Photo: Sudz Sutherland and Jennifer Holness - directors of BLK - An Origin Story So....I'm sharing this blog belatedly, a few weeks after...

Was it a conversation though? The exchange lasted exactly 8 minutes. He sat straight up, perfectly groomed in an armchair. A large,...

It had been about a year and a half or so of almost dystopian isolation. As an introvert, for the most part, I’d been okay with this. I'd...

- Enlightening conversations with director Rebecca Hall and actor André Holland Sometimes the story is what we choose not to see or hear...

The editor invited me to review/pre-view the film Passing. It had done well at Sundance and the New York Film Festival. I'd never heard...

Nothing can replace the room, the energy, the vibe of a live jazz show. As I walk my dog past La Rev, a Mexican restaurant in Toronto’s...

Once I’m back in the recording studio, surrounded by boards and equalizers and cables, I feel a kind of comfort. It's feels like home,...

Quarter-inch wide strips of elastic sewn onto soft pink fabric by our mothers held our ballet slippers onto our feet. We, the other girl...

Usually I'm the one interviewing others for articles and reviews. It was with great pleasure that I spoke with Jada Wallace, who invited...

First published in Medium.com Photo: Lawrence Brissenden My offering was a Gavotte. I sat low on my chair, left foot on the 6 inch metal...

It’s grant writing season! I’ve just crawled out from under 3 long artist grant applications - two for myself and one for a fellow...

(Photo: Gloria Blizzard circa 1997) When invited to guest lecture at Ryerson University, I hesitated. The course explored the...

Steel pan - the 20th century’s only new musical instrument.