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Michelle Escudero on Gordy Li Smurf at All-City Athletics
Smurf Quartet marked The Infidels' Knockouts series launch at the boxing gym on Oct. 28
Will Chernoff
William Ross Chernoff, known as Will to friends and colleagues, founded Rhythm Changes in 2020 and plays bass.
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The next generation's well-earned realism about recording
Our early-20s local musicians just want to play live, not record. Healthy or pessimistic?
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Róisín Adams: Piano, Composer, Beatings are in the Body
Beatings are in the Body will play three shows on Vancouver Island this week (Nov. 2-5)
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Ray Gallon w/ Angela Verbrugge recap, Gallon trio preview
I heard Verbrugge last night with the New York pianist, Brent Gubbels, & Graham Villette
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Guitarist Daniel Marmer just received a $10K artist grant
It’s the Oscar Peterson Jazz Award from Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Developing Artist Grants
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Kelly Jefferson: Rituals
The saxophonist is relatively young for someone you'd surely call a Canadian jazz master
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Jocelyn Gould: Sonic Bouquet
Gould delivers two-guitar quintet arrangements playing with her teacher, Randy Napoleon
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Dan Pitt Trio: Stages
Moody listening, desolate at times, not just a jazz project but also a post-rock concept
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Aline's étoile magique: éclipse
Violinist Aline Homzy turns in an audacious debut album with vibraphone and vibe shifts
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Cory Weeds: Home Cookin'
This is a tight record you can feel on vinyl: good times, soul jazz, swinging playing
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Sick Boss: Businessless
The abstract expressionism of the project is like a way of being, a wolf inside of you.
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Josh Cole: Kind Mind
A studio expansion of his playing with Toronto trio-mates Karen Ng and Michael Davidson