Jazz Chronicles

As longtime readers know, I've always been a fan of the Guelph Jazz Festival —not just for its adventurous programming and combination o...

In case you're wondering what Jazz Chronicles has been up to this summer, the photo says it all. I became a grandfather for the first ti...

Treasure Island – the fifth album released by pianist Keith Jarrett's so-called American Quartet – begins in what sounds like the middl...

Here in Ottawa, you would be challenged to find a bigger civic booster than Ken Gray, a columnist, editorial writer and blogger for The Otta...

Outside my office at the Ottawa jazz festival, I answered a few questions for a reporter about the importance of music education. ">

The 30th edition of the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival wrapped up last night, ending with an exhilarating performance by Tomasz Stank...

I played hooky from Ottawa's jazz festival last night to head down the road two hours to Montreal to catch the trio of Lou Reed, John Zo...

Everyone knew last night's jam session at the 2010 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival had the potential to go nuclear, what with Joe ...

Of the many myths shattered or illuminated by Robin Kelley's engaging biography of Thelonious Monk, one of the most revealing was that M...

A few years ago, a jazz composer told me that he was genuinely sorry when he graduated from university, because it meant that he didn't ...

It's so easy to be disappointed by your childhood heroes, and I've seen my share of elderly rock, blues and jazz performers coasting...

So, Day -1 of the 2010 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival (the festival officially starts tomorrow) began with reports of bad weather... ...

Moving to my onsite office tomorrow afternoon for the start of the 30th annual TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival. Hoping to do some blog...

I ran into a young man at a family wedding reception yesterday, and I found out he was entering Humber College's jazz program in the fal...

Just when you think it's safe to go back in the water... The sudden cancellation of the Calgary Jazz Festival , which was slated to ope...

If you're in Ottawa next Friday, June 25, you're in luck. Good enough that you'll have a chance to see Christy Doran, Jamaaladee...

I was on Sarah Onyango's radio show the other morning promoting the 2010 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival, and as I was rhyming off...

Just found this excerpt from a video about my old radio station, CKCU-FM, in Ottawa. I think it was shot in about 1984. Who designed those e...

Reflecting the life of a mercurial jazz musician in a static museum exhibit seems like an impossible feat, and it's true that some of We...

After a busy spring, I’m finally back to my immersion in the music of Keith Jarrett’s so-called American Quartet. It’s proven to be a timely...