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Introducing 'Joni’s Jazz,' a passion project years in the making, dedicated to her greatest jazz collaborators, including Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Jaco Pastorius. Hand-selected by Joni herself, the compilation features tracks spanning her entire…

On July 21, 1990, Joni joined an international cast of musicians at a benefit concert which recreated Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” at the site of the now torn down Berlin Wall. Photos by Michael Putland



In July 1969, Joni returned to the Mariposa Folk Festival for the fifth time, making her a true “child of the festival.” Photos by Fred Ross



A hidden gem from the archives, Joni’s “Moon at the Window” is a previously unreleased 1980 demo featuring John Guerin on drums. Out now and featured on the forthcoming ‘Joni’s Jazz.’ Listen here: jm.lnk.to/MATWDemo
“In this song, I was thinking of Amelia Earhart and addressing it from one solo pilot to another… reflecting on the cost of being a woman and having something you must do.” – Joni, in conversation with the Los Angeles Times. Watch her 1983 performance of “Amelia” in honor of…
Three years ago this week, the Joni Jammers took the stage for the very first time at the Newport Folk Festival. 💙
In July 1969, Joni met James Taylor for the first time at the Newport Folk Festival during a songwriting workshop, sparking a musical bond that would last a lifetime. Photos by Dan Beach


“Although her songs are strongly entwined with melody, sheer romance of words is what Joni’s all about.” - Hubert Saal, remarking on Joni’s folk sentimentality in Newsweek on this day in 1969. Photo by Joel Bernstein

Joni’s first appearance on The Johnny Cash Show was such a success that she returned just a month later in July 1969, performing a heartfelt rendition of “The Gallery.”
Joni joined Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones at the opening of “Starart” at Vorpal Gallery in Long Beach, CA. Her paintings were shown alongside works by Ronnie, John Mayall, Klaus Voormann, and Commander Cody. 📸Brad Elterman, July 1985

Joni, Tom Scott, and the L.A. Express outside A&M Studios during the making of ‘Court and Spark’ in 1974, marking her first time working with jazz musicians and a bold step into the world of jazz. Pre-order ‘Joni’s Jazz’ to follow the full journey here: jm.lnk.to/JonisJazz…

It was 58 years ago today at Newport Folk Festival that Joni met Leonard Cohen for the first time. Photos by David Gahr



Joni, enjoying her own kind of All-Star moment in the stands of the Eagles vs. Editors of Rolling Stone softball game back in 1978. Photos by Brad Elterman


A quiet moment backstage before Joni surprised the audience with an impromptu set at the Mariposa Folk Festival in July 1972. Photos by Michael J. Jackson


“This is a great honor…thank you very much. I’m proud of this.” Earlier this month, Joni received the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Gold Medal for a lifetime of work that speaks to the soul of her home country.
Happy birthday to Joni’s longtime friend and confidante, Cameron Crowe! Photo by Bruce Glikas

On this day in 1983, Joni joined CBC Radio’s Sunday Morning and traced her evolution from romantic nostalgia to unorthodox jazz, chasing rhythm like Pollock chased paint. “Why not lose the backbeat?” she asked. “Why not let the drums float in the air like everything else?”…

Celebrating 51 years of “Free Man in Paris,” the hit single off ‘Court and Spark,’ with this groovy 1983 performance at Wembley Stadium in London.
In 1980, Joni stepped into full jazz swing alongside Herbie Hancock at the Bread & Roses Festival in Berkeley, surprising the crowd with “Sweet Sucker Dance.” Pre-order ‘Joni’s Jazz’ at the link in the bio to hear the alternate demo of the track. Photo by Richard McCaffrey

On this day in 1969, Joni opened her headlining set at the Mississippi River Festival with “Chelsea Morning,” in a performance critics praised as a “mysteriously beautiful linkage of voice and sound.”
“I bare intimate feelings because people should know how other people feel.” Joni graced the cover of the Toronto Star, captured by Norman Seeff, in July 1976.
