Podcast
Jason Winikoff: Drums, Percussion, NOLA, Ethnomusicology
Jason Winikoff talks about playing here since his arrival at UBC in 2018, though he’s about to move back to the US
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10 Things
10 Things (the first one)
This style is what I’m going to bring you whenever I have 10 or so (a lot of) things to tell you about. Let’s get into it
Vancouver albums
Tom Wakeling releases: The CBC Tapes & Cotton Club Live
Live, local, early-2000s Wakeling on bass with Brad Turner trumpet, John Gross saxophone, & William Thomas drums
Podcast
Chelsea McBride & Thomas Houlden: Sax, Trumpet, Grad School
Chelsea & Thomas talk grad school, composition, favourite Christmas songs, and this week's Holiday Spectacular
Canadian albums
Marie Goudy’s Paloma Sky: produced by Elizabeth Shepherd
The sound on Goudy’s album, Shepherd’s own latest record called Three Things, and Andrea Superstein’s work
Video: year-end letter 2024 for subscribers
Talking money, growth, the podcast's new era, gig list internship, venue guide, & my 2025 goal. Thank you!
Canadian albums
Elastic label: Michael Davidson, Dan Fortin, Bryn Roberts
Going through the work of the Toronto indie jazz label’s founders, plus the latest album by pianist Roberts
Live music
A look at ticketed shows in the new year
Things that might sell out + personal favourites that I have a moment to walk you through before the holidays
Podcast
David Sikula: Guitar, Audio Engineer, Organ Jazz & More
Dave’s playing covers straight-ahead to improvising; he records out of Demitone, Monarch, & more
Subscriber Fridays
Venue Guide subscriber-exclusive preview
I came up with the idea a year ago; unexpected forces have helped me get a test version to you
Canadian albums
Caity Gyorgy: Hello! How Are You?
Her 5th album has all the fixings – birds, snail mail, tight arrangements, scat – and affirmations
Live music
Noah Franche-Nolan brought his trio to Alberta and to Saskatoon
To Alberta and Saskatchewan, joined in BC by Dan Pitt for playing and recording, and Raagaverse