Out Today! Steve Gadd, Zaccai Curtis, Luques Curtis, & Craig Handy join Guitarist Early Times on new release #jazz #music

Guitarist/Composer Early Times to release new recording “BORDER CROSSINGS” Early’s newest instrumental album features GRAMMY winners Steve Gadd (drums), Zaccai Curtis (piano), and Luques Curtis (bass) Craig Handy (saxophone/flute) Release Date: June 26, 2026

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Border Crossings is the newest album by New York guitarist and composer Early Times. This is a straight-ahead jazz album spiced with soul and Latin rhythms. Early has received airplay nationally and internationally. Since 2021 Early has released 4 albums. He has toured with 9-time Blues Music Award nominee E.C. Scott and recorded 2 albums with her. He has recorded with 3-time Grammy winner and blues legend Bobby Rush. Early is also a nationally broadcasted radio personality on SiriusXM satellite radio.  For this recording, Times recruited some of the finest and most decorated players around. Steve Gadd (drums) is a Grammy winner and has been inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame He has received two Honorary Doctor of Music degrees. Zaccai Curtis (piano) won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for his album Cubop Lives which also included Luques Curtis (bass). Both musicians feature prominently on Border Crossings. Luques has previously recorded with Eddie Palmieri, Gary Burton, and Orrin Evans. Rounding out the lineup is Craig Handy (saxophone and flute) who has performed with Herbie Hancock and recorded with George Cables, The Cookers, and Steve Miller Band, & John Scofield. The tunes on Border Crossings, all written by Times, cover the spectrum from hard bop to Latin Jazz. The album opens with “Roadside Quicky” punctuated by a bright, funky rhythm. After Luques provides an alluring intro on the bass, “Succubus” allows all players to stretch out and features some tight ensemble unison parts. “It’s Been So Nice” is a solo guitar showcase for Times. “Scarlet Dancer” moves the group into Latin territory with an explosive solo on the outro by Gadd. The band eases into a laid-back groove on “On the Corner”, allowing Handy to showcase his stellar flute playing. The album closer is “Chicago Sundown” which evokes a dusky, bitter-sweet Windy City mood.   The album was engineered by 3-time Grammy winner Chris Sulit. Jay Messina served as co-engineer and co-produced the album with Early. Jay has engineered and mixed albums by countless artists from Miles Davis to Aerosmith to Eddie Palmieri.

About Early Times  Early spent time touring throughout the U.S as well as performing for a week in Athens, Greece with soul and blues vocalist E.C. Scott. He was the featured guitarist on E.C.’s Hard Act to Follow and Masterpiece albums. “Featured throughout is the scorching guitar work of a Sacramento musician by the name of Early Times.”-San Francisco Chronicle   In 2001, Early’s performing career took a detour when he helped usher in a new wave of broadcasting as he was tapped to help start Sirius Satellite Radio. He hosted a daily show on Sirius Blues from the channel’s opening until its closing. During the 7+ year span, he helped the company expand from 0 subscribers to over 17 million. After some time away from broadcasting, Early was once again brought on to help the blues channel for SiriusXM, known as B.B. King’s Bluesville, where he currently hosts a daily program. With a 6-hour program running Monday through Friday, on a platform that currently boasts over 32 million subscribers, Early remains the most prevalent on-air personality for blues radio in the United States. In addition, he hosts a show 7 days per week playing classic rock on Deep Tracks.   Returning to his recording career, he has had a national hit with “Dogs of Karma” and followed with “She’s About to Lose Her Mind” with a guest spot by Popa Chubby., Several other songs from the album The Corner received national airplay including “On the Corner”, “Charlemagne”, “Come On, Let’s Ride”, and “Return of the Queen”). The next release Electric City scored a hit with “Good Soul Music” featuring a guest appearance by Bobby Rush. In 2024 Early released an instrumental album with the song “Sanctified gaining more airplay. Early was the featured lead guitarist on the Misty Blues track “Silver Lining” which was a national blues radio hit.

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Groove jazz guitarist dee Brown channels Detroit's summer car culture on "Summer Cruise" #jazz #music

The video for the new single, written and produced by Billboard hitmaker Blake Aaron, is out now.

 

After Detroit’s brutal winters, car enthusiasts from around the world roll out their convertibles along Woodward Avenue. All summer long, the iconic stretch builds toward August’s Woodward Dream Cruise — North America’s largest one-day automotive event. With that scene in mind, groove jazz guitarist dee Brown’s new Innervision Records single, “Summer Cruise,” is climbing the Billboard and Mediabase charts.

 

The single previews Brown’s upcoming album, Living The Good Life, and continues his tradition of blending R&B and jazz with Detroit-inspired storytelling. Brown’s label mate Blake Aaron, who has crafted nine Billboard No. 1 singles, wrote and produced “Summer Cruise.” The track has the carefree sound of summer based on its laid back, fun, and funky vibes. Set to a retro go-go beat built by GRAMMY®-winning bassist Mel Brown and drummer Michael White, Brown’s electric jazz guitar struts, strums, and steers the jovial journey. While Aaron plays rhythm guitar to fatten the groove, Michael Parlett’s saxophone copilots the single with passion, power, and panache. 13-time GRAMMY® nominee Tyries Rolfe polishes the ride with lustrous strings and Carnell Harrell’s vibrant keyboard sweetens the harmonies.

 

Brown and Aaron collaborated on the 2024 single “Wes 8Mile” that appears on Brown’s 2025 Mister Smooth album. That was another outing influenced by Brown’s hometown culture.

 

“Blake Aaron introduced me to ‘Summer Cruise,’ suggesting it sounded like a ‘dee Brown track.’ After listening, I couldn’t agree more. We decided to collaborate and it became an ideal opportunity for Blake to produce, write, engineer, and arrange this beautiful song. The melody was captivating, and the groove made me feel like dancing with a joyful energy,” said Brown, who will perform at the Asbury Park Jazz Festival on June 28.

 

“The single really reflects my Detroit roots during the warm summer months when you can drop your top on your convertible in the evening and cruise down Woodward Avenue, especially during the Woodward Dream Cruise. That event has become a phenomenon that attracts about one million people and 40,000 classic cars.”

 

The street party is depicted in the “Summer Cruise” video, which can be viewed on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4EHdzDQmDI&list=RDI4EHdzDQmDI&start_radio=1).

 

Brown has released six albums over nearly two decades, beginning with 2007’s No Time To Waste. His 2018 Remembering You and 2021 Deep Secrets albums have each received over five million Spotify streams. Last year’s Mister Smooth album featured collaborations with his longtime GRAMMY® nominated producer and songwriting partner Valdez Brantley (Usher, Mary J. Blige, Keith Sweat, Lil Wayne). Tracks from the set hit the Billboard Top 30.

 

Brown has shared stages or studio sessions with icons across R&B, jazz, and gospel, including George Benson, Al Jarreau, Stephanie Mills, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair, Paul Brown, Paul Taylor, Darren Rahn, Bob James, Brian Culbertson, Spyro Gyra, The Ohio Players, Najee, Jeffrey Osborne, and Michael and BeBe Winans.

 

For more information, visit www.deebrownjazz.com.

David Clayton-Thomas, Legendary Voice of Blood, Sweat & Tears, Dies at 84 #jazz #music

David Claton-Thomas, the Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter whose powerhouse voice propelled Blood, Sweat & Tears to the summit of popular music, died peacefully on the evening of Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He was 84.

One of the most recognizable voices of his generation, Clayton-Thomas sang the hell out of every song he touched, soaring and sunny one moment, a deep and somber shade of blue the next. Over a career that carried him from the streets of Toronto to the stage at Woodstock and beyond, he sold more than 40 million records and helped shape the very sound of jazz-rock.

Born David Henry Thomsett in Surrey, England, on September 13, 1941, he was the son of Fred Thomsett, a Canadian soldier, and Freda, an English music student who met while she entertained troops at a London hospital. After the war the family settled in Willowdale, a suburb of Toronto. His early years were marked by hardship and a troubled relationship with his father, and by the age of fourteen he was living on the streets, surviving however he could and passing through a series of jails and reformatories. It was there, with a battered guitar left behind by a departing inmate, that he taught himself to play and discovered the talent that would change his life. For the first time, in jailhouse concerts, he found acceptance, and he never looked back.

Released in 1962, he gravitated to Toronto's Yonge Street strip, where the rhythm and blues drifting up from Detroit and Chicago became his education. The rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins recognized his formidable gift and took him under his wing, and before long Clayton-Thomas was fronting his own bands, first David Clayton-Thomas and the Fabulous Shays, then the jazz-infused Bossmen, one of the earliest rock bands anywhere to weave jazz musicians into its ranks. In 1966 he wrote and recorded the blistering anti-war anthem "Brainwashed," which stormed to the top of the Canadian charts.

His destiny changed one night in New York City, where folk singer Judy Collins heard him perform and told her friend, drummer Bobby Colomby, about the extraordinary voice she had encountered. Colomby's band, Blood, Sweat & Tears, had recently fractured, and he invited Clayton-Thomas to help rebuild it. The result was history. The band's 1968 self-titled album, his first with the group, sold ten million copies worldwide, topped the Billboard chart for seven weeks, and remained on the chart for an astonishing 109 weeks. It won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, famously besting the Beatles' 'Abbey Road,' and spun off three signature hits that each reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100: "You've Made Me So Very Happy," "And When I Die," and Clayton-Thomas's own composition, "Spinning Wheel." His searing rendition of Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child" became a signature of his own.

With Clayton-Thomas at the microphone, Blood, Sweat & Tears became one of the defining acts of its era, headlining the Royal Albert Hall, the Metropolitan Opera House, the Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, the Newport Jazz Festival, and Woodstock, and following up with hit albums including 'Blood, Sweat & Tears 3' and 'Blood, Sweat & Tears 4,' which featured his hits "Lucretia MacEvil" and "Go Down Gamblin'." In 1970 the band made history as the first rock group to break through the Iron Curtain, touring Eastern Europe at the request of the U.S. State Department, an extraordinary and fraught chapter later chronicled in the acclaimed 2023 documentary 'What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?' Exhausted by years of relentless touring, he left the band in 1972, returning mid-decade and ultimately leading the group through its many incarnations until 2004.

Throughout a remarkable solo career, Clayton-Thomas released nearly a dozen albums under his own name. Among them was 'The Evergreens' in 2008, which he often named as his personal favourite, and 'Combo' in 2015, a labour of love that returned him to his roots, singing jazz and blues in the intimate clubs of Toronto where it all began. With the big, brassy sound of Blood, Sweat & Tears long behind him, he pared his band down to a bare minimum on that record, relying on a quintet of Canada's finest jazz musicians to showcase that unmistakable voice. His later work grew increasingly fearless and political, culminating in 2020's 'Say Somethin'.' He also hosted his own CBC television series, and in 2010, the same year he survived serious heart surgery, performed at Massey Hall with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

In his later years, Clayton-Thomas became a passionate advocate for justice-involved youth, drawing on his own hard adolescence to lift up young people facing the same struggles he once knew. He became a devoted champion of Peacebuilders Canada, the Toronto-based charity that promotes restorative youth justice, alternatives to incarceration, and conflict resolution in schools and communities. He wrote and recorded the song "The System" specifically to support the organization's restorative justice programs, and headlined numerous fundraising galas and benefit concerts on its behalf, including major shows at Toronto's Koerner Hall. His advocacy, like his music, came straight from lived experience, and a fierce belief that no young person should be defined by their worst moment.

His contributions were honoured many times over. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, received a special Juno Award for his outstanding contribution to Canadian music, earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in 2010, and in 2007 saw "Spinning Wheel" enshrined in the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. His searing 2010 memoir, 'Blood, Sweat and Tears,' told the unvarnished story of his journey from homeless street kid to international stardom, a story, above all, of grit, courage, and survival.

Living back in Toronto in his later years, the city he always considered home, Clayton-Thomas continued to perform and record with characteristic passion. “People like me don't retire,” he once said with a grin. “This is what I was put here to do.”

David Clayton-Thomas is survived by his daughters, Ashleigh Clayton-Thomas and Christine Graham. A memorial concert celebrating his life and music will be held at a later date, with proceeds benefiting Peacebuilders Canada, the cause so close to his heart. He leaves behind one of the most extraordinary voices in the history of Canadian music, and a legacy that secures his place among the finest vocalists this country has ever produced.

Contemporary Jazz Guitarist-Vocalist Steve Oliver Ignites His Inner Fire Featuring Gerald Albright and Peter White #jazz #music

Multi-time Billboard charting guitarist Steve Oliver released Inner Fire on June 12, an uplifting new album celebrating resilience, transformation, and hope.

 

The first single, “Dancing in the Sand,” is poised to enter Billboard’s top 20. It’s a summery and scintillating Latin-infused collaboration with guitar star Peter White. 

 

Oliver produced his 14^th album, Inner Fire, bringing together elite contemporary jazz talent, including 9-time GRAMMY® nominee Gerald Albright, GRAMMY®-winning hitmaker Michael Broening, saxophonist Will Donato, Rippingtons’ keyboardist Dave Kochanski, and Pablo Cruise’s rhythm section made up of bassist Larry Antonino and drummer Sergio Gonzalez.

 

Oliver wrote ten new songs for Inner Fire after emerging from a year of growth and transformation. Featuring electric, nylon, and acoustic guitars, the collection blends his signature hooks, funk, soul, and jazz improvisation with an unmistakably positive attitude.

 

An innovative guitarist, Oliver’s lyrical melodies are animated by his astute technique. Adding vocalese to the harmonies creates an additional layer of harmonics that make his music rich, grand, and distinctive while being inviting and accessible.      

 

Throughout Inner Fire, Oliver blends uplifting instrumentals with inspiring vocal messages. One of the album’s standout tracks, “Bounce Back,” has become his most-streamed song on Apple Music, delivering a powerful message that perfectly captures the album’s uplifting spirit.

 

Another album highlight is Oliver’s tribute to R&B/jazz guitarist-vocalist George Benson. He refreshes the 10-time GRAMMY®-winning legend’s hit “Give Me The Night.” After attending an Oliver concert, Benson leaned in and whispered, “You remind me of me,” a moment Oliver treasures.

 

“Inner Fire emerged from a year of challenge and growth,” says Oliver. “It reflects the strength that carried me through and my belief in music’s power to heal. We all have an inner fire—the key is finding the courage to let it shine, regardless of the circumstances we face.”

 

Oliver has concerts scheduled into November to support the release of Inner Fire. Catch him on the following dates (more shows will be added):

 

June 26                             Shadow Mountain Golf Club                              Palm Desert, CA

July 26                               Rams Head On Stage                                            Annapolis, MD

July 29                               Yoshi’s                                                                           Oakland, CA

August 26                        Tin Pan                                                                           Richmond, VA

September 13               Yosemite Jazz Train                                                 Fish Camp, CA

October 11                     Jazz Live at Marine View Church                       Tacoma, WA

October 23                     Blue Frog Studios                                                     White Rock, BC, Canada

October 25                     Summerlin Library Theater                                 Las Vegas, NV

November 7                   Horseshoe Bay Resort’s Festival                      Horseshoe Bay, TX

 

 

 

“A must for anyone who loves contemporary jazz and guitar music.” - Cultuurmania

 

“With his signature ‘musical therapy’ approach, Oliver delivers an album radiating warmth, optimism, and unmistakable soul.” – SmoothJazz.com

 

 

To get Inner Fire, go to https://ffm.to/steveoinnerfire.

 

For more information, visit www.steveolivermusic.com.

Kellylee Evans Receives Honorary Doctor of Music Degree From Ottawa's Carleton University #jazz #music

The Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter delivered the convocation address to Carleton's graduating class and was recognized for a distinguished career and a remarkable journey of resilience

Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Kellylee Evans has received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Carleton University, awarded at the convocation ceremony on Wednesday, June 10, where she delivered the address to this year's graduating class. The university recognized Evans for her distinguished career as a Canadian singer-songwriter and for the resilience she has shown in overcoming great personal adversity along the way.

A distinguished Carleton alum, Evans is a high-octane, chameleon-like performer whose natural charm and improvisational vocal style move fluidly through jazz, soul, pop, and hip-hop. She has released nine albums, toured extensively around the world, and opened for artists as varied as John Legend, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, and Erykah Badu. A four-time Juno nominee, she won the award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year for 'Nina,' her tribute to the life and music of Nina Simone. Once signed to Universal Music, she now releases her work on her own label, Enliven Media.

The honour carries a deeply personal resonance for Evans, who has spoken about how her path to music ran against the expectations she grew up with. Encouraged toward a career in law, medicine, or engineering, she was not permitted to take the arts for credit as a student, and she pursued singing, painting, and creating on her own time. While working toward a master's in legal philosophy at Carleton, she lost her mother to cancer, a loss that reshaped her sense of what mattered and how short life can be. She made the difficult decision to leave her studies and follow her dream of making music, a choice that returns full circle in the university's recognition of who she chose to become.

That choice gives this moment its weight, and it offers an arc that resonates well beyond the convocation hall. For Carleton to grant this honour for, in her words, simply being the person she always dreamed of being is a recognition not only of her artistry but of the courage it took to claim it. Evans has described the announcement as mind-blowing, arriving after years of kind messages and quiet support from a community that has watched her journey unfold.

Evans built her international reputation after turning heads at the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, going on to earn acclaim for a smooth, genre-crossing blend of jazz, soul, and hip-hop. In 2013, a lightning strike at her Ashton, Ontario home sent a surge of electricity through her body and altered her health profoundly, and a concussion in the years that followed compounded the challenge, forcing the mother of three to step back from a demanding touring schedule. She has since devoted her energy to recovery and to making music again, work that speaks to the same determination Carleton celebrated on its stage.

Today, alongside her music, Evans travels as a speaker, sharing her recovery journey and a message of self-care and resilience that has connected with audiences across the country. Her honorary degree recognizes a career that has spanned continents and genres, and a life that has turned hard-won experience into something generous and forward-looking. Her new EP 'Show Love' is out now, a fitting marker of an artist who continues to create on her own terms.

Grammy Nominated Jazz Artist Danny Keane Releases 'Time To Go' From Upcoming Album, Kinesis #jazz #music

Kinesis album releases August 14^th, 2026 via MVKA

 

Listen to ‘Time To Go’ HERE

 

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Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Danny Keane today releases ‘Time To Go’, the third single from the Grammy nominee’s upcoming sophomore album Kinesis, released on August 14^th 2026. The album is available to pre-order now HERE.

 

Delivered by the trio of Danny Keane (piano), Jon Thorne (double bass) and Sarathy Korwar (drums), ‘Time To Go’ strips matters back to a somewhat traditional, acoustic jazz sound. It sits as gentle closing statement on an album that glides between contemporary subgenres such as nu jazz, and fusion, and is an emotional declaration of Danny’s versatility as a performer and songwriter.

 

It’s a deeply personal composition for Keane that embodies the bittersweet sorrow that the passing of time forces us to confront, “I lived in a ‘music house’ for twenty years with a lot of my best mates”, says Keane. “It was crazy—endless parties. We all played together, toured together, and wrote together. It was an amazing time in my life, but eventually, it became dysfunctional. I realised I had to leave that place”.

 

The Anglo-Irish artist is regularly called on to collaborate with some of the most highly renowned artists of our time including Mulatu Astatke, Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney, Damon Albarn, Penguin Café and The Heliocentrics to name just a few. Danny will be performing with Mulatu Astatke at the Royal Festival Hall on June 17^th, as part of Harry Styles Meltdown.

 

Now, following a heavy touring schedule and six years after his debut Roamin’, it’s Keane’s turn to call on the musicians around him to bring his vision into being. Kinesis is a truly-genre defying body of work that will appeal to fans of Mammal Hands, Shabaka Hutchings, Anoushka Shankar and Nik Bärtsch.

 

Kinesis boasts six tracks, each starkly distinctive but with a thread that effortlessly connects them all. The album investigates the role of movement in our lives through multiple narratives; the extensive travel he’s undertaken since his debut album with the father of Ethio-jazz, Mulatu Astatke, the creative use of metre that’s found throughout Kinesis and, on a personal level, knowing when to say goodbye to a good thing. It’s also a statement of intent, having reflected on the pressures he once felt when he was younger to specialise in a particular area of music, and the increasing urge of late to rechannel his abundant creativity into his own projects. ‘Cathartic Chaos’ is no doubt a fresh wild card for the most eclectic of DJs. It sees Keane lay down an exhilarating foundation with his Moog arpeggiator for Palestinian oud player Adnan Joubran (Le Trio Joubran) to dance upon. “We both come from classical training. His isn't Western classical, but those traditional trainings are similar. You can just tell with him that he just wants to let rip and I do as well… he’s jaw-droppingly amazing”, says Keane.

 

Kinesis is the second album from the musician’s musician; Danny Keane, a misfit who—to our benefit—sees no boundaries in his musical excursions. Kinesis will draw in like-minded listeners who thrive on the spirit of musical discovery, story-telling and curiosity.

 

Kinesis tracklisting

1. Running

2. Passing Time

3. Cathartic Chaos

4. Somnolent Stomp

5. A Major Minor Waltz

6. Time To Go

 

All tracks written by Danny Keane

 

Musicians:

Danny Keane - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Analogue Synths, Cello, Organ, Arrangements, String Arrangement, Programming

Sarathy Korwar - Drums

Jon Thorne - Double Bass

Ruth Goller - Electric Bass Guitar

Byron Wallen - Trumpet

James Arben - Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet

Aref Durvesh - Tabla

Pirashanna Thejaravah - Mridangam, Ghatam, Morsing

Richard Olatunde Baker - Percussion

Adnan Joubran - Oud

Ed Ashby - Tuba

Tom Pigott-Smith - Violin

Oli Langford - Violin

Max Baillie - Viola

Ian Burdge – Cello

 

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Molly Johnson Announces New Album 'Talk to Me' Out June 26 #jazz #music

Featuring collaborations with Haviah Mighty and Jim Cuddy, alongside four new recordings including lead single “Holiday”

LISTEN TO “HOLIDAY” HERE | PRE-SAVE TALK TO ME HERE

Recognized as one of Canada’s greatest voices, Molly Johnson announces her new album Talk To Me, arriving June 26 via Universal Music Canada. The 10-track project combines music from Johnson’s recent All I See and Long Time Running EPs with four new recordings, including lead single “Holiday,” out now, further showcasing her unmistakable voice and continued artistic evolution.

Across the album, Johnson collaborates with artists from across generations of Canadian music, including JUNO Award-winning rapper Haviah Mighty, rising producer and artist CUBE, and Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo. The result is a deeply collaborative body of work that blends soul, jazz, R&B, and rock through Johnson’s singular artistic lens.

At the heart of the album is “Talk To Me,” a call-and-response collaboration with Haviah Mighty centred around listening, dialogue, and connection across generations. Pairing Molly’s signature vocal style with Haviah’s sharp lyricism, the track reflects a meaningful exchange between two distinct voices and perspectives.

“What does a 67-year-old woman and a 21-year-old kid have in common? A real love of great music,” says Johnson about working with producer and artist CUBE. “I really believe we need to listen to younger voices, and I feel so excited that I get to be part of this new generation of music. The future looks bright to me.”

The album also features Johnson’s stirring interpretation of The Tragically Hip’s “Long Time Running,” recorded with Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo. First released in 1991, the song remains a defining piece of the Canadian musical canon, here reimagined with a sense of intimacy and reverence that honours its enduring legacy.

“This has been a long time coming,” says Johnson. “I’ve always wanted to record a duet with Jim. We’ve been friends for years, so to finally collaborate on a song by our beloved The Tragically Hip feels like real magic.”

Across the album, Johnson is joined by her long-time collaborators, including Davide Di Renzo, Mike Downes and Robi Botos, whose enduring musical partnership remains central to her sound. New recordings including “Holiday,” “Happy,” “Sunday Morning,” and “Just As Bad As You” further expand the album’s rich and deeply collaborative musical world.

Talk To Me will be available June 26 via Universal Music Canada.

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June 17, 2026 – Winnipeg, MB – Desautels Concert Hall

June 26, 2026 – Montréal, QC – Gesù

July 1, 2026 – Vienne, FR – Théâtre Antique

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ABOUT MOLLY JOHNSON:

Recognized as one of Canada’s greatest voices, jazz vocalist Molly Johnson is a mother, singer-songwriter, artist, and philanthropist. Throughout her life-spanning career, she has captivated audiences in Canada and Europe with her original pieces and interpretations of jazz standards. Unsurprisingly, Molly is a laureate of multiple notable awards, including two JUNO Awards, the Governor General’s Award, the Order of Canada, and the Chevalier Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Outside her musical endeavors, Molly is also an avid supporter and patron of the arts. She launched the Kumbaya Festival in 1993 benefitting AIDS hospices and Canadians living with AIDS, contributing directly to the birth of Toronto’s Casey House. Kumbaya remains the largest music fundraiser in Canadian history. As the founding artistic director of Toronto’s Kensington Market Jazz Festival, Molly has introduced hundreds of performers and, in her own words, built a “local jazz festiv al that reflects the cultural depth” of the immediate music community.

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