Jazz has clawed its way back to comfortability and credibility in Calgary thanks to the efforts of the…
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Top picks for getting out Nov. 8 – 14 including Norm MacDonald, TONTO Week at Studio Bell and Jay Baruchel
Still recovering from last week's cornucopia of fun events? Too bad! There's more! You think you're tired, but…
JazzYYC’s Canadian Jazz Festival still building the city’s reputation while nurturing its appreciation for the music
Growth can be measured in many different ways. Respect is one of the most valuable. And in that…
Toronto sax player and big band leader Chelsea McBride takes her Socialist Night School circus on the road
There is strength in numbers. But there is also a smaller paycheque. It’s something that most travelling musicians…
Top picks for getting out June 14 – 20 including Trevor Noah, JazzYYC Summer Festival and Sled Island
I don't even know how to begin to tell you all about the awesome stuff that's happening this…
Chelsea McBride, Eric Alexander among headliners helping flavour JazzYYC’s Summer Festival as it gradually grows
When you go to the ice cream parlour, you don’t go straight to vanilla. If you’re smart, you…
Juno-winning jazz pianist David Braid adds his unique voice to Scandinavian-Canadian collaboration The North
It’s a recurring theme throughout the conversation with David Braid. Voice and language. Finding a voice, adding to…
Alberta’s music festival history on display in rich, deep new Studio Bell exhibition
This could quite possibly be the first weekend in recent memory where there hasn’t been a music festival…
Lineup for JazzYYC’s fall Canadian Jazz Festival is something to celebrate
For any local music-lover, the current condition of Calgary’s jazz scene is something that should be celebrated. Brought…
Juno-winning jazz musician Robi Botos still movin’ forward as he readies new release
It was, in a way, the culmination — but by no means the ending — of a pretty…