Montreal vocalist—composer Dominique Fils-Aimé discusses music as essential as breath—something vital, grounding, and shared. In conversation, a few recurring themes emerge: freedom as the driving ...
The Ditties channel the most exciting qualities of classic close-harmony acts, while incorporating song and storytelling elements that reflect not only their personal struggles and aspirations, but ...
When Jay Bordeleau booked Freedom First, a singular collaboration between pianist Albert Marquès and spoken word artist Keith LaMar, the Oct. 3-4 engagement was marked by an urgency unlike any other ...
Fifty years ago, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins released his landmark recording, “Freedom Suite,” a groundbreaking album that signaled his arrival as a musical innovator and transformational figure ...
There's a reason historians keep circling back to jazz. Not because it's the most commercially dominant genre today - ...
Abdellah El Gourd, a legend of gnawa, in the Moroccan city of Tangiers which will host 2024's International Jazz Day — FADEL SENNA The Moroccan city of Tangiers, which has a long history as a haven of ...