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John Doyle at the Rogue Folk Club
An Irish guitarist and folksinger with a fiddler's memory visits an ideal venue in turbulent waters
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(2022-2026) A weekly column read by the paying subscribers who helped launch Rhythm Changes in the early years.
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Pacific Northwest Trio, Boston Tenor
Sep. 23: George Garzone and the Jerry Steinhilber Trio at Tyrant Studios
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Chasing the feeling of being a newcomer
At the first two editions back from summer of Stringband Tunesdays at the Heatley
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The subs of Sonny-fest
Several musicians answered the call at two shows from last weekend's Sonny Rollins mini-fest presented by Infidels Jazz
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esperanza spalding at the Chan Centre
Aug. 29: Spalding was retrospective with Matthew Stevens on guitar, Morgan Guerin on sax/keys/bass, & Eric Doob on drums
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Bill Orcutt played with JPC & The Battery at the Pearl
A good old next-day piece from my encounter with a guitar legend last night
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Zapato Negro YouTube dive: RIP Gilbertónn
The Cuban-born drummer was best known in Vancouver for playing with Allan Johnston, Andre Carrasquero, and others
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Gadabout Ghosts | Outside the Changes, Q2 2025
My new favourites from the rest of the world: Brandee Younger, Charlie Ballantine, Ches Smith, Mary Halvorson, and more
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Local original bands at the jazzfest: 2025
Feven Kidane Sextet, Julian Jayme’s City Folk, Dean Thiessen’s Stranger Friends, Chris Fraser’s quartet, & more of our own
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The jazzfest in 10 songs: 2025
Cedar Walton, EWF, traditional blues, Bacharach, Spanish & Brazilian pieces, Sly Stone, jamming with Joel Ross, and more
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My long twenties are over
buckle in this'll probably be the most self-indulgent thing I ever write here but it’s time to put it to rest
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The festival before the festival | 10 Things, June 2025
Gibsons, White Rock, The Shorties, Krauss / Horvitz / van der Schyff, WCMAs, VJO, Kate Wyatt, Dean Thiessen, big birthday