As a life-long Torontonian and former club goer in my youth, I was happy to learn that a book about oneof my favourite venues, the...

When his farewell tour ended September 22 in Queens, NY and a new album dropped September 28 Paul Simon maintained his currency. To...

My review of Richard Thompson's 2018 release.

My review of John Coltrane's lost album.

My review of David Byrne's American Utopia

My review of Bill Frisell's 2017 release, Small Town

My review of Crack-Up by Fleet Foxes

With a voice that is a cross between Don McLean and Ray LaMontagne, Andrew Combs effervescent sound is impossible to resist. His new...

In 1997 jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall released an album of standards called Love Scenes on the prestigious label known as Impulse!...

Over the last 25 years or so, pop songs have entered the Jazz world with abundance as a younger generation of musicians seeks out new...

On the cover of Freedom Highway (Nonesuch), the new album by Rhiannon Giddens, the singer stands alone in a forlorn position, barefoot on...

A review of the CD/DVD release on Rounder Records.

Frank Zappa’s Political Legacy Now that this election year comes to an end, we turn our thoughts to the political pundits of days gone...

In August I had the pleasure and the ticket money, to hear and see Barbra Streisand’s concert in Toronto. It was the last of a nine-city...

I’m often surprised that more country music acts haven’t attempted to emulate Phil and Don Everly; but perhaps in the great library of...

On a hot summer night in 2006 in Montreal, a free, outdoor concert was held that was billed as a Tribute to Paul Simon. Among the...

In the history of Popular Music, or music written since 1900, we currently enjoy an evolution of over 100 years worth of the art of the...

With so much music being released, it seems hourly, it’s refreshing to hear someone truly stand out from the crowded world. Dori Freeman,...