The Update

Paying subscribers get an in-depth column from Will Chernoff on Fridays.

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Why this album, Maybe Eventually, might be my last

Soon, the best musicians won't make albums. The reason is obvious in book publishing

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Books

The tragedy of music industry advice books

It's all In-The-Office-Mix & no YouTube; learnings from the 2006 book Get Media Airplay

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Live music

Let's talk about tomorrow

Here's what a great day in a local scene looks like

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Recordings

That photo? This music? It's primed for nostalgia

Mathieu Soucy titled his first album, Recollecting, for the future

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Why didn't Colin Sankey make a full band album?

Reawakening has 2 ensemble tracks; the rest are solo bass

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10 years after CapU jazz, here are 10 things I've learned

I enrolled back in September 2012

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Resources

These 110 words just went 4-for-4 on local gig bookings

Is it luck, or is there strength here?

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Podcast

Jazz Office Hours episode 2: producer's notes

Episode 2 of the Jazz Office Hours podcast is out now

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Lore

That's fewer than us

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Podcast

Who would be a great future guest on our podcast?

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Summer vacation

Plus, we have over 50 updates to date

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I have 258 of these left

How to move them?

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Instagram thoughts

Revised and republished: 3 reasons why it's not great for music

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Legibility

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Rhythm Changes turns two years old

A key personal story and other reflections

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The pièce de résistance of jazz campus radio in Canada

What I've learned from all 20 albums I looked at

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Predicting the jazz West Coast Music Awards: 2022

Looking at 4 categories with BC-based jazz artist nominees

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The Why of this website

Hint: it's about meeting people

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Reflections on one year of podcasting

I knew nothing about audio. Random intros change everything.

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BC Junos grab bag

5 more interesting stories from this year's BC-based nominees

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Jazz Juno Award nomination snubs: 2022

5 great jazz albums that didn't get nominated

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The Update

What I learned this week

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The Patreon problem

The platform serves 15,000 music creators but isn't growing much.

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My favourite quote about CapU jazz

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Recordings

Predicting the jazz Juno Awards: 2022

My review of all 15 nominated albums in the 3 jazz categories