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TORONTO: Veteran musician, Jamaican Canadian Jay Douglas who has performed in Canada and Jamaica for more than 50 years, is being celebrated for his contribution to the art at two Black History Month events during February. Douglas, who first...

Listen to Black History is the Sound of Jazz, presented by JAZZ.FM91, hosted by John Devenish, and dedicated to the memory and legacy of Dr. Michael Arthurs.

These are JAZZ.FM91’s favourite albums of 2023, a year that reflected the past, present and future of jazz.

Peter Grant as the legendary rock bands manager from their creation in 1968 through to their breakup in 1980. The incredible historic home includes 30 acres of land in Hellingly, East Sussex.

Listen to Dinner Jazz with John Devenish for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the TD Niagara Jazz Summer Festival, running July 15-22 at venues across the Niagara region.

Listen to Dinner Jazz with John Devenish this week for your chance to win the best seats in the house to see Lakecia Benjamin at the Meridian Arts Centre on Friday, Sept. 29.

A splendid estate could once be seen on the approach to Weymouth town centre.

Listen to Dinner Jazz with John Devenish for a chance to win tickets to see Jill Barber on Wednesday, May 10, at TD Music Hall in Toronto.

Listen to Dinner Jazz with John Devenish for your chance to win tickets to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Frank & Ella on April 18-19 at Roy Thomson Hall.

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