The Update

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

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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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Lore

Rhythm Changes turns two years old

A key personal story and other reflections

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Recordings

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 Western Canadian 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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Podcast

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

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The Update

How much money did TD give to Coastal Jazz?

Estimating the jazzfest title sponsorship's value as it heads toward a breakup.

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What do you think about Facebook?

I wrote the word "Facebook" 11 times in this Update and now feel icky.

Live music

Atley King: Unconditional

Atley King took the audience at Frankie’s to a rare place.