> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # What does it take to get on the community radio charts? - URL: https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/jazz-community-radio-charts-canada-introduction/ - Published: 2022-06-16T13:00:32.000Z - Updated: 2025-12-10T22:18:35.000Z - Description: 10 Canadian charting albums on national campus radio - Author: Will Chernoff - Tags: Free Weekly Canadian campus and community radio has six charts for jazz [on Earshot](https://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=105&ref=rhythmchanges.ca): - the National Jazz Chart - CFUV 101.9 FM in Victoria: UVic - CFBX 92.5 FM in Kamloops: Thompson Rivers University - CJSW 90.9 FM in Calgary: University of Calgary - CHOQ online radio: Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) - CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal: McGill Here's an interesting question for artists and fans alike: **What does it take to get on the community radio charts for jazz in Canada?** Obviously more stations play jazz and have jazz shows, but those are the only ones reporting to Earshot right now. **The literal answer to the question is: just get played on those stations**, and you'll chart. But that's impossible for me to see as an analyst who wants to learn more. I'm interested in what the baseline is. **Are there other related metrics of how well you have to do?** So this week, I looked at all 20 of the Canadian jazz albums on these six Earshot charts. **I have 10 of those albums for you today, along with links to check them out.** Tomorrow, I'll bring in the other ten, and then we'll round up the data. (But I do have a brief answer to the question at the bottom of this article, to not leave you hanging.) For each album, I'll give you the title and cover, as well as links to my coverage of it (if I've done any), Bandcamp, Spotify, and the label/artist who put it out. Let's get into it. ## 10 Canadian jazz albums charting this week ### New Dreams, Old Stories by Way North ![New Dreams, Old Stories by Way North](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/01.jpg) [My review](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/way-north-new-dreams-old-stories/) | [Bandcamp](https://waynorth.bandcamp.com/album/new-dreams-old-stories?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2khi2w678Z3jjcovtKHXPA?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | Label: [Roots2Boot Recordings](https://roots2boot.com/?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) is a vanity label by Petr Cancura, who plays tenor saxophone in Way North ### New Roots by Adema Manoukas Octet ![New Roots by Adema Manoukas Octet](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/02.jpeg) [Bandcamp](https://nickadema.bandcamp.com/album/new-roots?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/1D5LqBS1j9QGFDy1jI9Xcd?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | Artist: [Nick Adema](https://www.nickadema.com/?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) plays trombone in the octet ### Envolée by Ariane Racicot ![Envolée by Ariane Racicot](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/03.jpg) [Bandcamp](https://arianeracicot.bandcamp.com/album/envol-e?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PcbKm5jdk7XvAjXKxU8sC?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | Label: [Multiple Chord Music](https://www.facebook.com/multiplechordmusic) in Montréal ### Live at Frankie's Jazz Club by Steve Kaldestad ![Live at Frankie's Jazz Club by Steve Kaldestad](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/04.jpeg) [My podcast](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/steve-kaldestad-three-big-moves-ep-16/) | [Bandcamp](https://stevekaldestadjazz.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-frankies-jazz-club?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Cao2Bt1ODXYUnzkqI4ENL?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | Label: [Cellar](https://cellarlive.com/?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) ### Saxophone Legacy by Jack Wilkins, Jeremy Brown, & Per Danielsson ![Saxophone Legacy by Jack Wilkins, Jeremy Brown, & Per Danielsson](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/05.jpg) [Bandcamp](https://saxophonelegacy.bandcamp.com/album/saxophone-legacy?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | [Jack Wilkins on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2l47BUoUCocLkAt6BftHjV?si=35d2db33bb2741f5&ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | *No Spotify for Jeremy Brown* | [Per Danielsson on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jW3TfjO6842OJ3X3rzMCe?si=cb48a8b55e4f4768&ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | Label: [Chronograph](https://chronographrecords.com/?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) in Calgary ### Live at Résonance by Ellwood Epps & Togetherness ![Live at Résonance by Ellwood Epps & Togetherness](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/07.jpg) [Bandcamp](https://ellwoodepps.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-r-sonance?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | *No streaming* | Label: Mr. E Records is a vanity label by [Ellwood Epps](https://www.ellwoodepps.ca/?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) ### Love for Connoisseurs by Angela Verbrugge ![Love for Connoisseurs by Angela Verbrugge](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/07-1.jpg) [My podcast](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/angela-verbrugge-love-for-connoisseurs-ep-42/) | [Bandcamp](https://angelaverbrugge.bandcamp.com/album/love-for-connoisseurs?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6RseXDJE4211hDR6MHVfyj?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | Label: [Gut String Records](https://gutstringrecords.com/?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) in New York, which Neal Miner – who plays bass on this album – runs ### Dual Unity by Mark Kazakevich & Jay Yoo ![Dual Unity by Mark Kazakevich & Jay Yoo](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/09.jpg) *No Bandcamp* | [Mark Kazakevich on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7tIzMH6iYIwuLWe36diBMD?si=8e4f2f20b4744963&ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | [Jay Yoo on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Ht8aO1RFaqdABB81OylLq?si=cbfa29768e3f4298&ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | *No website* ### The Alberta Lounge by Deanne Matley ![The Alberta Lounge by Deanne Matley](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/09-1.jpg) [Bandcamp](https://deannematley.bandcamp.com/album/the-alberta-lounge-lp?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QU3r3Nc2oTIZ1EysGiFDH?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | Label: Barbette Records is a vanity label by [Deanne Matley](https://www.deannematley.com/?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) ### Qui qu'en grogne by Yannick Rieu Generation Quartet ![Qui qu'en grogne by Yannick Rieu Generation Quartet](https://storage.ghost.io/c/15/2b/152b7411-0202-45a2-9f09-f39a793683ef/content/images/2022/06/10.jpg) *No Bandcamp* | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5IOIq5SDF7ti0W7lrGztb4?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) | Label: [Yari Productions](https://www.yariproductions.com/?ref=rhythmchanges.ca) is a company co-led by Yannick Rieu ## What it takes: a brief answer **To get on these charts, it doesn't take much.** For **Bandcamp**, want to know how many collections the best-selling album of these ten is in? **Less than 30 accounts have bought it*. (***And it *is* one of the albums that's not on streaming, in case it warms your heart to know that.) And regarding **Spotify**, with the exception of a couple tracks by Angela Verbrugge, John Lee, *et al.* that got editorial playlist spots – **most of these albums have hardly any streams**. If you can get a small handful of sales and a couple streams, you're playing in this league. And **the majority of these albums didn't come out on record labels.** That's what I've learned so far; for the other ten albums and my full report, stay tuned for [the follow-up](https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/jazz-community-campus-radio-charts-canada-piece-resistance/).