Subscriber Fridays
Joy Lapps - Girl In The Yard
One pop tune, a bunch of powerful calypso grooves
Canadian albums
Reviews of new album releases in Canadian jazz.
Subscriber Fridays
Tia Brazda - When I Get Low
Tia was born here and played Frankie's in July, but we've never met.
Ariane Racicot - Envolée
She just opened for the Lincoln Centre Orchestra in Montreal
Simon Millerd - Cloud Mountain
Album review: classy, quietly intense and innovative quartet
Jacob Chung - Epistle
Album review: twentysomethings find joy in solid hard bop
Adema Manoukas Octet - New Roots
Album review: a Toronto band with one member from North Van
Jocelyn Gould - Golden Hour
Album review: mainstream post-bop excellence by the guitarist
Way North - New Dreams, Old Stories
It's not Old and New Dreams; it's different
The Blue and Gold
Self-titled acoustic blues and roots album both fun and cathartic
Yves Léveillé - L'échelle du temps
A mystery-adventure with piano and strings
Karl Silveira - A Porta Aperta
Karl is a trombonist from Toronto who has me wondering what makes jazz music "heavy".
Jazz meets shred guitar
An interview with Keanu Ienco, a 24-year-old guitarist in Nanaimo