The subs of Sonny-fest
Several musicians answered the call at two shows from last weekend's Sonny Rollins mini-fest presented by Infidels Jazz
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Cara Luft | Inlet Music Series Season 4 interview
Cara (The Wailin’ Jennys, The Small Glories) on what makes a great folk fest, your 50s vs. 30s, "chasing carrots", & more
Ardeshir: "The music doesn't owe us anything."
Staying hungry to learn from mentors and friends, confronting the raw truth by recording yourself, & 2010s come-up stories
esperanza spalding at the Chan Centre
Aug. 29: Spalding was retrospective with Matthew Stevens on guitar, Morgan Guerin on sax/keys/bass, & Eric Doob on drums
Unburdening Rituals | Across Canada, Summer 2025
Brad Shigeta, Mary Ancheta, Potatohead People, George Crotty, David Occhipinti, arid landscapes, FRIENDSHIP, & William Carn
Bill Orcutt played with JPC & The Battery at the Pearl
A good old next-day piece from my encounter with a guitar legend last night
Trent Otter: "Put me behind any drumkit."
Busy session work, bandleading, music labour vs. streaming, gear, & moving from teaching lessons toward full-time playing
Sadie Koshan, how'd you end up with 4 gigs in a day? | RCTV 004
The McGill student talks about her peers in the Vancouver scene and what's inspiring her at the onset of her career
Zapato Negro YouTube dive: RIP Gilbertónn
The Cuban-born drummer was best known in Vancouver for playing with Allan Johnston, Andre Carrasquero, and others
Fresh Seven | July 2025
Mikey Jose, Steph Wall returns, Kate Yahn, discovering Kay Brette, Raiaan, Clara Rose band, Harry Bartlett solo guitar
So that's what's next
i'll take any excuse to use this old photo
Lucas Dubovik, what's it like moving back? | RCTV 003
After undergrad at Humber and grad school at McGill, Lucas comes home. He talks about that and his upcoming third album
Outside the Changes
Gadabout Ghosts | Outside the Changes, Q2 2025
My new favourites from the rest of the world: Brandee Younger, Charlie Ballantine, Ches Smith, Mary Halvorson, and more
RCTV
Steven Zhu (Cowboy Bebop Bebop Band), is UBC taking over? | RCTV 002
Steven talks about his UBC Jazz Club roots, closing down the jazzfest, and selling out the Fox, Hero's Welcome, and more
10 Things
Local original bands at the jazzfest: 2025
Feven Kidane Sextet, Julian Jayme’s City Folk, Dean Thiessen’s Stranger Friends, Chris Fraser’s quartet, & more of our own
10 Things
The jazzfest in 10 songs: 2025
Cedar Walton, EWF, traditional blues, Bacharach, Spanish & Brazilian pieces, Sly Stone, jamming with Joel Ross, and more
RCTV
Ernesto Cervini, what made you a storyteller? | RCTV 001
Ernesto is a Juno-winning drummer, the owner of Orange Grove Publicity & TPR Records, and a podcaster at Canadian Songbook
Subscriber Fridays
My long twenties are over
buckle in this'll probably be the most self-indulgent thing I ever write here but it’s time to put it to rest
Fresh Songs
Fresh Five | June 2025
Kimmortal "I Just Wanna Know"; Emily Steinwall "Programs"; Solo Picnic "Syllables"; Clara Lin "You and I"; Isobel "adjusting"
10 Things
The festival before the festival | 10 Things, June 2025
Gibsons, White Rock, The Shorties, Krauss / Horvitz / van der Schyff, WCMAs, VJO, Kate Wyatt, Dean Thiessen, big birthday
Podcast
Cole Schmidt: Guitar, Jazz Festival Co-Artistic Director
Cole talks about the upcoming 40th Vancouver International Jazz Festival, presented by the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society
Live music
Karl DeJong: drums, records, friends, flow, bandleading
There’s something egoless and subtle about the way Karl seems to approach music. I can’t help but be drawn to that energy
RCTV
Curtis Nowosad, how do I let myself be? | RCTV 000
On emotions, healing, ADHD, fatherhood, Joey Landreth & Joanna Majoko, and pacing the tracklist with instrumentals & songs
Podcast
Jessica Hawkes: Songwriter, Vocalist, Engineer, Nashville
From Winfield, BC, the vocalist, songwriter, and engineer has split her time between Vancouver, New York, and Nashville