With today’s interview, we have reached the twentieth episode of “Mothers In Jazz”, a series of interviews by vocalist Nicky Schrire. The initiative aims to create an online resource for working jazz […]
Mothers In Jazz (20): Kate Wyatt
Canada Calling (1): vocalists Heather Bambrick, Alex Samaras & Mingjia Chen
Canada Calling is new occasional series from vocalist and composer Nicky Schrire. London-born and South African-bred, Schrire recently moved to Toronto, Canada, where she has been learning both how to pronounce “Toronto” […]
Christine and Ingrid Jensen and the Whirlwind Orchestra to tour England and Ireland in November
Sebastian writes: Saxophonist/composer Christine Jensen and her elder sister, trumpeter/bandleader Ingrid grew up in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, a town with a tradition of concert bands going back to the 1870s, and […]
Canadian musicians round-up (2019 MIJF)
Canadian Musicians at 2019 MIJF (Various venues in Montreal 1-5 July 2019. Report by Sebastian Scotney I cannot possibly let one sublime act of generosity on Friday night from Montreal drummer Jim […]
