TICKETS ON SALE NOW!Ticketmaster (416) 870-8000 or www.ticketmaster.caFor detailed listings, more clubs shows and free concerts visit www.torontojazz.com GRANDMASTERS SERIES Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 8pm (145 Queen Street West) 6/25 Laila Biali Trio/Dave Brubeck Quartet $40 - $90 6/26 Oscar Peterson $45 - $95 6/29 Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette $45 - …

It will finally happen on August 18th and 19th 2007. The first Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival will be organized on Aruba. The well known Aruba Jazz & Latin Music Festival which no longer takes place could be seen as a predecessor. The visitors of that event can once again enjoy a weekend of good music and taste the real festival feeling. Cas di Cultura, the national theatre, will be transformed to a jazz paradise. During the festival national and international artist will perfo …

We've just been notified that Frank Morgan passed away peacefully from kidney failure this morning, near his family and friends in his hometown of Minneapolis. He had just completed a successful European tour, even though he was worried about his health. A memorial gathering is planned in his longtime home town of Taos, New Mexico, on what would have been his 74th, birthday, December 23. Frank Morgan Bio (Courtesty of High Note Records): It is a real rarity for a jazz musician …

Satin Doll, was released on January 14, 2003 and has already reached #3 on the Jazz Charts and #8 on the Top 200 Radio Releases on CMJ (All Genre's). Upon return from Gaffney's latest U.S. Tour she joined forces with Erik Hargrove (Current Drummer for James Brown), Hal Melia (Director of Jazz Studies for KCMU University) her long time collaborator and partner Jeff Williams to create her Sophomore Release "Satin Doll". This release features a seasoned grown up Gaffney. Her voice soa …

JIM SELF PLAYED THE FAMOUS NOTES OF "MOTHERSHIP" IN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS FILM * * * WORLD-RENOWNED TUBIST JIM SELF, HIS AMAZING FLUBA, AND EXPANSIVE MY AMERICA CD ARE ALL VERY BIG DEALS * * * With 1100 film scores, hundreds of TV shows, and recordings with everyone from Mel Torme to Don Ellis, the award-winning multi-genre musician’s own latest Basset Hound Records release is up for consideration in 15 Grammy categories * * * Self to conduct 28th annual TubaChristmas outdoor …