Joni Mitchell

'Joni’s Jazz' is here. A truly personal collection curated by Joni Mitchell that celebrates the genre’s profound impact on her work. Available on 8LP, 4CD and digitally, the set features 61 tracks and showcases Mitchell’s collaborations with jazz luminaries like Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius, Charles Mingus, and more. Box sets also include rare photos, original artwork, and a limited-edition Gift With Purchase Joni Mitchell Archives fine art print (while supplies last). Get your copy today: jm.lnk.to/JonisJazz

Behind the keys while making ‘Song To A Seagull,’ released 58 years ago this month. Photos by Sulfiati Magnusonsong

“[Art] has its own truth. It's not necessarily a literal truth. It's a creative truth, a larger truth.” - Joni in conversation with Timothy White for his book “Rock Lives” on this day in 1988. Photo by Henry Diltz

Spring may be just around the corner, but it’s “River” season all year long. Footage from “Nissan Live Sets On Yahoo! Music," broadcast in March 2008.

Happy birthday to Joni’s longtime collaborator and friend James Taylor💙 Photo courtesy of James Taylor

“I can only write that which I am exposed to.” - Joni on the thought process behind her songs in conversation with Paul McGrath for the CBC, broadcast on this day in 1988.

A melody unfolding at the piano. What song do you hear? Photo by Shawn Miller in March 2023

“When I heard, ‘You can’t do that, you’re a girl,’ I went ahead and did it anyway.” Happy International Women’s Day 💙 Photo by Ed Thrasher

Joni pictured with Cher at a party hosted by Paul and Linda McCartney in March 1975. Photo by Marlene Daly

Happy birthday Norman Seeff 📷 Celebrating with a look back at some of the iconic Joni moments he’s captured over the years.

Strumming away in Santa Monica’s McCabe’s Guitar Shop, 44 years ago this month. Photo by Sherry Rayn Barnett

What’s your favorite song from ‘Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm?’

"My songs aren't as introverted as they used to be…" In March 1988, Joni released her 13th studio album, ‘Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm.’ Listen at the link in bio. Photos by Anton Corbijn

Not just a musician, but an artist. Footage from Live! At The Library, broadcast on this day in 2023.

Friendly reminder “Summertime” is getting a little closer with daylight savings coming this week ☀️ Performance from the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song ceremony on March 1, 2023.

Throwing it back three years to the night the Gershwin Prize festivities kicked off with a dinner celebrating Joni. Photos by Shawn Miller

Glasses on and en route to Normal, Illinois, during the Hissing of Summer Lawns tour. Photo taken on this day in 1976 by Joel Bernstein

Remembering Johnny Cash on his birthday today with a clip of “I Still Miss Someone” from the Johnny Cash Show in 1969.

“Her defiant relationship to her fame, her unwillingness to allow herself to be defined or even fully claimed by others, is precisely what has made her such a talismanic figure for so many, and for so long.” - Carl Swanson on Joni in her New York Magazine cover spread in February 2015. Photos by Norman Jean Roy

“Miss Mitchell showed last night that she has matured into an artist who can draw from all musical idioms and make them her own.” - The Toronto Globe on Joni’s transformation during her performance at Massey Hall in February 1974. Photo by Steve Brooke

Which Joni song are you starting your week off with?