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Some of my favourite 2022 Canadian albums

Playlist:

• Tania Gill Quartet, featuring Lina Allemano, Rob Clutton, and Nico Dann - Apology
• Gentiane MG - Walls Made of Glass
• Kate Wyatt, featuring Lex French, Adrian Vedady & Jim Doxas - Underwater Chant
• Rafael Zaldivar, featuring Terri Lyne Carrington - Baila Mi Changui
• Annie Dominique Quintet - Le blues d'emile
• Chet Doxas - Tree Trunk
• Andrew Rathbun, featuring Rich Perry, Gary Versace, John Hebert & Billy Drummond - Old Ballad For Hawk
• Ernesto Cervini - Roar and Havoc
• Melissa Stylianou, featuring Ike Sturm - Time's a Wastin'
• Laura Anglade & Sam Kirmayer - Vous qui passez sans me voir
• Caity Gyorgy, featuring Christine Jensen and Virginia MacDonald - It's Pronounced George
• Carsten Rubeling, featuring Aaron Young - Old World
• MAW, featuring Jessica Ackerley, Frank Meadows, Eli Wallace - Interphase
• Gordon Grdina, featuring Mark Helias and Matthew Shipp - Palimpsest
• Jocelyn Gould - Bright Note
• Ostara Project, featuring Amanda Tosoff, Jodi Proznick, Allison Au, Rachel Therrien, Jocelyn Gould, Joanna Majoko & Sanah Kadoura - Tides Are Turning

Remembering Some of the Artists We Lost in 2022

Playlist:

• Monnette Sudler - Time for a Change
• Khan Jamal - The Known Unknown
• Grachan Moncur III - Monk in Wonderland
• Pharoah Sanders - Colors
• Charnett Moffett - The Dance
• Joey DeFrancesco - More Music
• Paul Plimley, Lisle Ellis - Long Time No See
• Jessica Williams - The Child Within
• Barbara Morrison - Easy Living
• Mick Goodrick - Feebles, Fables and Ferns
• Ron Miles - A Kind Word
• Jaimie Branch - Leaves of Glass
• Jeremy Noller - Small Arms
• Abdul Wadud - Camille

Lakecia Benjamin, Negah Santos, Terri Lyne Carrington, Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens, Chet Doxas, Dan Weiss Trio, Charles Lloyd, Julian Lage, Bill Frisell, Jean-Michel Leblanc, Carl Mayotte, Sophianne Girard, Lucy Lambert's Violet Drift, and Michael Johancsik

Playlist:

• Lakecia Benjamin - New Mornings
• Negah Santos - O Cocada
• Terri Lyne Carrington , featuring Julian Lage, Michael Mayo and Negah Santos - Circling
• Walter Smith III, Matthew Stevens, featuring Kris Davis, Dave Holland and Terri Lyne Carrington - Loping
• Chet Doxas - The Front of Winter
• Dan Weiss Trio, featuring Jacob Sacks and Thomas Morgan - For Jacob
• Charles Lloyd, featuring Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan - Blood Count
• Charles Lloyd, featuring Anthony Wilson and Gerald Clayton - Hagar of the Inuits (Live)
• Charles Lloyd, featuring Julian Lage and Zakir Hussain - The Blessing
• Julian Lage - Chavez
• Bill Frisell, featuring Gerald Clayton, Johnathan Blake and Gregory Tardy - Holiday
• Jean-Michel Leblanc - Himawari
• Carl Mayotte - Dans le nuages
• Sophianne Girard - Bright & Cold
• Lucy Lambert - Belleville
• Michael Johancsik - A Long Slow Drag

Chat with P. Jacob Fossum about his upcoming concert in Calgary. Music from Nadje Noordhuis, The Three Seas, So Long Seven, Avataar, Sarathy Korwar, Jasmine Myra, Swindle, Kay Young, Binker Golding, Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano, Brian Baggett, P. Jacob Fossum, Jane Ira Bloom, Andrew Cyrille

Playlist:

• Nadje Noordhuis, featuring Fred Hersch - Little Song
• The Three Seas, featuring Matt Keegan, Gaurab Chatterjee & Declan Kelly - Afterlife
• So Long Seven - Only Elephants Know Her Name
• Avataar - Chrysalis (Emergence)
• Sarathy Korwar, featuring Photay - The Past Is Not Only Behind Us, But Ahead of Us
• Jasmine Myra - Horizons
• Various Artists, featuring Swindle - Miss Kane
• Various Artists, featuring Kay Young - Feel Like Making Love
• Various Artists, featuring Binker Golding - Fort Worth
• Jakob Bro, Joe Lovano - Song to an Old Friend
• Brian Baggett - Mild
• P. Jacob Fossum - In Our Garden
• P. Jacob Fossum - Tippy Toes - George Costanza
• Jane Ira Bloom - Where the Light Gets In
• Andrew Cyrille Quartet, featuring David Virelles, Bill Frisell & Ben Street - The News

Julia Hulsmann, Benjamin Lackner, Mathias Eick, Florian Ross, Kira Linn, LIUN + The Science Fiction Band, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Rafael Zaldivar, Luis Deniz, Roberto Occhipinti, Lauren Falls, Domi Edson, Spencer Zweifel / Seth Lewis / Bobby Wiens, Denin Slage-Koch & Bobby Wiens

Playlist:

• Julia Hulsmann - Made of Wood
• Benjamin Lackner, featuring Mathias Eick, Jerome Regard and Manu Katche - Open Minds Lost
• Mathias Eick - Arvo
• Florian Ross Octet - Send in the Clowns
• Kira Linn & Linntett - That Thing
• LIUN + The Science Fiction Band - Medusa's Champagne
• Kurt Rosenwinkel - First Impression
• Rafael Zaldivar, featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel - Dolor de Amar
• Luis Deniz - La Ceiba de Mayuya
• Roberto Occhipinti, featuring Larnell Lewis and Adrean Farrugia - Emancipation Day
• Lauren Falls - I Want to Be Happy
• Domi Edson Trio, featuring Spencer Zweifel and Bobby Wiens - Shiny Stockings
• Spencer Zweifel, Bobby Wiens & Seth Lewis - That Old Feeling
• Denin Slage-Koch, Bobby Wiens - Tailwind

Aubrey Johnson & Randy Ingram, Caity Gyorgy, Virginia MacDonald, Anat Cohen, Chris Speed, The Bad Plus, Joshua Redman, saje, Sara Gazarek, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Curtis Nowosad, Spike Wilner, Frank Carlberg, T.S. Monk, Emmet Cohen, Chris Andrew

Playlist:

• Aubrey Johnson, Randy Ingram - My Ideal
• Caity Gyorgy, featuring Virginia MacDonald - Ideal
• Various Artists, featuring Virginia MacDonald, Lucian Gray and Dan Fortin - Queen's Pawn
• Anat Cohen - Baroquen Spirit
• Chris Speed - Light Line
• The Bad Plus, featuring Ben Monder, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson and Dave King - You Won't See Me Before I Come Back
• Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade - Disco Ears
• saje, featuring Terri Lyne Carrington and Daniel Rotem - As This Moment Slips Away
• Sara Gazarek - Vanity
• Sarah Elizabeth Charles, featuring Burniss Earl Travis II - The Message
• Curtis Nowasad, featuring Brianna Thomas - See Line Woman (Jesse Fischer Remix)
• Spike Wilner Trio - Well You Needn't
• Frank Carlberg Trio, featuring John Hebert and Francisco Mela - Bemsha Cubano
• TS Monk - Seven Steps to Heaven (Live)
• Emmet Cohen - Venus de Milo
• Chris Andrew - Home

Sanah Kadoura, The Ostara Project, Jeremy Pelt, Michael Sarian, Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch, Dave Douglas, Song Yi Jeon & Vinicius Gomes, Julian Lage, Ronnie Foster, Elvin Jones, Charles Ruggiero, Jacob Wutzke, Chad Taylor, Janel Leppin

Playlist:

• Sanah Kadoura, featuring Stacy Dillard, Virginia MacDonald, Rachel Therrien, Joanna Majoko, Parham Haghighi, Mike King, Jonathan Michel - The Gemini's
• The Ostara Project, featuring Amanda Tosoff, Jodi Proznick, Allison Au, Joanna Majoko, Rachel Therrien, Sanah Kadoura, Jocelyn Gould - Rise
• Jeremy Pelt, featuring Sanah Kadoura and Frank Locastro - Anthem for a Better Tomorrow
• Michael Sarian, featuring Santiago Leibson, Marty Kenney & Nathan Ellman-Bell - Max
• Enrico Rava, Fred Hersch - The Song is You
• Dave Douglas, featuring Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell, Linda May Han Oh and Rudy Royston - Peace Within Your Walls
• Song Yi Jeon, Vinicius Gomes - Dancing Stars
• Julian Lage - Fairbanks
• Ronnie Foster - Reboot
• Elvin Jones, featuring Larry Young - Ginger Bread Boy
• Charles Ruggiero - B. Lew's "Be Loose" Blues
• Jacob Wutzke - Snow Ghost
• Chad Taylor Trio, featuring Brian Settles and Neil Podgurski - The Reel
• Janel Leppin, featuring Luke Stewart, Kim Sator, Anthony Pirog, Larry Ferguson, Sarah Hughes, Brian Settles - Woven Forest

Ezra Collective, Sarathy Korwar, Theon Cross, Tom Skinner, KOKOROKO, Laura Jurd, Rebecca Nash, Gentiane MG, Brulez les meubles, Chet Doxas, Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Jairus Sharif, Francisco Mela & Zoh Amba, William Parker

Playlist:

• Ezra Collective, featuring Kojey Radical - No Confusion
• Sarathy Korwar, featuring Photay - Remember to Look Out for the Signs
• Theon Cross - Wings
• Tom Skinner - Bishara
• Kokoroko - Tojo
• Laura Jurd - Fuzzy
• Rebecca Nash - Iridium II
• Gentiane MG - Mesanges
• Brûlez les meubles - L'appel du vide
• Brûlez les meubles - Dialogue
• Chet Doxas - The Slopes of Saint Tite des Caps
• Caleb Wheeler Curtis, featuring Orrin Evans, Eric Revis and Gerald Cleaver - Trembling
• Jairus Sharif - Dr. Teddy's Hi Test
• Francisco Mela, Zoh Amba - Dos Vidas
• William Parker - Tails of a Peacock

Joanna Borromeo, Caity Gyorgy, Laila Biali, Ernesto Cervini, Robert Diack, Diana Panton, Barbra Lica, Trevor Falls, Lauren Falls, Carsten Rubeling, Chris Andrew, P.J. Perry, Grant Stewart, Michael Sarian, Michael Blake, Michael Kaeshammer

Playlist:

• Joanna Borromeo - Your Shoes
• Caity Gyorgy, featuring Allison Au - A Moment
• Laila Biali - Autumn Leaves
• Ernesto Cervini - Three Pines
• Robert Diack - Sassafras
• Diana Panton - This Will Make You Laugh
• Barbra Lica - Girls Like Me
• Trevor Falls - Les Filles
• Lauren Falls - New View
• Carsten Rubeling - Lake of Falls
• Chris Andrew - Down Up
• P.J. Perry - Agoraphobia
• Grant Stewart Quartet with Bruce Harris - A Piece of Art
• Michael Sarian, featuring Santiago Leibson, Marty Kenney and Nathan Ellman-Bell - The Pilgrim
• Michael Blake, featuring Clark Gayton and Steven Bernstein - Henry's Boogaloo
• Michael Kaeshammer - Bourbon Street Parade

Flora Purim, Dafnis Prieto with Luciana Souza, Igor Willcox, Jacob Wutzke, Billy Drummond, Tim Lin, David Ambrosio + Loren Stallman + Russ Meissner, The Ostara Project, Kris Davis, CODE Quartet, Kate Wyatt, Rafael Zaldivar, Taurey Butler

Playlist:

• Flora Purim - A Flor Da Vida
• Dafnis Prieto, featuring Luciana Souza - The Muse
• Igor Willcox, featuring Daniel Santiago and Erik Escobar - Message From Another Dimension
• Jacob Wutzke, featuring Lucas Dubovik, Gentiane MG and Levi Dover - Romper Guacamole
• Billy Drummond and Freedom of Ideas, featuring Dezron Douglas, Micah Thomas and Dayna Stephens - Frankenstein
• Tim Lin - Long Ago and Far Away
• David Ambrosio, Loren Stillman, Russ Meissner - Way Too Long So Far
• The Ostara Project, featuring Amanda Tosoff, Jodi Proznick, Joanna Majoko, Jocelyn Gould, Allison Au, Rachel Therrien and Sanah Kadoura - Little One
• Kris Davis, featuring JD Allen & Tony Malaby - Reflections
• CODE Quartet, featuring Christine Jensen, Lex French, Adrian Vedady and Jim Doxas - Wind Up
• Kate Wyatt, featuring Lex French, Adrian Vedady and Jim Doxas - Lhotse Face
• Rafael Zaldivar - Alma
• Taurey Butler - One of the Others