Behind the Ghibli Band, with Isabel Leong
The Ghibli Jazz Orchestra has sold thousands of tickets working with Infidels Jazz; she takes them to the Chan Oct. 24
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Get Over the Hemispheres (& Back), w/ Meredith Louise
Meredith came from Australia to Vancouver 4 years ago; she heads there this month for her first show of this era
Bill Clark: Trumpet, VEJI, Teaching, 4+ Decades of Playing
Remembering Hugh Fraser and telling VEJI tales on the occasion of a celebratory Oct. 16 show at VanJazz '26
“Hanging Out” with Brian Fraser
Brian just published a book, What the Church Might Learn from Jazz: Drawn into the Swing of Sanctifying Significance
The Relentless Cycle, with Mikey Jose
Mikey talks about his first full-length album, CHASING / STILL, made with Ben Millman and others from that sub-scene
Four albums from this summer
Robyn Jacob, Josh Warren, Harry Bartlett & Kurtis Perrie, and Nicola Miller's Living Things
Juh-Mill & Friends, with Yamil Chain-Haddad
Yamil plays guitar and bass with many frequent collaborators and has a new EP of his own songs
Nick Leffler: Steelhead Sound, Summer Run Jazz Fest
Nick's non-profit Steelhead Sound presents its first shows this month, including the Summer Run Jazz Fest Aug. 29
Montreal Talk (in Nanaimo) w/ Sarah Leroux & Ryan Bennett
The vocalist and drummer each moved to Montreal, for McGill, from Quebec City and Vancouver Island respectively
A long weekend thought about interviewing
+ August gig list and other happenings
Bug Incision at 20 Years, with Chris Dadge
The Calgary record label and live music initiative just marked 20 years since its July 2006 founding
Dipping my toes in the jazzfest tour ocean
"they're talking to each other"
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The Fast Rise of MA: Q, with Mary Ancheta & Matt Reid
Getting Mike Stern on your album, opening for the Head Hunters, touring the jazzfests, Australia and Japan, and more
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The jazzfest in 10 originals: 2026
Tomoki Sanders, The Ex, Leenalchi, Missy D, Étran de l'Aïr, Jillian Lebeck, Brad Turner Quartet, Wendy Eisenberg & more
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The jazzfest in 10 songs: 2026
Pharoah, Winstone / Wheeler, Donny McCaslin, Richard Williams, D'Angelo, Elis Regina, Aster Aweke, Wayne Shorter & more
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When you're in the good times
how to grow a Western Red Cedar, or: everything we played at our festival show
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Fredrik Ljungkvist at Vancouver International Jazz Festival
The Swedish saxophonist is the featured artist with the Stranger Friends Orchestra Jul. 5 at Performance Works
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Wendy Eisenberg at Vancouver International Jazz Festival
A live episode hosted by Rhythm Changes Podcast creator Will Chernoff at Tom Lee Music Hall, June 30th
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Brandon Woody at the Fox Cabaret
The Baltimore trumpeter's band Upendo with Troy Long, Mike Saunders, and Quincy Phillips
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30 Greatest Living Canadian Songwriters? A 2026 attempt
in which we actually name 80+ Canadian songwriters
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Listening to some Tony Wilson albums
9 of his records that have kept me company over the past week-and-a-half
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Cross-Canada Tour Recap w/ Maude Fortier & Juno Hamilton
The Maude Fortier Quartet's album release tour wraps up after their drive across the country
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Ahmed Maher's arrival
The oud player and composer, from Egypt, releases his album Maktoub June 6th and plays a release show the same night
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Calgary gig list launch
Rhythm Changes has a second city now: Calgary!