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# Cole Schmidt: Guitar, Jazz Festival Co-Artistic Director
- URL: https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/cole-schmidt-guitar-jazz-festival-ep-119/
- Published: 2025-06-17T12:00:18.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-17T12:00:19.000Z
- Description: Cole talks about the upcoming 40th Vancouver International Jazz Festival, presented by the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society
- Author: Chris Fraser
- Tags: Podcast

On the Rhythm Changes Podcast, **Cole Schmidt** talks about the upcoming 40th Vancouver International Jazz Festival presented by the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, where he is the co-artistic director. Cole is a guitarist and composer who is an absolute mainstay of our scene and has been for many years now. To say that Cole has a full plate at any given time is a gross understatement. His project with Peggy Lee, [*Forever Stories Of: Moving Parties*](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/peggy-lee-cole-schmidt-forever-stories-of-moving-parties/), came out in November 2024 to critical acclaim. More recently, the band KneeJerk with Brian Horswill, Karlis Silins, Kenton Loewen, and Cole released their album *The Speed of Dark* in May on the Infidels Jazz label. 

Cole is working on future projects with his longtime band, [Sick Boss](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/sick-boss-businessless/); a new group called LETTR OPENR with [Feven Kidane](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/feven-kidane-trumpet-bass-jazzfest-ep-99/), [Kevin Romain](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/kevin-romain-drums-ep-110/), and Nebyu Yohannes; a duo with [Alvaro Rojas](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/alvaro-rojas-plays-reid-anderson-vastness-space/), and even a solo record. In short, the man is making music happen.

Next week, Cole is playing at the festival on June 25: 5:00 PM - Revue Stage with *Forever Stories Of: Moving Parties* (pay what you can).

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