Dean Thiessen: Composer, Piano, Stranger Friends Orchestra
Dean's large ensemble plays the Fox May 31 and will release a live EP on the Infidels Jazz label; he also plays the jazzfest

On the Rhythm Changes Podcast, Dean Thiessen talks about his Stranger Friends Orchestra (I'm a band member) and their upcoming performance at the Fox Cabaret on May 31 presented by Infidels Jazz. The large ensemble will celebrate the release of a live EP that weekend on the Infidels Jazz label. Dean is a pianist and composer from Alberta who has been active in Vancouver as a working musician and composer-bandleader for over a decade. His small group, also called Stranger Friends, will perform at the jazzfest and release a new album this year as well.