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Morgan Childs Quartet - Jazz at the Bolt 2022
The drummer returns to Vancouver and keeps paying it forward, from Gen-X to his generation to mine.
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Ardeshir Quartet - Jazz at the Bolt 2022
This saxophonist's post-bop band, featuring three other musicians from the Tangent generation, is my jam.
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Whelming - Plant Your Lightning
It’s rare for indie rock songs to appease both advanced musicians and mainstream music audiences.
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Evany - give/take
Evan Cheung proves, on his first R&B EP, that he is a self-starter who knows the value of a good collaboration.
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Bernie Senensky - Don't Look Back
This album, recorded in 1989, is like going down to hear a jazz legend and wanting to savour the gig for all it’s worth.
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Niki Kennedy - "Get Back in the Groove"
This nu-disco single put me in the mood to start my year off right. Comparing it to Niki’s back catalogue surprised me.
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Strong Towns music: strong music scenes
I remix Chuck Marohn’s ideas into a Strong Towns music paraphrase, where it’s all about musical life.
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Anita Eccleston - "Long Nights"
This Christmas song for which Anita wrote music and lyrics, sang, and played trumpet is similar to Stella by Starlight.
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Jonny Tobin - "Lilacs and Lavender"
As a keyboardist and as a person, Jonny seems more comfortable than ever on his most-popular jazztronica single to date.
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Missing the party
I'm worried about what I've been up to.
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Ezra Jordan - 117: music videos
“Dollarama” is one of my favourite pop songs of 2021, and all four of these music videos moved me. Sad boy vibes abound.
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Francis Arevalo - The Sound of Healing
This album updates the original project that Francis released in 2020. It’s conscious hip-hop with a key personal story.