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Your home for jazz in all its forms. Broadcasting from Toronto to the world. #DiscoverMusic

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Elizabeth Shepherd and Michael Occhipinti take the stage for the final performance of this season of our Sound of Jazz Concert series. 📅 Wednesday, May 15 📍 @lulalounge 🎫 Supported by Don Valley North Lexus, @antiguabarbuda , and @thewalrus
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We want to thank our listeners for their feedback about the Government of Alberta’s national ad that was heard on our station. We have chosen to cancel this contract effective today and these ads will cease running on JAZZ.FM91 effective midnight tonight.
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Jazz icon Chick Corea has died at the age of 79. In a parting message to friends and fans, he said: “I want to thank all of those along my journey who have helped keep the music fires burning bright." Full statement:
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"I am once again asking you to sing Moonlight in Vermont…"
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Where we would have been on NYE 31.12.1961
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Ahmad Jamal, the legendary pianist who helped shape the evolution of jazz throughout a career spanning seven decades, has died. He was 92.
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On their gem of a second album Love for Sale, @itstonybennett and @ladygaga deliver pure joy. It's one of JAZZ.FM91's top 25 albums of 2021. See the full list ➡️
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Legendary singer Tony Bennett will be reuniting with Lady Gaga this Friday for an MTV Unplugged concert, in what may turn out to be one of his final live performances.
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Chick Corea, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Christian McBride and many others will take part in Live From Our Living Rooms, a virtual jazz festival running April 1-7 to benefit musicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The story of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker's time in Los Angeles will be told in a new graphic novel arriving this September, just after the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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Legendary guitarist @PatMetheny has just announced the upcoming release of Dream Box, a collection of nine “found tracks” of solo guitar music.
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"When I'm about to fall asleep, what do I find myself thinking about?" @PatMetheny says in this interview. "That's often a clue for me to look for things that I have not gotten to yet. I feel like I'm just now starting to crack a bunch of things."
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Vocalist Leon Thomas born #OTD 1937 in East St. Louis, IL. Best known for his work on Pharoah Sanders - The Creator Has A Master Plan
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Happy International Jazz Day! 🎉 📸 photos by Bill Beard
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You can only keep three, '50s jazz edition. What do you pick?
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On this day 95 years ago, a legend was born. What's your favourite piece of music by the great Oscar Peterson?
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We just won internationally for our programming! Picked up 3 awards at the International Radio Awards in NYC. Thank you from all of us!
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For 20 years as of today, @bradjbarker has been welcoming musicians, storytellers, students and great music into our ears, lives and hearts. Congratulations Brad, and thank you for 20 amazing years with JAZZ.FM91. ⭐
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Laila Biali wins the Juno Award for vocal jazz album of the year. #JUNOS
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Twenty years ago, CJRT-FM made the change to an all-jazz format and became Canada’s only 24-hour jazz radio station: JAZZ.FM91. Thank you for your support over these last two decades.
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The great @OscarPeterson was born on this day in 1925. We're excited to share that next month, we'll be relaunching our specialty stream dedicated entirely to the music of this Canadian legend. Stay tuned!
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A mural fitting for a musical giant takes over Philadelphia. Coltrane, writ large by Ernel Martinez. Beautiful.
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Willie Nelson and Diana Krall star in a fun animated video of their duet performance of the song I Won't Dance, part of Nelson's upcoming tribute to Frank Sinatra.
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#OTD composer Antonio Carlos Jobim born 1927 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Sergio Mendes with Antonio Carlos Jobim | 1962, NYC)
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We have an upcoming @MattDusk & @florence_k LTA! Enter to win tickets:
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Jon Hendricks: September 16, 1921 - November 22, 2017
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This really seems like one of those days when you could use some jazz.
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Happy Birthday to saxophonist Joshua Redman born #OTD 1969 in Berkeley, CA.
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Remembering Walter Becker who would have been 68 today. / Steely Dan "Josie" Live on Letterman in 1995
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In a shock to the music world, it was announced that Chick Corea died on Tuesday from a rare form of cancer. Winner of 23 Grammy Awards, Corea was one of the most influential pianists and composers of his generation.
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Satchmo born this day in NOLA 1901- Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1946 by Gottlieb, William P.
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In this new series, Javon Anderson looks at the long-standing relationship between jazz and hip-hop. Up first, a @herbiehancock tune that formed the foundation of a Slum Village beat.
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Thank you for voting us Best Radio Station (2 yrs in a row) & Runner-Up for Best Radio Personality: @heatherbambrick #nowreaderschoice
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Name a statue that actually enhances its surroundings.
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Join us as we rebroadcast our Live to Air with @MattDusk and @Florence_K from Feb. 8th. Your host was @RPorterJAZZFM91
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Friday mood: @MattDusk & @florence_k "Somethin' Stupid"
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In 1959, Charles Mingus released Fables of Faubus to protest the governor of Arkansas, who was behind the National Guard’s prevention of the integration of Little Rock Central High School.
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A petition from jazz critic and historian, Ted Gioia, to name Duke Ellington as the winner of the 1965 Pulitzer Prize in Music, an honour that the jazz giant was denied, is picking up steam.
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Happy 80th birthday to the incomparable @jonimitchell . Stay tuned as we honour the Canadian legend today by playing songs performed by her or others throughout the day.
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Whether you're a jazz novice or a fan aiming to deepen your appreciation of the genre, we designed Jazz 101: A Beginner's Guide to Jazz for you—and now it's back by popular demand:
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Dr. John passed away one year ago today. Let's revisit some of the Night Tripper's classic tunes.
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Hear a @NorahJones demo of the jazz standard Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, recorded in her high school band room accompanying herself on piano.
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A Tribute to Fats Domino: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 from 7PM-8PM live from JAZZ.FM91's Long & McQuade Performance Hall hosted by Danny Marks. A special Live to Air as we pay homage to a true rhythm and blues pioneer!
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This April, @bluenoterecords will finally share Just Coolin’, a studio album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers that was recorded on March 8, 1959, but was never released.
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Breaking news: @heatherbambrick is returning to JAZZ.FM91 this Monday morning! 🤩
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Right now!! @mattdusk and @florence_k LTA!!
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What artist was your gateway to jazz?
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JAZZ.FM91 just won Bronze for Best Jazz Format at the 2016 New York Festivals World’s Best Radio Programs ceremony!
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Happy 48th birthday to Christian McBride 🎈
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We're still accepting submissions to see @MattDusk and @florence_k here for a Live to Air! Send us an email: CONTESTS @JAZZ .FM
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Takuya Kuroda ( @takutrumpet ) has announced his seventh studio album Midnight Crisp, which displays the acclaimed trumpeter's hybrid of soulful jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion and hip hop. Watch the video for the title track:
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This year, there was jazz excellence of all kinds: breakouts by rising stars, strong statements by modern icons, impressive works by beloved veterans, and everything in between. Here are 25 of our favourite albums from 2022.
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Born this day -1929, Bill Evans! "It bugs me when people try to analyze jazz as an intellectual theorem. It's not. It's feeling."
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Sad news: Guido Basso, the masterful musician who for decades was a distinguished pillar of Canada’s jazz scene, has died at the age of 85.
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On Feb. 17, @HistoricaCanada will debut a new Heritage Minute about @OscarPeterson , starring @egbomusic . Back in the fall of 2019, David Basskin went behind the scenes at @HughsRoomLive for a special sneak peek of the production:
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We're so proud to announce that JAZZ.FM91 was named Best Radio Station in the 2021 @nowtoronto Readers' Choice poll! Meanwhile, Heather Bambrick was a runner-up for Best Radio Personality. Thank you! 🙏
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Dr. Lonnie Smith, the NEA Jazz Master who was highly acclaimed for his soulful, dynamic sound on the Hammond B3 organ, has died. He was 79.
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Happy International Jazz Day! 🎺🎉 Follow along on our Facebook or YouTube pages all day today to watch great performances by your favourite musicians. #JazzDay Facebook ➡️ YouTube ➡️
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The challenge continues. You can only keep three, '70s jazz edition. What are you taking?
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From our @mattdusk and florencekofficial Live to Air last night! Photo credit emilyjoy88…
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Donald Byrd was born on this day in 1932. Today, @bluenoterecords released a previously unissued live recording of the trumpeter performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973.
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Happy 60th birthday to Kenny Garrett! Revisit last year's interview with the generational alto saxophonist.
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"We're going to get through this, and we're going to get through it together, and hopefully we can keep bringing you great radio while we're doing it."
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A previously unissued live recording of trumpeter Donald Byrd performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1973 is finally being released by @bluenoterecords .
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Remembering the High Priest of Bop as we celebrate Thelonious Monk's Centennial today #Monk100
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Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best in 2021. ✨
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Merry Christmas everyone! However you're celebrating this year, we hope it's filled with love, happiness — and jazz. Best wishes from all of us here at JAZZ.FM91.
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Look Angela, we're doing our best, okay
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WOW! For the first time in our history, JAZZ.FM91 has won gold for Best Jazz Format from the @NYFestivals Radio Awards. 🏅 We're honoured! #newyorkfestivals Find out more 🔗
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You can now watch the highly anticipated #HeritageMinute about Oscar Peterson!
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#OTD Gene Krupa born 1909 in Chicago, IL. "After he nearly stole the show at BG's 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert, Krupa and Goodman had a personality conflict and Gene soon departed to form his own orchestra." - Drummer's Unlimited / Album artwork by Jim Flora
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We are saddened by the recent passing of Larry Green, the former JAZZ.FM91 radio host whose enduring passion for jazz made him a key figure in helping to foster Canada’s future generations of musicians.
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Today, CJRT turns 70.🏆🎉 In honour of this momentous occasion, we’ve created a series of vignettes following our journey through the decades from humble college radio to Canada’s jazz station. Listen today and in the coming week to hear all eight decades in our timeline.
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Breaking: Tony Bennett, the masterful vocalist widely beloved for his interpretations of the Great American Songbook, has died. He was 96.
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Where would we be without Miles Davis. Born on this day, May 26th, 1926. Thank you for the music Miles!
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We're all in this together. No matter where you are, know that we're bringing you great music and great radio 24/7. Love, JAZZ.FM91 💌
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Toronto drummer, composer and educator @Larnell_Lewis is an immense talent who has fierce creativity and a continually evolving musical style. He is an artistic giant. He is all of those things, but most importantly, he is a kindhearted soul. Read more👉
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Happy Easter from all of us at JAZZ.FM91! 🐣
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"The quartet arrived at 7 o’clock and left before midnight, completing the entire recording of A Love Supreme with few retakes or edits..." - John Szwed #OnThisDay /The John Coltrane Quartet records A Love Supreme, 1964.
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In a challenging year, jazz artists from around the world went on to release an impressive amount of great music that brought the joys of life to our best and worst days. Here are 25 of our favourite albums from 2020.
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