Live music
Painted Ship / The Infidels launch ft. Chris Davis recap
Chris began with a medium swing, sunglasses on, Harmon mute pressed up to the microphone
Latest
Podcast
Brian Fraser: Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Jazz Worship
Brian talks about the church's role in our jazz community and what's next at the space
Live music
David Blake opens up about the Tangent Cafe closing down
The venue that played such a big part in our lives for 10 years is renamed to Daybreakers
Live music
Tim Reinert on new series at the Painted Ship and Chill X
August 15 - Chris Davis Quartet at Painted Ship; August 23 - Atley King's Four at Chill X
Canadian albums
Dee Daniels & Denzal Sinclaire: Let it Shine!
Spiritual/gospel ensemble album recorded in Calgary for Cellar, produced by John Clayton
Vancouver albums
Sienna Dahlen & Bill Coon: Balladextrous
Sienna and Bill’s vocal-guitar duo album of standards with a nighttime reflective tone
Expat musicians
David Blake: Trio with Drew Gress & Ari Hoenig
David puts his tunes up-front for Gress & Hoenig and adds four pieces from the jazz canon
Canadian albums
Artie Roth Quartet: Resonants
His electric bass playing supports the post-rock landscape; on upright he’s brilliant too
Canadian albums
Eli Davidovici: Shapes
An accurate reflection of many groups you’d hear Eli play with during his Vancouver years
Live music
On to the Phil Dwyer Connections Quartet at Fort Langley
Brad Turner swapped horn and piano playing with Phil; they showcased their personalities
Live music
Ethan Lawrence to open Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
w/ Tamas Balai saxophone, Davin Bernie piano, Bella Fedrigo bass, & Jordy McIntosh drums
The Update
Predicting the jazz Western Canadian Music Awards: 2023
4 nominees I'm highlighting from the other categories, plus 5 in Jazz Artist of the Year
A burned-out jazz musician in recovery: my halfway report
I made a career transition away from music to become a video game sound designer in 2023
Live music
10 things to check out & continue to enjoy post-festival
8EAST, StringSongs, Fort Langley, Polaris, Caroline Davis, and more thoughts to carry forward
Live music
Can't stop
Just because the jazzfest finished last week doesn't mean the pace is slowing down by much
The Update
How I got my first Vancouver jazz festival show
My trio played the jazzfest on Wednesday; here’s the multi-year journey of how I got there