2022 @thejunoawards CBC Sunday May 15 // pre-broadcast awards last night recognized the Canadian Jazz Scene with these awards - congratulations to all the winners! junoawards.ca

This week - a couple '22 Juno Award winners, recent outings from T.O. bassist Alex Lakusta, tp Grace Fox’s All-Female Band, pianist Mark Sherman, and more – plus vocalists Diana Krall, Tierney Sutton and Kenny Washington. Jazz-On! Check out recent podcasts mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

Enjoy latest from gt Randy Napoleon, p Adam Shulman, sx Steve Kaldestad, and Big Band sounds from MJO, the David Angel Jazz Ensemble. Also, recent Juno winner singer Caity Gyorgy, and older sides from Ray Charles & Milt Jackson, and Art Blakey Jazz-On! mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

940 wraps our 18th year with Summer Series of archive shows over the summer; new shows returns in September. This week we end ‘big’ with Hendrik Meurkens WDR Big Band / Hilario Duran’s Jazz Orchestra / Christan McBride’s BB & more. Have a great summer! mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

JBRS is on its annual summer production hiatus airing a series of Encore Presentations – new shows returns in September for the 19th season. Hope everyone has a relaxing and enjoyable summer! You can hear recent broadcasts on the JBRS channel on Mixcloud: mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

JBRS 941 … While the show is on production hiatus over the summer – enjoy this Encore Presentation from the Summer Series. jazzboulevard.ca/jazz-boulevard…

JBRS this week includes new recordings from perc Alex Acuna, Tsx Dennis Mitcheltree, and singer Diana Panton. Also older material from pianist Jack Wilson, the Jim Waller Big Band and much more. Jazz-On! mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

You can check out some of the album art from artists heard on the show – visit the JBRS Instagram page. instagram.com/moz_jazzblvd/

JBRS 956 – Enjoy new albums from CDN singer Jeremy Wong, sx Ana Nelson, bs Jeff Denson, and p Ted Kooshian. Also Bernie Dresel's Big Band, Conrad Herwig's Latin look at Herbie Hancock, and some older material from Shirley Horn and Dexter Gordon. Jazz-On! mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

The show this week incls latest from sx Pj Perry, an all-female jazz group out of Canada, jazz-electronica sounds from Ambient Monkeys and sx Owen Broder celebrating Johnny Hodges. Big Band music out of Koln and Miles help flesh out the playlist. Jazz-On! mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

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JBRS 🙏 Take a break! Enjoy some jazz incls nu recordings from Metropolitan Jazz Orch (playing Bowie), Jay Lawrence Platinum Jazz Orch, perc & vibes player Joe Chambers, Sx Houston Person, a duet Live at Village Vanguard (Hersch & Spalding) & more. jazzboulevard.ca/recent-broadca…

JBRS Enjoy some recent podcasts of broadcast episodes of the show now streaming from our Mixcloud channel - links available on the show's website at: jazzboulevard.ca/recent-broadca… Happy listening! 🎧

This week's show incl Gypsy-Jazz from MTL's Christine Tassan, Big Band music of Bernie Dressel, Afro Bop Alliance + singers Kurt Elling, Emilie-Claire Barlow, and an opening set borrowing from the pop world. Jazz On! Podcast avail now: mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR… #jazz #podcast

The tide is turning. Much more on this March 13 on my YouTube channel. Enough top-down centralized apocalyptic fear mongering compulsion and force.

Due to an on-going major power blackout in Montreal - for the first time since 2004 - this week's episode of Jazz Boulevard is unavailable. Normality will return next week.

Heard lately on JBRS! The latest from All-female group Artemis, violinist Sara Caswell, Latin p Israel Tanenbaum, vx Lizzie Thomas, UK-based Jazz Defenders, multi-grammy p Arturo O'Farrill, Icon Taj Mahal, and more! Checkout our Mixcloud channel Jazz-On! mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

Hear recent shows & catch up on latest from: a large multi-artist project of the music of Raymond Scott, tb Michael Davis’ Hip Bone Big Band, p Noah Haidu, 85yo drummer Louis Hayes, tracks from gt Greg Diamond … and lots more. Jazz On! mixcloud.com/JazzBoulevardR…

JBRS 20TH ANNIVERSARY 20 years ago this week I sat behind a studio console at a widely unknown local community radio station and broadcast the first episode of Jazz Boulevard Radio Show. I remember thinking this would be a “stepping stone” ... (full post) jazzboulevard.ca/jbrs-20-years-…