The Blues Project: Sunday November 22nd

After a few delays due to Covid19, the Blues Project is gearing up for a livestream concert as part of the Shadbolt Centre's "Soulful Sundays" series. With all that's happening in the world these days, there's no better time for…

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Canadian Family's Got Talent Contest!

My family has been selected as a finalist in a national family talent search produced by City TV's Breakfast Television! The contest is called Canadian Family's Got Talent and the winning family will be chosen by none other than Simon…

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Müzewest Concerts: The Sofa Sessions

This past weekend, It was my pleasure to share some of my favourite Gershwin songs via Müzewest Concerts Facebook Live Stream. As we all know, COVID-19 has turned the arts and entertainment industry upside-down, so it was a joy to…

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Nothin' But the Blues!

In early March 2019, I was part of a weekend engagement at Frankie's Jazz Club featuring the music of blues legend Joe Williams. Joining me on the bandstand was an all-star cast of west coast performers: Brad Turner (piano; trumpet)…

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Impromptu Cabaret Festival

"My Broadway Jazzography"

 

My first love is jazz. As a boy, I’d spend hours on our living room floor in front of my parents’ record player, listening to Frank Sinatra, Nat “King” Cole, Louis Armstrong, and the Tommy Dorsey Band… Read more
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Memory Cafe - what's the buzz?

Here's a review of my recent album that was published on EJazzNews.com:

Steve Maddock just happens to be, as the promotional one-sheet states “... one of Canada's most versatile vocal talents,” and one listen to the music in “Memory Cafe,”…

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Memory Cafe - what's the buzz?

I was fortunate enough to get my new CD into the hands of three jazz icons - pianist Ellis Marsalis (Ellis Marsalis Trio), bassist Ron Carter (Miles Davis Quintet) and drummer Ed Thigpen (Oscar Peterson

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Memory Cafe - what's the buzz?

Reviews of my new album are slowly starting to trickle in. Here are a few that were published this past week:

"Anyone who gets out at night on the West Coast knows Steve Maddock is a terrific singer who can…

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Kind words from a great jazz singer...

I recently found this blog on Karin Plato's website. Karin is a fabulous jazz singer who I've had the pleasure of getting to know over the past few years...

"On the CD listening front, I was recently blown away by…

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Welcome to the Memory Cafe!

After much anticipation, (and a few unexpected hurdles along the way...) I'm extremely excited to announce the release of my new jazz CD, Memory Cafe! This album features a wonderful collection of original songs by Craig Salkeld, along with…

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