Barry Graham sat on the floor of a windowless storage room, deep inside the maze of white hallways of WHRO. The radio host leaned toward a low shelf, scanning the tightly packed vinyl records, his ...
THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR JAZZ ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.
The year’s best Canadian jazz albums are, as usual, a varied bunch, with a big band’s roar, adventurous pianism and a swinging but intimate duo vying for the attention of music-lovers.
All three released memorable albums this year and performed near and far. And all three continue to collaborate with gifted young musicians, the better to move the music forward and ensure jazz ...
“We should do another record, but let’s make it a visual product,” suggested Charlie Hunter, celebrated guitarist and producer, just months after Maritzaida’s stunning debut albums, Boleros Clásicos ...