Canadian albums
JoyRide: Charles Cozens & Colin Maier oboe-accordion duo
This oboe-accordion duo is the feeling of classical musicians making a 90s-style hip hop album.
Canadian albums
Reviews of new album releases in Canadian jazz.
Canadian albums
Bernie Senensky - Don't Look Back
This album, recorded in 1989, is like going down to hear a jazz legend and wanting to savour the gig for all it’s worth.
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Ezra Jordan - 117: music videos
“Dollarama” is one of my favourite pop songs of 2021, and all four of these music videos moved me. Sad boy vibes abound.
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David Vest - Live at Hermann's
I thought when his bio says, “since 1957”, that this was Vest’s birth year. No, that’s when his career started.
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Born on a Wednesday - From The Headwaters
I’m new to this band — but I’ll tell you right now, I’m in. Being a folkie at heart, I got into this sound right away.
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Barney Bentall & Geoffrey Kelly - RanchWriters
When I got the new collaborative album from Barney Bentall & Geoffrey Kelly called RanchWriters, I fell into a trap.
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Jon Gordon - Stranger Than Fiction
It’s the deepest and most rewarding international jazz project I’ve heard all year. Dig in.
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AKOYI - "Moonlight/Downtown"
Want to hear a duo of fingerpicked acoustic guitar with French horn in the Mixolydian mode?
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Fred Stride on the Saskatchewan Suite
The Vancouver jazz legend shared some reflections on the new album called Saskatchewan Suite.
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Good Information debuts with "Fringes"
The latest release, “Fringes”, from Edmonton-based quartet Good Information paints their hometown in a romantic light.
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Sarah Jerrom - Dream Logic
This album is at times vulnerable and heavy, other times playful and sardonic.
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Louis Stein of Busty and the Bass on ET Suite
The Montreal-based octet released a short but sweet EP that is guaranteed to get you grooving.