Tim Mah's Canadian Jazz Releases of 2020 (so far!)

To commemorate UNESCO International Jazz Day (which also happens to be TODAY!) CJSW radio host and frequent Four on the Floor contributor Tim Mah offers this list of notable Canadian jazz albums, all released in 2020, so far this year.

Tim's radio program Jazz Today can be heard on CJSW Radio 90.9 fm (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) on Thursday mornings at 530am. It is also available as a podcast on the CJSW website and through Apple Podcasts.

As usual, Tim has his ear to the ground and a great perspective as to what's happening in current jazz music today.

Tim Mah's New Jazz Music from Canadians in 2020 (so far!)

This is a great time to listen to new music from Canadians. Over the last few months, there have been over forty new releases, either led or co-led by Canadians. And there are more album releases planned during the remainder of the year. Here’s a list of 25 artists with new music, released over the last few months. Some artists have released more than one album over the last few months. This list (in alphabetical order) is not exhaustive; rather, this a starting point for readers.

Alex Goodman Impressions in Blue and Red

Andy Milne The reMission

David Lavoie Quartet Juno

Donnybrook (Ben Bishop, Jeff McLeod and Morgan Childs) Live at the Bassment

Emie R Roussel Trio Rythme de Passage

Ernesto Cervini Tetrahedron

Frank Lozano and Gentiane MG Convergence

Gordon Grdina Nomad, Resist and Safar-E-Daroon

Harrison Squared Trout in Swimwear

ITACA 4et (François Houle, Nicola Fazzini, Alessandro Fedrigo and Nick Fraser) Vortex

Jean-Michel Leblanc Varietes Narratives

Jocelyn Gould Elegant Traveler

John Stetch Blue Canada

Levi Dover Levi Dover Sextet

Lina Allemano Glimmer Glammer and Rats and Mice

Local Talent (James Hill, Rich Brown and Ian Wright) Higienopolis

Mark Godfrey Square Peg

Peripheral Vision Irrational Revelation & Mutual Humiliation

Petr Cancura Another Way Home and Life is a Gong Show (under the band name Songs of Tales)

Rachel Therrien Vena

Redline Trio Redline Trio featuring Steve Hudson

Rob Clutton Offering and Counsel of Primaries

Sarah Rossy The Conclusion

See Through 4 Bog Standards and False Ghosts, Minor Fears

Webber/Morris Big Band (Anna Webber and Angela Morris) Both Are True

*Please check out the artist’s websites or find their music wherever you download music. To hear more, below are videos from a selection of the artists.

Alex Goodman “Choose”



Emie R Roussel Trio “Rythme de Passage”

Jocelyn Gould “It’s Alright With Me”



Lina Allemano’s Ohrenschmaus “Ostsee”

Mark Godfrey “Bucket List”



Webber/Morris Big Band “Coral”