Topic: jazz
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Summer 2020 guide: 22 albums you need to hear
From Neil Young to Jessy Lanza, all the Canadian releases you should keep an eye on.
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Jazz musician Hugh Fraser has died
The 2-time Juno Award winner was a trombonist, pianist, composer and bandleader based in Vancouver.
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In memoriam: musicians we've lost to COVID-19
Thank you for your music, John Prine, Adam Schlesinger, Ellis Marsalis, and others.
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Jazz pianist McCoy Tyner has died
He played with the John Coltrane Quartet before leading his own Grammy-winning bands.
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8 emerging Saskatoon acts to watch
Meet the next wave of artists keeping Saskatoon on the musical map.
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Members of BadBadNotGood make their film debut with a 'creepy, aggressive' score
Disappearance at Clifton Hill is a new movie by Canadian director Albert Shin.
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Watch the 2020 Juno Award nominations
Tune in Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. ET to find out who this year's nominees are.
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Watch the 2020 Juno Award nominations
Tune in Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. ET to find out who this year's nominees are.
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In Memoriam: a tribute to the musicians who left us in 2019
A salute to the talented, inspiring, groundbreaking artists who passed on this year.
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The only known soundtrack by John Coltrane was for a Quebec film — and now you can listen to it
The legendary saxophonist recorded the music for filmmaker Gilles Groulx's Le chat dans le sac 55 years ago.
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40 facts about the Montreal International Jazz Festival on its 40th anniversary
Did you know that Wilson Pickett once did a 60-minute encore in his dressing gown?
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Queering the Canadian music industry
How Rae Spoon, Witch Prophet and other LGBTQ2SIA artists are radically reimagining the business of music.
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Here's what you'll find on CBC Music's new website
We're excited to show you our brand new website revamp.
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Meet Tao-Ming Lau, the woman changing the face of Canadian music
How the 'music business nerd' went from working at major labels to making space for marginalized artists.
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Fan stuns Michael Bublé with impromptu performance of 'Fly me to the Moon'
Watch the fan slay Sinatra's 1954 hit.
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Everything you need to know about Don Shirley, the subject of Oscar contender Green Book
The controversial film starring Mahershala Ali tells the story of a classical and jazz prodigy and his unlikely friendship with his driver.
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In memoriam: A tribute to the musicians who left us in 2018
A salute to the talented, inspiring, groundbreaking artists who passed on this year.
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Our favourite Canadian albums of 2018
Drake, the Sorority, Bonjay, Charlotte Day Wilson, Milk & Bone and more are on our minds as we end the year in music.
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Amid retirement rumours, Michael Bublé prepares to release comeback album, Love
In a recent Daily Mail interview, Bublé hinted — jokingly? — at calling it quits.
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Shawn Mendes, BadBadNotGood, Nikki Yanofsky and more: songs you need to hear this week
Here are seven new Canadian tracks that grabbed our attention this week.
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Watch Busty and the Bass' soulful dance party at this year's CBC Music Festival
The Montreal band brings their latest album, Uncommon Good, to the CBC Music Festival stage.
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A jazz lover's guide to the 2018 Montreal International Jazz Festival
Running from June 28 to July 7, this year's festival offers plenty of attractions for jazz enthusiasts.
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Frazey Ford, Witch Prophet and more: Songs you need to hear this week
Check out new songs by Witch Prophet, falcxne, Lou Phelps and a cover by Frazey Ford.
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The convergence of jazz and hip-hop, from Louis Armstrong to Kendrick Lamar
A brief history of two genres that owe a lot to each other's success.
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Incredible portraits of 12 unsung black music pioneers
From Portia White and Geeshie Wiley to Gertrue "Ma" Rainey and the Mills Brothers, 12 black music pioneers we need to know.
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10 Canadian albums to look forward to in 2018
From Bahamas to Laila Biali, we preview some of the most anticipated albums of 2018.
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10 outstanding Canadian jazz albums of 2017
With artists releasing records from coast to coast, homegrown jazz was alive and well this year.
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25 best Canadian albums of the year
Counting down the best Canadian albums of 2016.
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band's Ben Jaffe: 5 songs that changed my life
We talked to the band's creative director about five songs that changed his life.
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