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Jon Bentley is a Juno nominated jazz saxophonist based in Vancouver, Canada with over 30 years of professional international experience and 30+ recordings as a leader and sideman. He has recorded and/or performed professionally in concerts with musicians/ groups such as Kenny Wheeler, Seamus Blake, Dave Douglas, Mark Helias, Brad Turner, Eddie Daniels, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Phil Dwyer's Saxophone Summit, The Temptations, Peggy Lee Band and Metalwood. He has performed across Canada, England, and Europe and has been featured many times on CBC Radio with live and studio recordings for Tonic, The Signal, Jazzbeat, West Coast Performance, Hot Air, and Arts National.

Album

Free

By Gergana Velinova

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Free; Orange Moon; If You Knew; Two Hearts; Keep Walking; A Star; Something More; A Song About Stones; A Lullaby To Myself; Come A Little Closer.

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Goodbye, Strawberry Hill

By Sharon Minemoto

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Rosebud (for Keiko Robson); Meditation; Nenju (Prayer Beads); Eulogy (for Sunawa Minemoto); No Way Out; Captive Voyage; Ashes Falling Like Leaves; Akatombo; Dragonfly; An Ocean Between Us.

Article: Album Review

Gergana Velinova: Free

by Pierre Giroux
August 9, 2026

Every so often, an album arrives that does not seek to be admired so much as understood. This effort by Bulgarian-Canadian vocalist, songwriter, and poet Gergana Velinova, titled Free, fits that category. Velinova spent five years writing the album's ten songs. There is not a wasted word or an unnecessary note. Another part of the project ...

Article: Album Review

Sharon Minemoto: Goodbye, Strawberry Hill

Read "Goodbye, Strawberry Hill" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 30, 2026

The years 1942 through 1945 embody a dark chapter in American and Canadian history--not only in terms of the grievous losses of life and treasure during World War II but also for the abandonment of human rights and the cruel and indefensible treatment of many thousands of their fellow citizens, more specifically those of Japanese descent. ...

Album

Go Ahead!

By Jon Bentley

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Balcony Jogger; Tucka'; Trane's Terrain; Don't Be Sad; Go Ahead!; Movin' Further Wes; Still Crazy After All These Years; Down In The Depths; The Feeling Of Jazz

Article: Album Review

Jon Bentley: Go Ahead!

Read "Go Ahead!" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 10, 2025

There is really nothing to censure on Vancouver, Canada-based tenor saxophonist Jon Bentley's latest album, Go Ahead! On the other hand, there is nothing of any import that sets it apart from other straight-ahead quartet sessions aside from the fact that Bentley employs an organ and guitar to replace the usual piano and bass.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bill Stewart, Nancy Kelly, Sharel Cassity, Hiromi and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 24, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by, Bill Stewart, Steve Allee, Romain Pilon, Nancy Kelly, Sharel Cassity, James Zito, Reid Hoyson, Johnny O'Neal, José Luiz Martins, Renegade Queens, Hiromi, The Empress, Jon Bentley, John Ellis, Nnenna Freelon, Branford Marsalis, Altin Sencalar, Reginald Cyntje, Marianne Solivan, Silvano Monasterios, Phil Brown, Reggie Watkins, Lorraine Feather, and more.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Branford Marsalis, Thomas Marriott, Mitch Towne, Lorraine Feather and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 10, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Branford Marsalis, Altin Sencalar, Reginald Cyntie, Marianne Solivan, Thomas Marriott, Mitch Towne, Paul Hecht, Lorraine Feather, Eric Alexander, Geoffrey Dean, Jackson Potter, Willie Morris, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Jerry Gimble, Allan Chaubert, Billy Hart, Russ Spiegel, Elaine Dame, MTB, Posi-Tone Swingtet, The Empress, Nnenna Freelon, Rachel Therrien, Yellowjackets, and more.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

George Coleman, Reggie Watkins, Leon Anderson & Sean Nelson

by Joe Dimino
March 30, 2025

The 899th episode of Neon Jazz kicks off with a blast of energy, as trombonist Sean Nelson leads the charge with the New London Big Band, setting the tone with a fiery track from his brand-new 2025 album, Don't Stop Now. From there, we pay tribute to one of Sean's greatest inspirations--the legendary Harry James--before diving ...