Jazz

Ottawa Jazz Fest Got a Jolt of Meathead Machismo from Moon Hooch

OLG Stage, June 22

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024

After losing Thundercat to Bluesfest last year, there was perhaps some behind the scenes bemusement at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in the know...

Laufey Relishes Her Role as Jazz Ambassador

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024

As a child, Laufey always assumed that, if she ever decided to pursue music professionally, she'd play cello in an orchestra. Growing up in...

Irreversible Entanglements Burned Away the Apathy at Sled Island

Central United Church, June 20

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2024

Beginning their set abruptly with a sound that severed the bone marrow of Central United Church, Irreversible Entanglements made their...

No Wave Hero James Chance Dead at 71

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2024

New York musician James Chance — a key figure in the no wave movement of the '70s and '80s for his work with the Contortions and Teenage...

Nubya Garcia Announces New Album 'Odyssey' with Georgia Anne Muldrow, Esperanza Spalding

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2024

Nubya Garcia has detailed her third album. The London-born saxophonist and composer will share 'Odyssey' on September 20 via Concord...

Toronto's TONE Festival Taps Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton, Colin Fisher, Mas Aya for 2024 Edition

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

Toronto's TONE Festival returns for its sixth edition this month, and organizers have detailed the lineup taking part in this year's event....

KOKOROKO Schedule North American Tour

PUBLISHED May 30, 2024

After delighting the audience at last year's Montreal International Jazz Festival, London-based jazz-funk Afrobeat collective KOKOROKO have...

BADBADNOTGOOD Complete Three-EP Series, Announce Physical Pressings of 'Mid Spiral: Chaos, Order & Growth'

PUBLISHED May 30, 2024

Jazzy Toronto crew BADBADNOTGOOD have completed a trilogy of EPs, with a double LP and CD pressing collecting all three due to arrive this...