Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. That’s what came to mind as Bettye LaVette, age 66, danced across the Toronto Star Stage and belted out stories of her trials and tribulations on her way to (rock) stardom. Read the full story...
No one knew what they were in for on Friday evening when Kurt Rosenwinkel took to the pulpit at the Church of the Holy Trinity alone with his guitar, surrounded by vintage amps and a mess of guitar pedals...Read the full story...
In previous years, the TD Toronto Jazz Festival has banked on iconic acts such as Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin for opening night. For the 26th edition, programmers took a chance on up-and-coming singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe...Read the full story...
Keeping a band together is no easy feat, but Toronto-based sextet Lady Kane has managed to keep it going for 10 years, wowing audiences with their danceable covers of well-known pop, rock and soul tunes...Read the full story...
Listening to veteran guitar player Lorne Lofsky is very much an adventure worth taking, especially when bass player Kieran Overs and drummer Barry Romberg are along for the ride. Lofsky likens it to “getting in a car and driving down a road that you haven’t been down before...Read the full story...
I had the fortune of checking in with former artistic director Jim Galloway for anecdotes about his time with the festival (1986 – 2008) and the scoop on the performers he is interviewing for the Ken Page Memorial Trust Inside Track series this year...Read the full story...
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The Artistic Director's Guide to Jazz - Live!
This Sunday, May 13, Josh Grossman is joined by guest musician Colleen Allen to discuss the fusion of jazz and pop.
