The Toronto Jazz Festival had termed this evening a Blues Revue. That was a mite misleading, given that it was headlined by veteran U.S. sou...
Shabaka and the Ancestors aimed for transcendent — and briefly got there last night (June 28) at their first Canadian appearance at the Toro...
The warm, positive energy generated and diffused by Mavis Staples last night (June 27) caused perma-grins on many a face in the crowd. C...
This year's edition of the Toronto Jazz Festival eagerly billed Joss Stone thusly: "Before Adele, before Jessie J, before Amy, before Floren...
63 Grammy nominations, with 23 wins. That's the tally for the recordings of keyboardist/composer/bandleader Chick Corea, a true titan of jaz...
One of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the Toronto Jazz Festival, Gregory Porter drew a capacity crowd to the big tent. The audien...
This Toronto Jazz Festival show featured the intriguing pairing of soul veteran Lee Fields and comparative newcomer Allen Stone. Though term...
At a time when so many so-called blues and jazz festivals rarely feature artists in those genres, it's been refreshing to see the Toronto Ja...
The tag most commonly attached to Shakura S'Aida is "powerhouse," an apt description of the Toronto blues singer's formidable pipes. It also...
The choice of a vivacious and sweet-voiced young jazz-pop singer to open up a big band show may have been unorthodox, but local songstress B...
At first glance, the billing order for this Toronto Jazz Festival main stage show seemed dubious. Why would revered veterans the Dirty Dozen...
