I love it when music is combined with the spoken word and there’s a beautiful selection of poetic monologues that accompany each of the movements of ‘The Forgotten Stories Suite’ from the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra . Composed by multi-instrumentalist Sean Irvine , the album allows the orchestra to range around emotional personal stories, with vocals from Karly Epp and narration of the monologues from Quinn Greene. The opening Forgotten Stories  monologue introduces us to the con

Complexity and simplicity of faith and jazz

Fine funk collaborations from Cory Wong

The musician-led Stoney-Lane Records  always delivers new and interesting music and once again they have introduced me to a new artist - composer, pianist and vocalist Lucy Mellenfield . If you want somewhere to start, I recommend the gradual build-up of layers on Like a Feather  before the track finishes once more on nearly-solo piano. From the opening notes, this songwriting and composition flits effortlessly between jazz and folk - and who needs to put music in genre boxes

Formidable funk

Cinematic and expansive

"My dream with composing is ... something to talk about"

Eclectic and elegant big band tunes

Valentine’s Day jazz pop from Wild Blue Herons

Get your headphones on 

Jazzahead! 2026: full schedule announced 

A moment in musical time

Songs that will warm your ears

Out on 16 January is a lovely, romantic vocal and jazz ensemble album from Steve Berndt . ‘Heart of Hearts’ takes three pop standards and eight original compositions and gives them a real jazz feel with a variety of ensembles. The tunes on Heart of Hearts  are inspired by the themes of love and honesty, all sung by Berndt and swung by an impressive collection of musicians. Alongside Steve Berndt (vocals, trombone), are Steve Boudreau (piano), Ken Kanwisher (bass), Michel Dela

Touching lives

Bringing words to life

Issues and impact in jazz-grass

A movie soundtrack that evokes storytelling at so many levels

A 2026 release that you’re going to love from Davison and Mullov-Abbado

Watch this space for Susanne Alt to come out of the shadows