My quest for stories, photos, and other jazz related artifacts from Newfoundland and Labrador continues. Speaking of NL jazz, there's a special show at the Black Sheep Monday Aug 7. Click here for details. Pianist Ralph Walker was a central figure in jazz and popular music in St. John's especially. Sandy Morris recalls asking Ralph to...

Today we Take Five with singer/songwriter Barry Canning. He'll be rocking out at Salmon Fest 2017 Saturday July 15, not far from his hometown of Bishop's Falls, NL. Most recently, Barry has been sharing the stage with Newfoundland compatriots Chris LeDrew, Cory Tetford and Paul Lamb in a series of successful in-the-round concerts. There’s a quote from...

The fine gentlemen in this photo are Buddy Pennington (drums), Ed Goff (tenor saxophone), Rob Mills (electric bass), and Ralph Walker (piano). I got this photo from Rob himself during one of our many chats about jazz music in Newfoundland. These four stars shine bright and are a part of intricate constellation of musicians known...

Pianist/composer Bill Brennan is Canadian treasure. We’ve worked together quite a lot through the years and each time I feel more excited about music and life. If you’re in St. John’s, NL Sunday July 9 you can get a bit of that feeling at the Ship Pub from the Brennan/Bendzsa Little Big Band. This cut is from a...