Live music Bassist Conrad Good on his studies, motivation, & playing “Bass playing is a great opportunity to focus on the well-being of others,” Conrad says
Live music Joel Haynes Trio with Seamus Blake: The Return Seamus on saxophone with Joel on drums, Neil Swainson on bass, and Tilden Webb on piano
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
Live music Ethan Lawrence to open Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival w/ Tamas Balai saxophone, Davin Bernie piano, Bella Fedrigo bass, & Jordy McIntosh drums
Opinions 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
Recordings Daniel Hersog: Jazz Orchestra, Open Spaces, jazzfest show Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined) is out June 23 followed by a release concert June 26
Live music A Giving Way at the Fox: the bounty of the Peggy Lee Band Peggy’s eight-piece band plays the Fox Cabaret Saturday; A Giving Way is their new album
Recordings Melissa Pipe: Of What Remains, bassoon plus baritone sax The Montreal reedist explores the traversing of time, time and transience in chamber jazz
Recordings The Composers Collective Big Band: The Toronto Project What’s the sound of Toronto? What’s the Toronto sound? Two related but distinct questions
Live music Casey Thomas-Burns: Leading Ladies Little Big Band Tour The trombonist-bandleader brings the group to Frankie's May 21 and then out on a BC tour
Live music Jen Hodge is back in town: All-Stars, Big Bang Jazz Band The bassist is at Guilt, Frankie’s After Dark, and more in her band plus a bigger ensemble
Recordings Emily Braden: Cannon & Sparrow, jazz & soul trio + guests The former Vancouver Island vocalist, now in NYC, has a powerful, personal new project
Live music Paul Rushka: Present Past, Kenny Wheeler, April gig week The bassist returns to town next week with several gigs, including one as a bandleader
Live music Jill Townsend on Jazz Orchestra show with Sharon Minemoto The Jill Townsend Jazz Orchestra and Sharon Minemoto Trio share a bill on Sat, Apr. 15
Recordings Drummer Sanah Kadoura's second album: Duality Kadoura's second album blends jazz and neo-soul with melodies inspired by Arabic music
Podcast Allison Au, Jodi Proznick, & Mili Hong on Take Note Muzewest Concerts and The Infidels Jazz co-present the trio in Dunbar on Saturday, Apr. 1
Recordings Mike Allen Trio, with John Lee and Carl Allen: To A Star Three tracks are recorded at the Warehouse, the rest live at Frankie's: all are top-shelf
Recordings Pianist-composer Anthony Tan on susurrus, his new solo work Anthony was born in Alberta and now lives in Victoria, but he made this music at McGill
Recordings Jacob Wutzke: Show Yourself, with BC-raised Lucas Dubovik Popular young drummer Jacob completes the Montreal band with Gentiane MG and Levi Dover
Recordings Rachel Therrien and her Latin Jazz Project album Mi Hogar Rachel's sweeping project reflects her decade-plus journey through Cuban music and more
Recordings Holly Burke & Bill Runge with Linda Lee Thomas: Dreamride Holly & Bill have co-composed 20 short piano pieces, recorded by pianist Linda Lee Thomas
Recordings The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, Voices: A Musical Heritage WJO's new release executes an ambitious concept celebrating multiculturalism in Manitoba
Live music The Chris Davis Concern: a two-trumpet project After Dark Chris goes into what he and Brad Turner will play, plus the tension around self-promotion
Recordings Jim Head - Prismatic Calling Jim Head the Canadian answer to mid-career Kurt Rosenwinkel isn't far-fetched.
Live music Tanika Charles plays the Shadbolt with a band of locals Despite her Edmonton / Toronto roots, the vocalist's band is "the Vancouver boys"
