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Katie's Jazz Picks: The Quiet Genius of Don Grolnick
Don Grolnick was an in-the-background kind of guy, a composer, producer and keyboard player for some of the top names in pop. But jazz was where his soul was.Read More »
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Tuesday February 7, 2012
The Juno nominees are in, and the people have spoken
The nominees for the 2012 Juno Awards were announced this morning. Here's what people had to say online.
Posted in: R2 Drive
Tuesday February 7, 2012
Juno Awards: and the nominees are...
This just in: the Juno Awards nominations - see the full list here.
Posted in: R2 Morning
Tuesday February 7, 2012
Live blog: CBC Music covers the Juno nominations live!
Tune into our live chat at 10:30am EST as Radio 2 and Radio 3 join forces at the Juno nomination ceremony.
Posted in: R2 Morning
Monday February 6, 2012
Joel Plaskett's Scrappy Happiness: Track Five -- "North Star"
Hear Joel Plaskett's new song, "North Star"
Posted in: R2 Drive
Sunday February 5, 2012
Definitely not the cello - In Concert Quiz
Bach's Cello Suites are great. So great, that other instrumentalists have decided to have a go at them. For this week's quiz, we ask you to identify some "alt" cello suites.
Posted in: In Concert
Friday February 3, 2012
Emm Gryner - Up Close on Radio 2 Drive
Musical chameleon Emm Gryner goes both electronic and acoustic for her Up Close session, and performs her hit, "Ciao Monday."
Posted in: R2 Drive
Thursday February 2, 2012
Coming soon: Anna Netrebko is Anna Bolena, Live from the Met
The 2011-2012 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues with a live broadcast of Donizetti's Anna Bolena, starring Anna Netrebko in the tour-de-force title role.
Posted in: Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
Tuesday January 31, 2012
Katie Malloch's Jazz Greats: there's a Mingus among us
He was completely uncompromising. He was fierce, often selfish, needy, a truculent genius. There's no doubt that music today would not be the same if there'd never been a Charlie Mingus.
Posted in: Tonic