A Copenhagen-Vancouver Story, with Trinelise Væring | RCTV 013
I went to Denmark in 2015, Trinelise came here to record at Afterlife Studios in the past couple years, and we meet now
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Video Game Music is Habit Forming. Don’t Turn Off!
Jonny Tobin & JD Rich on their Tyrant show Mar. 13, missingNo's continuing history, and more from a vibrant sub-scene
Laila Biali | Inlet Music Series Season 4 interview
Laila plays her upcoming Canadian Songbook project Mar. 21 with Jon Bentley, Jodi Proznick, & Ben Wittman
Now playing Sun Ra (and Tyler Mitchell)
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Mike Rud: The Paranormal Adventures
The guitarist is on faculty at Selkirk College after decades crossing the country; he came through to play Frankie's
Meeting Joe Williamson
He joins Let the Monkeys Dance Feb. 21 & plays the raw, minimalist songs of new album Zombie at the Hargrove Feb. 22
Coming Home, with Nebyu Yohannes & Feven Kidane | RCTV 012
Nebyu and Feven play, as rebsha, The Hargrove Feb. 22; they talk about Ethiopian music there the next day
See you there: Jazz at the Bolt 2026
here's where you might bump into me
Purple, Flow, & Peace, with Dominique Fils-Aimé | RCTV 011
Her 5th album, My World is the Sun, is out Feb. 20; she tours to Vancouver to play the Chan Centre Mar. 7
Russell Wallace on his new Saltchuck City Orchestra album
The indigenous artist releases klatwa, co-produced with John Korsrud, on Feb. 7 with the band playing at VCC that night
Krystle Dos Santos | Inlet Music Series Season 4 interview
Her longtime original band in Port Moody, Betty Davis, Jackie Shane, theatre shows, Valentine's Day, and life at 31
When Fond of Tigers opened for Tortoise at the Commodore
Stephen Lyons, Dan Gaucher, & their band played at the 2007 jazzfest before the Chicago band, who play the Pearl Mar. 6
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Ruthie Ha Explores the Scene & Starts a Big Band | RCTV 010
The saxophonist / composer / improviser debuts their new large ensemble at The American for Infidels Jazz on March 1st
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John Korsrud's Absolute Unit: A Band for a Dangerous World
Connecting with 7 members of the cinematic, uncategorizable large ensemble about what I heard Wed, Jan. 21 at the Fox
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Swinging Across the Border, with Alyssa Allgood | RCTV 009
The Chicago vocalist's latest EP, Leap, follows 2 Cellar albums and some May 2025 gigs at Frankie's and the VSO School
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What will Pat Metheny bring in April?
Coming Apr. 27 with a single out now & an album Feb. 27, the guitarist finds fresh energy from "this Louis Cole thing"
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LJ Mounteney | Inlet Music Series Season 4 interview
LJ plays with her frequent friends Van Django (Cameron Wilson, Budge Schachte, Finn Manniche, & Brent Gubbels) Jan. 31
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Madison Cunningham’s impact on the Vancouver jazz scene
She plays tonight, Jan. 9 at the Vogue touring her new album Ace; nine musicians reflect back to a 2022 Biltmore show
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"Jazz that people are moshing to": the Chopping Spree story
The scene’s breakout band of 2025 will release their debut album Anemoia Friday and play the Fox for Infidels Saturday
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Ron Samworth: Playing for the Song
Ron is a guitarist who has played on the Vancouver scene since 1979; he taught at CapU for 28 years, retiring in 2024
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Year-end letter 2025 for subscribers
failure to hit the goal & what's next
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Dawn Pemberton | Inlet Music Series Season 4 interview
Dawn is working with Seamus Blake, with the Ostara Project, and on her own next record; she & Marcus Mosely play Dec. 20
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The boxing gym that had 18 Infidels Jazz shows
All-City Athletics hosted the Knockouts series for 2+ years; ten bandleaders reflect on the unique space
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John Reischman, are we Cascadians? | RCTV 008
Reischman talks about his band the Jaybirds, who play New Westminster Dec. 7, and more from his 5-plus-decade career