced the initial names for its 2023 edition. The festival will run...
Ahmad Jamal, Influential Jazz Pianist, Dies at 92
PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2023
Ahmad Jamal — the influential American jazz pianist and bandleader whose innovative career spanned seven decades — has died. The artist's d...
Khruangbin Announce Live Albums with Men I Trust, Toro Y Moi, Nubya Garcia
PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2023
Khruangbin have detailed a new series of live albums, capturing performances alongside Men I Trust, Toro Y Moi and Nubya Garcia. Arriving...
Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin Announce New Dinner Party Album 'Enigmatic Society'
PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2023
The supergroup of Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin and Robert Glasper, known as Dinner Party have announced plans for their sophomore rele...
Toronto's TONE Festival Gets the Sun Ra Arkestra, Ben Lamar Gay, Badge Époque Ensemble for 2023 Edition
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2023
Toronto's TONE Festival returns for its fifth edition this June, and co-founding curators Tad Michalak and Karen Ng have unveiled the fest'...
Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra Bring a Crackling Energy to 'Lightning Dreamers'
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2023
If you want to draw a line from traditional American jazz to today's electronic-infused scene that birthed Makaya McCraven and BadBadNotGoo...
Murray A. Lightburn Excavates the Past on 'Once Upon a Time in Montreal'
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2023
The music of the Dears is inextricably linked with Montreal, most subliminally in its ambitious arrangements, echoing Quebecers' love for p...
Kamasi Washington, Herbie Hancock, Thundercat Lead Newport Jazz Festival Lineup
PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2023
Rhode Island's Newport Jazz Festival has detailed its 2023 edition, scheduled to take place August 4 to 6 in Fort Adams State Park. To cel...
