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

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

Canadian albums

Dan Pitt Quintet: Horizontal Depths

A variety of guitar effects combined with the two horns and the slight integration of free jazz

Live music

Benjamin Deschamps: No Codes, saxophone, tour to the west

An interview with Ben about the chordless collective’s story after they played Tyrant Studios

Vancouver albums

Eldritch Priest: Dormitive Virtue

Afraid of projects that are too experimental and inaccessible? You'd be wrong to look past it