Toronto-based quartet Peripheral Vision keeps one eye out for a wide array of diverse influences from both within jazz and outside it. Led by bassist Michael Herring and guitarist Don Scott, with saxophonist Trevor Hogg and drummer Nick Fraser, the group is a folky reimagining of the classic jazz quartet instrumentation. They successfully meld the […]

When established artists tour, they face a conundrum: whether to play old favourites or exciting new material. Chick Corea, piano virtuoso and innovative master of jazz fusion, has found an ingenious solution. The Vigil tour rolling into Burton Cummings Theatre September 23 will be no mere retrospective. It will be a bold reimagining of the […]