Blues

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  Buddy Guy Cancels Ottawa Jazz Festival Performance Due to "Concerns for His Health"

  PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2022

  Days after Buddy Guy was revealed to be playing the 2022 Ottawa Jazz Festival, the blues guitar icon has announced the cancellation of his...

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  Moor Mother Readies New Album 'Jazz Codes,' Shares "WOODY SHAW"

  PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2022

  Camae Ayewa has detailed a new album as Moor Mother. The American poet, composer, and singer-songwriter will share Jazz Codes on July 1 via...

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  Fantastic Negrito Balances Sonic and Social Detail on 'White Jesus Black Problems'

  PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2022

  Fantastic Negrito's unique family history and complex career trajectory have intermingled to inspire his ambitious new album, White Jesus B...

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  Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival Welcomes Jann Arden, Tom Cochrane, Witch Prophet, Tanika Charles and More for 30th Anniversary Edition

  PUBLISHED May 12, 2022

  Back in person after two years of virtual performances, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival returns this year for its 30th annual edition,...

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  Juno-Winning Guitarist Walter Rossi Dies at 74

  PUBLISHED May 3, 2022

  Walter Rossi — the Juno-winning Italian-Canadian musician who played guitar with Wilson Pickett, the Buddy Miles Express, Charlee, Influenc...

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  Salome Bey Honoured with Commemorative Canada Post Stamp

  PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2022

  The life and work of Salome Bey — the American-born, Canadian singer-songwriter, composer and actress — will be commemorated with a new sta...

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  Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age Dies at 57

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2022

  Mark Lanegan — the American singer-songwriter, author and musician known best for his work as a solo artist and with Screaming Trees, Queen...

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  Swamp Dogg Announces New Album 'I Need a Job… So I Can Buy More Autotune'

  PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2022

  Cult icon and general light-in-a-dark-world Swamp Dogg has announced a new album called I Need a Job… So I Can Buy More Autotune, arriving...