May 9, 2017 6:31 PM
Jazz, World Music Treasures Abound at Cabo Verde Kriol Fest
It’s Easter weekend in Praia, Santiago Island, and the Kriol Jazz Festival is about to kick off. There’s a palpable…
Roberto Fonseca performs at the Kriol Jazz Fest in Cabo Verde on April 15.
May 9, 2017 6:31 PM
It’s Easter weekend in Praia, Santiago Island, and the Kriol Jazz Festival is about to kick off. There’s a palpable…
Billy Hart (second from left), performs at Upstairs in Montreal with bassist Rémi LeBlanc, trombonist Jean-Nicolas Trottier and pianist Jean-Michel Pilc.
Feb 9, 2017 4:02 PM
There was magic at Montreal’s Upstairs Bar & Grill throughout the last weekend of January, when veteran drummer and…
Al McLean performs with the Orchestre National de Jazz de Montréal.
Oct 17, 2016 3:52 PM
Saxophonist Al McLean might be the only jazz musician in Montreal who sits in on three well-known jam sessions in town,…
Ibrahim Maalouf
Oct 17, 2016 2:42 PM
Born in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and raised in Paris, trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf has distinguished himself…
Gilad Hekselman performs at the Festi Jazz Rimouski in Rimouski, Québec, Canada, on Sept. 2.
Sep 28, 2016 12:33 PM
Fall weather hit Rimouski a little early this year, but the music offered at the Canadian city’s annual jazz festival…
Bobby Rush in a screenshot from the film I Am The Blues.
Sep 28, 2016 10:52 AM
“This guitar is a Bible!” exclaims delta blues musician L.C. Ulmer in the documentary film I Am The Blues.”“From…
Bassit Rich Brown (shown here with saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa) is a valued collaborator as well as an innovative bandleader.
Jul 1, 2016 2:03 PM
Toronto-based bassist Rich Brown’s latest album, Abeng, features not only complex, intricate writing and superb,…
Haitian-American vocalist Pauline Jean performs at the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival in Haiti on Jan.
Feb 25, 2016 5:12 PM
With indelible spirit, the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in January.…
