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Thad Bailey-Mai Quartet & evolution of Chill X at month 1

What Thad's band played and how Chill X Studio in Mount Pleasant is evolving as a venue

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This is how I would learn to play jazz if I started today

Spoiler alert: it’s the same way people always have. Featuring the Oliver Gannon Quartet

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Brad Turner plays the 8th Frankie's double-header tonight

Playing both the 8pm and After Dark shows: 11 people have done it on 7 different dates

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A way-too-early look at the Jazz at the Bolt 2024 lineup

Jazz at the Bolt went live yesterday with the lineup announcement for February 17 and 18

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Chill X / The Infidels launch ft. Atley King’s Four recap

Atley on vibes with Andrew Skepasts guitar, David Caballero bass, & Arvind Ramdas drums

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Painted Ship / The Infidels launch ft. Chris Davis recap

Chris began with a medium swing, sunglasses on, Harmon mute pressed up to the microphone

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David Blake opens up about the Tangent Cafe closing down

The venue that played such a big part in our lives for 10 years is renamed to Daybreakers

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On to the Phil Dwyer Connections Quartet at Fort Langley

Brad Turner swapped horn and piano playing with Phil; they showcased their personalities

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Predicting the jazz Western Canadian Music Awards: 2023

4 nominees I'm highlighting from the other categories, plus 5 in Jazz Artist of the Year

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10 things to check out & continue to enjoy post-festival

8EAST, StringSongs, Fort Langley, Polaris, Caroline Davis, and more thoughts to carry forward

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How I got my first Vancouver jazz festival show

My trio played the jazzfest on Wednesday; here’s the multi-year journey of how I got there

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See you there: jazzfest 2023 edition

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Living vicariously through the opening weekend with you

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Matt Franceschini’s DIY attitude can’t be stopped

Matt, Colin Zacharias, & Jay Coté arrive in town to play Frankie’s June 11, and more

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Surviving my theatre gig: I almost completely messed up

This dream concert ended up being a huge source of stress; let’s look at how it went down

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Recordings

Nicky Schrire: Nowhere Girl, folk & vocal jazz, belonging

The South African-British singer will release her third album, made in Canada, on June 9

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Inside the Inlet Theatre Music Series with Darlene & Bill

Darlene Cooper and Bill Sample’s Port Moody series featured the Vince Mai Quintet May 6th

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Brad Turner Trio w/ Darren Radtke, Bernie Arai: North Star

All compositions, produced, mixed, & mastered by Brad: recorded at Monarch by Dave Sikula

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Taking a naive listen to 3 of his compositions after a gig

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Flicker: Chad Makela Quartet album, more from Paul Rushka

Following up on my interview with Paul: a scene from the “director's cut” of the interview

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Full breakdown: William Chernoff Trio Maybe Eventually era

10 gigs, 1 grant, 1 album, 3 bandmates, many friends; here’s how I ran my 2022-23 trio

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How was month one with The Infidels at Hero's Welcome?

Sunday afternoon jazz at the Main Street neighbourhood pub launched in March with 2 shows

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Inside the Jazz at the Anvil series with Tom Keenlyside

The next event in Tom's series at New Westminster's Anvil Theatre is Tuesday, March 21

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Podcast

The first 20 Rhythm Changes Podcast cold opens, in order

I'm getting sentimental about the show, now that it's in its lame-duck session

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Jonny Tobin on his opener set for Braxton Cook at Fortune

Jonny and Braxton have remarkable artist similarities; the show is next Saturday, March 11