Looking back at the last 20 years, it’s hard to argue that any Canadian jazz musician has enjoyed as much success and notoriety as Diana Panton. The two-time JUNO Award winner has also reaped a lot of recognition internationally, particularly in places such as France and Japan, for her relentless, diverse, and creative approach to her craft. We had the opportunity to speak at length with Panton a couple of years ago when she was promoting her A Cheerful Little Earful family album. A positive force who always has some new project on the go, she recently released her tenth studio record, blue, on October 28th, via Sono Recording Group. In stark contrast to the family-focused approach of some of her other work, blue is less casual and delves into the emotional fallout of a relationship that i...