Blast Toronto has seen over 150 shows around town. Next year that number will grow so we can showcase where the best music is. These are not always the biggest shows like Taylor Swift, but they are musical moments that really pump the blood and open up your soul of...
In the great circle of amazing Toronto musicians, Carlos del Junco sits at the top of the heap when it comes to harmonica playing. I have been fortunate to catch him in many jam sessions over the years but have never seen a full performance from him. Well Hugh’s Room...
The Emmet Ray just celebrated 15 years of hard work and dedication to the jazz scene in Toronto. That is a big accomplishment in today’s ever-changing market. It has survived the pandemic where I got to witness many clubs go under. I have seen the changing landscape...
This is for you jazz enthusiasts. Dan Fortin is a Toronto Jazz Bass Player. I saw that he was having an album release party at the Tranzac Sunday Dec1st and I decided to go. Luckily, for me I was lucky enough to bump into him as he accompanied a jazz singer named...
What I love about this job is discovering new places to see quality music. Last night my wife and I were invited to see a new musical event happening every Thursday at the Novotel next to Mel Lastman Square on Yonge St. It happens in a restaurant called Trio located...
The City of Toronto just got a little richer this weekend. I am not talking about money but of sound. The music scene welcomed a new artist to the scene. His name is Mathieu Fiset and he is now making Toronto his home. If you read my interview with Mathieu, you would...
It was no surprise that Blast Toronto was going to Koerner Hall to witness Genevieve Marentette celebrates songs from her brand-new release, “Songs of 69”. I even knew they were going to open the show with a tribute to Spy Songs. What completely took me by surprise...
There is a reason I wanted to do this story. It began at Hugh’s Room where I was reviewing three amazing guitar players. At the end of the show, I had a chance to speak with them, and this there was this guy standing next to me and was really engaged in a good...
AUG. 15th – Toronto's hip hop and jazz community had quite the treat towards the end of the summer, when genre-fusing and sound-defying Brownman Electryc Trio performed at My House. The swanky bar and lounge hosted the trio, led and founded by...
On my first flight of this wonderful jazz exposure, I got to experience some weightlessness. Well, I am a pretty light bird, so it is not a stretch for me. Each song is extremely well constructed and has a fine balance to it. The themes are very large and can be quite...
