Chris Botti’s journey reflects resilience. His live performance and influential mentorship set the example, and represent a glimmer of hope for emerging talents, who themselves are the future of jazz.
The amalgamation of diverse musical influences, pulsating rhythms, and soul-stirring collaborations in BAD HOMBRE’s Riviera Maya Jazz Festival 2023 concert made it an evening to remember.
The 20th edition of the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival transported music enthusiasts into a realm where drums and percussions took center stage.
Forget those dire warnings about the CD’s imminent disappearance from the marketplace. Quite to the contrary, they still come out by the truckload. Reviewed…
Canadian ensembles like Toronto Symphony Orchestra are feeling a wave of generosity this week after an influx of legacy donations, and Decca Records signs Yunchan Lim.
Dominated by brass, reeds and drum kits, string instruments have never figured prominently in the world of jazz music. With the exception of the double…
When looking back at his life in the music business, Jim West can rightfully claim to have had one great ride. When he created his…
Montreal, September 25 – Saxophonist, composer and arranger Jocelyn Ménard is a Canadian-born jazz musician. Trained in Montreal, New York with George Coleman and Paris…
With its July Downtown Jazz Fest and its August Markham counterpart now in the rearview mirror, the Toronto jazz scene motors along throughout the year…
If Guelph is the ignition switch for jazz in Southern Ontario, the Off Festival de Jazz de Montréal (OFJM) is its counterpart for the Montreal…
