Jazz

Sonor Music Editions Dives Deep into the World of Underwater Library Music

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2017

While Sonor Music Editions only just released the stellar Ritmo Dell'Industria N°2 by the late-great Alessandro Alessandroni, the Italian l...

Kamasi Washington

Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, November 16

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2017

Kamasi Washington's current tour is one of the most unusual jazz outings in years, if not decades. As a member of the semi-official West Co...

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

The Emancipation Procrastination

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2017

If you believe that we're in the midst of a new golden age of jazz, then it follows that Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah must now be consider...

Holophonor

Light Magnet

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2017

Critics have described the fine U.S. jazz band Holophonor as capable of playing a key part in the future of the genre; that will be welcome...

Various

Jeff Özdemir & Friends Vol. 2

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2017

Finally, an album as eclectic as your vinyl collection.   The expansive double-LP Jeff Özdemir & Friends Vol. 2 starts with a cheeky little...

Terrace Martin Presents the Pollyseeds

Sounds of Crenshaw Vol. 1

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2017

No matter its style or source, I love to hear a collection of top-tier players, singers and producers organize themselves around a style th...

Shabaka and the Ancestors

Concert Hall, Toronto ON, June 28

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2017

Shabaka and the Ancestors aimed for transcendent — and briefly got there last night (June 28) at their first Canadian appearance at the Tor...

Mavis Staples

Koerner Hall, Toronto ON, June 27

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2017

The warm, positive energy generated and diffused by Mavis Staples last night (June 27) caused perma-grins on many a face in the crowd.   Ca...