All 10 albums for 2022: choose one, choose your own adventure
The Polaris Music Prize short list of ten albums for 2022 came out on Thursday, July 14.
Not familiar with the Polaris prize? Check it out here or go to their page for the short list here.
As you might expect, there are no out-and-out jazz albums on the list. But...
Elisa Thorn "My Moon"; Steph Wall "Gusher"; SIESKI & Connor Roff "Untethered"; Teighan Couch "A Gal in Calico"
The WJO often features Vancouver composers; their 8th album brings together Fred Stride with Quebec’s Jean-Nicolas Trottier
Biboye just played Monk at the VIFF Centre and an After Dark, billed as "Low and Slow". He'll return around jazzfest time
Each artist brings at least one piece to the table, and she embeds each piece with something of herself or her culture