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Get Over the Hemispheres (& Back), w/ Meredith Louise
Meredith came from Australia to Vancouver 4 years ago; she heads there this month for her first show of this era
Will Chernoff
Will Chernoff founded Rhythm Changes in 2020 and plays music under his full name, William Chernoff.
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Bill Clark: Trumpet, VEJI, Teaching, 4+ Decades of Playing
Remembering Hugh Fraser and telling VEJI tales on the occasion of a celebratory Oct. 16 show at VanJazz '26
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“Hanging Out” with Brian Fraser
Brian just published a book, What the Church Might Learn from Jazz: Drawn into the Swing of Sanctifying Significance
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The Relentless Cycle, with Mikey Jose
Mikey talks about his first full-length album, CHASING / STILL, made with Ben Millman and others from that sub-scene
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Four albums from this summer
Robyn Jacob, Josh Warren, Harry Bartlett & Kurtis Perrie, and Nicola Miller's Living Things
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Juh-Mill & Friends, with Yamil Chain-Haddad
Yamil plays guitar and bass with many frequent collaborators and has a new EP of his own songs
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Nick Leffler: Steelhead Sound, Summer Run Jazz Fest
Nick's non-profit Steelhead Sound presents its first shows this month, including the Summer Run Jazz Fest Aug. 29
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Montreal Talk (in Nanaimo) w/ Sarah Leroux & Ryan Bennett
The vocalist and drummer each moved to Montreal, for McGill, from Quebec City and Vancouver Island respectively
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A long weekend thought about interviewing
+ August gig list and other happenings
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Bug Incision at 20 Years, with Chris Dadge
The Calgary record label and live music initiative just marked 20 years since its July 2006 founding
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Dipping my toes in the jazzfest tour ocean
"they're talking to each other"
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The Fast Rise of MA: Q, with Mary Ancheta & Matt Reid
Getting Mike Stern on your album, opening for the Head Hunters, touring the jazzfests, Australia and Japan, and more