Phil Nimmons, 'dean of Canadian jazz,' dead at 100
During his long life, Nimmons influenced generations of musicians, music teachers and audiences.
Source: cbc.ca
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Ranee Lee returns to the Centaur Theatre with Dark Divas Dec. 16-17
Montreal’s Centaur Theatre will take audiences on a musical journey celebrating legendary Black female entertainers of the jazz age when it presents Dark Divas, Friday and Saturday Dec. 16 and
Source: thesuburban.com
JUNO Award Winning Jazz Artist Ranee Lee Shares Covers Celine Dion Songs on New Album
Ranee Lee is one of Canada's premiere jazz vocalists. She embodies jazz and her career has been a relentless pursuit to see where the music would take her, what she could learn, what she could pass on, how she could take new and exciting paths. She accepts challenges and constantly redefines herself.
Source: broadwayworld.com
Bill King unearths photos of Canadian jazz icons in the '90s
Photo collection captures transitional years for musicians such as Mike Murley, Lorne Lofsky, Neil Swainson, Rich Brown, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Dave Restivo.
Source: jazz.fm
Denny Christianson, beloved Canadian jazz educator, dies at 80
By Adam Feibel Humber College Denny Christianson, the jazz musician and educator who appeared on more than 250 albums and inspired generations of Canadian jazz students along the way through his work at Humber College, has died at the age of 78. Rising to prominence as the leader of the 18-piece Denny Christianson Big Band in Montreal in 1981, Christianson was a widely acclaimed trumpeter, flugelhornist, arranger, composer, conductor and bandleader with a career that lasted several decades. I...
Source: jazz.fm