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Aquiles Navarro: Live from Tyrant Studios
I purchased and listened to this Bandcamp release, then reached out to Navarro to learn more
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Jon Gordon: 7th Ave South
Despite the altoist’s album being a reference to Greenwich Village, it’s a Manitoba special
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Ryan Oliver Quartet: Live in Vancouver
More than a Coltrane-influenced quartet date, this live record features Dee Daniels thrice
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Jeff Gammon: Bass, Gigging, Calgary to Vancouver and Back
Jeff talks about moving back to his native Calgary after a decade of performing in Vancouver
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Itamar Erez & Hamin Honari: Migrant Voices
Unity duo recorded by David Sikula at Monarch: Erez on plucked strings, Honari on percussion
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Jazzfest 2024 coverage preview list for subscribers
I would say it's reasonably complete now! This will be my first time covering the jazzfest.
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Ruth Saphir: Accolades of Time
Saphir on vocals / flute with Kate Wyatt, Adrian Vedady, Mili Hong, & Geneviève Gauthier
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David Hodgson: Felt Like Falling EP
4-tracks of chordless saxophone trio recorded DIY in his family home while back from Toronto
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Sarah Stevenson: Vocalist, Nanaimo to McGill, First Year
I heard Sarah play in Nanaimo at the Vault Cafe; we spoke at her family's home the next day
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Last Ark Out: Lift
The shredding, the drumming, the riffs, the licks, the intensity gets your neurons firing
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The Cowboy Bebop Band weeknight sellout at Hero’s Welcome
Steven Zhu’s band with Gordy Li, RJ Abella, Afu Keteca, Rick Son, Patrick Kao, & Piyotr Kao
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Cyrille Aimée vs. Nicky Schrire: booking agents
On how much an artist makes versus their agents, and how to talk about who deserves it