D'Cuba Jazz

Por: Adam Feibel
Fecha: 2021.03.12
Fuente: JAZZ.FM91

Diana Krall, Laila Biali, Andy Milne and Brandi Disterheft are among the notable names in Canadian jazz that you’ll find on this year’s list of Juno Award nominations.

The list of nominees for the 50th annual Juno Awards also features other previous Juno winners such as Pat LaBarbera and Kirk MacDonald, as well as a number of first-time nominees including Florian Hoefner, Sammy Jackson and Jocelyn Gould.

International superstar Diana Krall has landed her first Juno nomination
in 10 years for /This Dream of You, /a self-produced album of
sessions recorded in 2016 and 2017. Nominated for vocal jazz album of
the year, Krall has won eight Juno Awards to date — including both best
artist and best album in 2002 — out of a total of 22 nominations.

In the same category, singer-songwriter Laila Biali has earned a nod for
her latest album /Out of Dust /the
followup to her self-titled album that won the prize in 2019. Matt Dusk
has netted his fifth Juno nomination with /Sinatra,/ and newcomers Sammy
Jackson and Sophie Day round out the lineup.

Meanwhile, the nominees for jazz album of the year – solo are all
first-timers. Out of Montreal, pianist Andrés Vial is nominated
alongside trumpeter Rachel Therrien/. /From Toronto, percussionist
Junior Santos and guitarists Jocelyn Gould and Elmer Ferrer — the latter
of whom has collaborated on other Juno-winning projects — each have a
shot at the prize.

Finally, the category of jazz album of the year – group is stacked with
established talent. Pianist Andy Milne has a chance to win back-to-back
Junos after his last project won in 2019. Bassist Brandi Disterheft could
land her first since 2008’s /Debut /(having been nominated twice since
then). The quintet led by Pat LaBarbera and Kirk MacDonald — two
stalwarts of Canada’s jazz scene — are nominated for their album /Trane
of Thought, /while the Florian Hoefner Trio and the Emie R Roussel Trio
are the de-facto underdogs as first-time nominees.

In the blues category, Dione Taylor is nominated for her record /Spirits
in the Water alongside Angel Forrest, Crystal Shawanda, Rick Fines and Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar.

JAZZ.FM91 host Jesse King is nominated for reggae recording of the year
for his song /Roots Rock /as Dubmatix. He has previously won two Junos
out of 10 nominations.

John “Beetle” Bailey, known in the Canadian jazz scene for his work with
Molly Johnson, Monkey House and others, is nominated for recording
engineer of the year.

The 50th annual Juno Awards will be hosted in Toronto and presented from
music venues across Canada on May 16, televised on CBC. The ceremony was
originally scheduled to take place in March.

Jann Arden will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The
Tragically Hip will be the recipients of the Juno Humanitarian Award.
Pegi Cecconi will receive the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award.

Here are all the 2021 nominees in the Junos’ jazz and blues categories.


          Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

  * Diana Krall – /This Dream of You/
  * Laila Biali – /Out of Dust/
  * Matt Dusk – /Sinatra/
  * Sammy Jackson – /With You/
  * Sophie Day – /Clémence/


          Jazz Album of the Year: Solo

  * Andrés Vial – /Gang of Three/
  * Elmer Ferrer – /Básico, No Básico y Dirigido/
  * Jocelyn Gould – /Elegant Traveler/
  * Junior Santos – /Conpambiche/
  * Rachel Therrien – /VENA/


          Jazz Album of the Year: Group

  * Andy Milne and Unison – /The reMission/
  * Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman – /Surfboard/
  * Emie R Roussel Trio – /Rythme de passage/
  * Florian Hoefner Trio – /First Spring/
  * Pat LaBarbera / Kirk MacDonald Quintet – /Trane of Thought, Live at
    the Rex/


          Blues Album of the Year

  * Angel Forrest – /Hell Bent With Grace/
  * Crystal Shawanda – /Church House Blues/
  * Dione Taylor – /Spirits in the Water/
  * Rick Fines – /Solar Powered Too/
  * Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar – /The Reckless One/