Jazz Articles

Various: Live - Jazz Legends

by Martin Gladu
November 25, 2007

Despite the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's conservative jazz radio programming, one would be hard-pressed to extirpate negative comments from musicians about the behemoth, as all have come to respect its continued presence and assistance maintaining an appreciative national audience. Indeed, true to its mission statement, the multi-platform state-owned network has always proactively fostered domestic talent, providing artists much-needed exposure in addition to availing them of its state-of-the-art infrastructures. Moreover, one could try and argue these premises, inhabited by the spirits of ...

Don Thompson: Ask Me Later

by Martin Gladu
August 8, 2006

Ask Me Later, an all-Canadian project, swings as much as it is lyrical. Released on the state-owned CBC Records' quiet but qualitative jazz schedule, it eloquently demonstrates the breadth of Canada's most seasoned and able contemporary jazz talents. (The disc was awarded a Juno at the 2006 awards ceremony.)

The multi-talented Don Thompson (a pianist, vibraphonist, bassist, composer, arranger and teacher) is known internationally mainly for his stints with Jim Hall, George Shearing and Kenny Wheeler, with whom ...

Various: Sax Summit

by Jerry D'Souza
October 8, 2002

When the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) recorded a concert at their Glenn Gould studio earlier this year, it was to become an historical fact. This was the first jazz album that they released and a welcome precursor of their leap into jazz.

The concert featured some of Canada’s best saxophone players. Each has carved a niche as an innovative and creative musician, and with a rhythm section that fits in with the comfort of a warm glove, ...