Jazz

Wavelength Summer Thing Gets Daniel Romano's Outfit, NYSSA, SlowPitchSound for 2024

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2024

Toronto's Wavelength has announced its Summer Thing lineup, taking place on August 10 for the SummerSeries in Trillium Park at Ontario...

Kamaal Williams Accused of Sexual Assault by Multiple Women

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2024

South London jazz artist Kamaal Williams has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women. A Resident Advisor investigation led by...

Butcher Brown Were Loose and Authentic at Ottawa Jazz Festival

OLG Stage, June 28

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

After the laid-back, Mediterranean breeziness of Gabi Hartmann on Thursday, it was a whole different kind of melting pot in the OLG tent ...

Gabi Hartmann Glowed with Careful Sophistication at Ottawa Jazz Fest

OLG Stage, June 27

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2024

Sponsored by the French Embassy here in Ottawa, it was an hour of official Francophonia in the OLG tent's 7:30 slot on Thursday...

Al Di Meola Faced the Rain at Ottawa Jazz Fest

Confederation Park Stage, June 26

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024

It was the wrong day to forsake the tented OLG stage (see you another time Commotions) for Confederation Park's open-air setup: it poured ...

Hiatus Kaiyote's 'Love Heart Cheat Code' Is the Future Soul JavaScript

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024

I don't know how much 'Love Heart Cheat Code' — the fourth studio album from Australian quartet Hiatus Kaiyote — is actually meant to take ...

Ottawa Jazz Fest Got a Jolt of Meathead Machismo from Moon Hooch

OLG Stage, June 22

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024

After losing Thundercat to Bluesfest last year, there was perhaps some behind the scenes bemusement at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in the know...

Laufey Relishes Her Role as Jazz Ambassador

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2024

As a child, Laufey always assumed that, if she ever decided to pursue music professionally, she'd play cello in an orchestra. Growing up in...