Esperanza Spalding's sold-out Nathan Phillips Square show was the most anticipated event of the 2012 TD Toronto Jazz Festival. ..Read the full story.
NY-based quintet Kneebody hit the stage at Rivoli Friday night, marking their first performance in Canada. The set featured music from a number of albums – fruits of their 12-year collaboration...Read the full story.
Supporters and curious passersby braved the blistering heat Friday afternoon, filling up the seats and crowding around the stage to watch eight-member a cappella group Retrocity perform at Nathan Philips Square...Read the full story.
Myriad is a local trio consisting of University of Toronto alumni Chris Donnelly (piano), Dan Fortin (bass) and Ernesto Cervini (drums). They performed Friday night at the Cherry St. Restaurant. I had the opportunity to speak to Chris about the group’s recent Alberta/B.C. tour, the upcoming album, and what makes Myriad unique...Read the full story.
Five years ago, Alysha Brillinger stumbled into the Reservoir Lounge and landed an impromptu gig...Read the full story.
Juno award-wining woodwind specialist Jeff King is a heavyweight in the Toronto music scene. With an extensive resume as both a leader and a sideman, he is known for his straight ahead approach to jazz...Read the full story...
At 21, Tyler Yarema left his Thunder Bay hometown to seek stardom in the province’s biggest, glitziest city. He’d only started playing the piano five years earlier, but had his heart set on playing music for a living...Read the full story...
In 1976, George Benson rocketed to fame with the pop-jazz album Breezin'. The title track's easygoing melody has survived the ensuing decades, becoming immortalised as a smooth jazz standard...Read the full story...
"Frisell Plays Lennon" (featuring Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen) hit the Enwave Theatre Tuesday night, giving both Bill Frisell and John Lennon lovers a delightful night out...Read the full story...
"Frisell Plays Lennon" (featuring Bill Frisell, Greg Leisz, Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen) hit the Enwave Theatre Tuesday night, giving both Bill Frisell and John Lennon lovers a delightful night out...Read the full story...