It makes me want to travel again

Can you take a marimba on a flight?

In this graphic for Locarno's show later this month at the Inlet Music Series, someone who knows about that – the worldly percussionist Robin Layne – crouches near the frame's bottom left. I haven't left BC since before the pandemic, but talking to him made me want to get out there again and make new memories while I can:

I spoke with Robin about this show and the rest of what he's been up to, including his own album Pacifico released last year which features his marimba playing and compositions.

Watch my chat with Robin Layne on YouTube here.

My first album Aim to Stay is ringing in its 10th anniversary of being recorded!

I'm reuniting the quartet from this album (Thad Bailey-Mai on trumpet, Jonny Tobin on piano, and Carson Tworow on drums) at Frankie's Jazz Club on November 27th.

Get tickets for the show here and come celebrate with us.

The gigs section

Welcome to the free weekly email's Gigs Section: a snapshot of the week's upcoming shows from the gig list. To check out the most up-to-date information across the entire month, visit the page at rhythmchanges.ca/gigs.

Tuesday, October 14

• 9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Josh Roberts Quartet ($7/set)

Wednesday, October 15

• 6:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Jonny Tobin Trio w/ Alex Dobson & Trent Otter (no cover)
• 6:00 PM - Provence Marinaside, Tilden Webb & Adam Rohrlick (no cover)
• 7:00 PM - Frankie's, Wednesdays / Wine / Weeds ft. Cory Weeds Quartet w/ Jimi James Fraser, Brad Pearson, & Arvind Ramdas ($8.49+)
• 8:00 PM - 8EAST, Robin Holcomb & Peggy Lee Reno album release + Cat Toren + Lisa Cay Miller (by donation)
• 8:00 PM - Tyrant Studios, Bill Coon & Roddy Elias ($19.50)
• 8:00 PM - Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Jazz Evensong ft. Elliot Freedman Group w/ John Stetch, Dan Howard, & Paul Mason (by donation)
• 8:00 PM - LanaLou's, Gander Jam: improvised/groove open jam (by donation)
• 8:00 PM - Sylvia Hotel, The Dog Ears (no cover)

Thursday, October 16

• 7:00 PM - Apollo's, Bill Coon & Roddy Elias ($5)
• 7:30 PM - Boteco Brasil, Brad Shigeta's Shiggy Bossa Nova ($6)
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Casey Thomas-Burns Quartet w/ Dean Thiessen, Riley Poystila, & Clem Pytel ($20+)
• 8:00 PM - Hero's Welcome, Chopping Spree: Kyler Young, Junny Chen, Hayden Cohen, Olivier Leclerc, & Eddie Naranjo ($17.31+)
• 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Arvind Ramdas plays Elvin Jones w/ Ardeshir Pourkeramati, Noah Franche-Nolan, & Kosma Busheikin ($19.50)

Friday, October 17

• 6:15 PM - 2nd Floor Gastown, Julia Skye ($12)
• 7:30 PM - Apollo's, Jennifer Scott ($5)
• 7:30 PM - Deep Cove Coffee House at Mount Seymour United Church, Pressley Murillo Trio w/ Emilio Suarez & Joel Faulkner + The Old Broadsway: Barb Brolly, Marilyn Rushton, & Peggy Busch + Suki Saggu w/ Saul Berson & Jaye Krebs ($20 cash)
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, PJ Perry w/ Tilden Webb, Steve Wallace, & Joe Poole ($28.49+)
• 8:00 PM - Pyatt Hall, Jimi James Fraser Sextet Celebrates Hugh Fraser w/ Tamas Balai, Spencer Drody, Connor Lum, Brad Pearson, & Arvind Ramdas ($22.63)
• 8:30 PM - Flamingo Room, Benjamin Millman Trio ($6)
• 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Jake Kostuchuk Speaking Eyes album release w/ John Korsrud, David Caballero, & Jordy McIntosh ($19.50)
• 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Victor Noriega Trio w/ Dan Howard & Max Huberdeau ($10)

Saturday, October 18

• 2:00 PM - 8EAST, Improv workshop w/ Mauricio Pauly (by donation)
• 2:00 PM - La Fabrique St-George, Cory Weeds Little Big Band dir. Jill Townsend w/ Julian Borkowski, Vince Mai, Steve Kaldestad, James Danderfer, Dave Say, Brian Harding, Cam Henderson, Chris Gestrin, David Caballero, & Jesse Cahill ($20)
• 7:30 PM - Apollo's, Rachel Guerzo ($5)
• 7:30 PM - Boteco Brasil, Bom Tom ($6)
• 8:00 PM - Zameen Art House, Madeleine Elkins Trio Brighton Train album release w/ William Chernoff & Kevin Romain ($22.63+)
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, PJ Perry w/ Tilden Webb, Steve Wallace, & Joe Poole ($28.49+)
• 8:00 PM - Revue Stage, Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio w/ François Moutin & Tim Angulo ($46.06)
• 9:30 PM - Tyrant Studios, Runner + Isabella & The Sprouts + My Sister Maria ($19.50)
• 11:00 PM - Frankie's, Teighan Couch Trio w/ Jillian Lebeck & Conrad Good ($10)

Sunday, October 19

• 2:00 PM - Hero's Welcome, Van Django: Cameron Wilson, Budge Schachte, Finn Manniche, & Brent Gubbels ($10)
• 2:00 PM - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 240, Ragtime Ramblers ($12 cash)
• 3:00 PM - Charlatan Gastropub, Curbside Collective ft. Haig Armen ($3)
• 3:30 PM - Northwood United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Aaron Hardie w/ Lorne Kellett, Graham Clark, & Craig Scott (by donation)
• 4:00 PM - St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, Jazz Vespers ft. Karl DeJong Quartet St. Andrew's-Wesley Jazz Suite w/ Julian Borkowski, Dean Thiessen, & Wynston Minckler (by donation)
• 5:00 PM - Admiral Pub, Gabriel Mark Hasselbach (no cover)
• 5:30 PM - East Cafe, Jazz jam with hosts Jillian Lebeck, Kody Buchart, & Alfred Abrenica (no cover)
• 6:00 PM - Pyatt Hall, (Early show) Vancouver Jazz Orchestra ft. Jocelyn Gould ($42+)
• 6:00 PM - Zawa Restaurant, Third Sunday Jazz on the Drive ft. Helen Hansen, Kitty King, Jane Slemon, Jamine Hilton, Joe Bourchier, Don Kellett, Michael Dunn, & Edgar Bridwell (by donation)
• 7:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Steve Atlas ($7/set)
• 7:00 PM - Meo Chinatown, Arvind Ramdas Trio plays Bud Powell (no cover)
• 7:30 PM - Flamingo Room, Ben Wayne Kyle Trio ($6)
• 7:30 PM - Boteco Brasil, Brejera ($6)
• 8:00 PM - Frankie's, Lauren Bush w/ Tilden Webb, David Caballero, & Nicholas Bracewell ($20+)
• 8:00 PM - Pyatt Hall, (Second show) Vancouver Jazz Orchestra ft. Jocelyn Gould ($42+)
• 8:00 PM - Sylvia Hotel, Bonnie Northgraves (no cover)
• 9:00 PM - Guilt & Co., Ehab Guitarrista Trio ($7/set)

Monday, October 20

• 7:00 PM - District Bar Restaurant, Lucas Dubovik Trio (no cover)
• 7:00 PM - Hollywood Theatre, Rachael & Vilray ($57.44+)
• 8:00 PM - Hot Deli, Kody Buchart Sextet w/ Spencer Drody, Alfred Abrenica, Patrick Kao, Afu, & Jamison Ko (by donation)