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My Canada, 33/150: Jazz in the key of Oscar

Oscar Peterson was most famous for his extraordinary skills as a jazz pianist but he also brought a distinctly Canadian vision to jazz composition.

Fiddle stew in Canada is a unique recipe, chock-a-block with ingredients from around the world.

Being a poor guitar player has made me appreciate all the more the true masters of the instrument.

I’ve been to some weird concerts in my life, but the cake-topper has to be the 50th anniversary reunion tour performance of the Nihilist Spasm Band.

The Barenaked Ladies made comedy look easy. One day, I got a backstage look into just how much work went into that ease.

Sometimes you need a creative kick to discover new creativity.

Joni Mitchell’s young voice had the pure tone of flute, if the breathiness of a flute tone was burned away by fire.

Ah, Bruce. Bruce Cockburn, Canada’s Bruce, the quirky, prickly, questing, gentle angry man who has provided the soundtrack to most of my life.