Jazz
Vancouver's 2021 Jazz Festival Is Taking Place Virtually This Summer
PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2021
The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival has announced its 2021 event will take place virtually this summer, and organizers have now re...
Alfa Mist's Nostalgic 'Bring Backs' Is a Celebration of Origins
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
Alfa Mist discovered jazz through hip-hop. Growing up, the English multi-instrumentalist came across records by the likes of Hi-tek, Madlib...
Montreal Jazz Festival Moves 2021 Edition to September
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2021
Having cancelled their 2020 edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers of Montreal's International Jazz Festival have now announce...
R.I.P. Italian Music Innovator Amedeo Tommasi
PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2021
Amedeo Tommasi — one of Italy's most prestigious jazz players and soundtrack/library composers — has died. News broke this week that the Ch...
Winnipeg Jazz Festival Cancels 2021 Edition
PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2021
As the pandemic rages on in Canada, more summer music festivals are cancelling their 2021 events. This now includes the TD Winnipeg Interna...
Misc Pull Montreal Jazz into the Future on 'Partager l'ambulance'
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2021
From Maynard Ferguson through Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones, Quebecois jazz has forever paraded a distinct and splendid sound: jaunty, bu...
Toronto Saxophonist Emily Steinwall Is a Force for Unity on 'Welcome to the Garden'
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2021
In the midst of fractured social structures and insurmountable isolation, Toronto saxophonist Emily Steinwall is a force for togetherness a...
Jason Kenney Just Put His Own Grandfather's Music on the Alberta School Curriculum
PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2021
Alberta just rolled out the draft of its new elementary school curriculum, and one tidbit in particular has been raising some eyebrows — th...