Exclusive stream: Elizabeth Shepherd, “What’s Happening” from Signal (2014)
She will change your perceptions of what a “jazz vocalist” in this day and age means.
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Forgotten series: Bob Carpenter – Silent Passage (1984)
In the melancholy wisdom of his lyrics, this lost singer-songwriter has very few rivals.
Scarlett Jane – Stranger (2014)
Scarlett Jane’s Stranger was initially released independently in 2013, but a remixed and remastered version seems primed to launch the Toronto-based duo into new territory. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Matt Newton – Within Reach (2014)
Powerful pianists can often be impressive, but I’m more impressed if a pianist never has to mash the pedal to capture my ears. You May Also Like: Jeff Oster – ‘Reach’ (2018)
Pete Mills – Sweet Shadow (2014)
Toronto saxophonist Pete Mills takes to his debut on Cellar Live Records with polish and swing. Together with Pete McCann (guitars), Erik Augis (piano), Martin Wind (bass), and Matt Wilson (drums), he puts together a record that is both traditional and exuberantly modern. You May Also Like: Brian Blade &Read More
One Track Mind: Neil Young, “Mother Earth” (2014)
It comes as no surprise, of course, that Neil Young’s newest song boasts an environmental theme, considering his focus on Alberta’s tar sands during his recent “Honour The Treaties” tour. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Jim Clayton – Songs My Daughter Knows (2013)
A musical scrapbook for pianist Jim Clayton’s child, who had not yet hit the ripe old age of three at the time of recording, Songs My Daughter Knows is a refreshing and moving jazz record. You May Also Like: Shawn E. Hansen, Mike Pride + Clayton Thomas – ‘DREAMBAND’ (2023)Read More
Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia – Devil’s Tale (2014)
The languid sway of “Urn St. Tavern,” the first track from Devil’s Tale, is perhaps as sluggish as things get on the brilliant new record from Canadian guitarist Adrian Raso and Balkan brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia. You May Also Like: Ivo Perelman + Vijay Iyer – ‘Tale Nine’ (2021) ‘FanfareRead More
Doug Paisley featuring the Band’s Garth Hudson – Strong Feelings (2014)
Doug Paisley writes with a subtle beauty, with a steel-toed determination, with a twilit ache. Context, however, is everything in music. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be songs; they’d be poetry. The Band’s Garth Hudson provides that context You May Also Like: The Daily Doug: The Albums That Shaped My Career
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – South (2014)
Time on the road had led Black and the Rodeo Kings to a new sound, inside dressing rooms, in the backs of rumbling busses, in the merchandise tent adjacent to the darkened stage. You May Also Like: No related posts.
