Jazz Chronicles

In Ottawa, November will be a significant month for two of the city's best-known musicians—both of whom also happen to be well-known jou...

It's getting to be that time of year again, and I've been weighing the options for the annual top 10 CD list. Some of the usual susp...

The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announced its latest Jazz.NEXT grants—amounting to $462,350—on October 13, and among grants to the Berklee ...

Despite the jazz tradition of 'sitting in', it's remarkable how seldom I've actually seen someone appear unannounced with a ...

The Saint Lawrence, not the Mississippi. In an era when many jazz festivals are struggling to survive, it's great to see one growing and...

So, now it comes back to me. In the three years since I've attended the Guelph Jazz Festival—which seems to be the consensus choice amon...

Apple introduced its new social networking for music, Ping, yesterday. If you want to see what I'm listening to, you can follow me.

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...