On April 25, 2026, Koerner Hall became the site of something far greater than a conventional jazz performance. Presented by The Royal Conservatory of Music, the...
The rhythm section of Wayne Shorter’s legendary quartet kicks off the night and then joins a Toronto big band featuring Canadian saxophone icon Jane Bunnett and...
The mature elegance displayed by pianist Renee Rosnes on Crossing Paths brings a luminous pianistic grace, often dappled by vocals marked by Elysian liquidity. Her musicianship...
Celebrated pianist and composer Donald Vega received a GRAMMY® nomination in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album for his 2023 recording of As I Travel, an...
The pianist Donald Vega is now on a don’t-touch-me pinnacle. With his album As I Travel he unveils a richly detailed narrative of his journey that...
The Latin Side of Jazz is a curated playlist that showcases selected tracks from the best Latin jazz, Cuban, Brasilian, Flamenco, Ibero-American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin jazz music....
The Latin Side of Jazz is a curated playlist that showcases selected tracks from the best Latin jazz, Cuban, Brasilian, Flamenco, Ibero-American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin jazz music....
John Finbury has long since displayed a prodigious gift for musicianship in all its forms – not simply popular forms, but also traditional and contemporary Brasilian...
Featured Album · Editor’s Pick Two albums into his worshipful “Brasilian sojourn” John Finbury has written six new songs that further declare his abject love for...
Award-winning composer John Finbury and singer-lyricist Thalma de Freitas team up for the first time on Sorte! Their new album of Brazilian-flaired Latin Jazz songs was...
Wayne Shorter Quartet @ Koerner Hall – TO 22/4/2017 I Dare You The Wayne Shorter Quartet, a treat for our times, these troubled times, when the...
*In the greater jazz world, Danilo Pérez is a respected pianist. In his homeland of Panama, he’s a national icon and cultural ambassador, and not just...
Having already given us an excellent account of himself as both a virtuoso acoustic bassist as well as on electric bass, with scores of stellar musicians...
Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Pérez presents the World Premiere of his PANAMANIA Suite at Koerner Hall in Toronto, on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Danilo Pérez The PANAMANIA...
Santo Domingo de Guzmán stretches languidly along the Southern Coast of Dominican Republic, awash with the foam and salty breath of the Caribbean Sea. It nestles...