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Eve Egoyan & Mauricio Pauly: Hopeful Monster
The pianist and the composer document a partnership they've carried since pre-pandemic
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Local Vancouver jazz reviews of new album releases.
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Taras Luka: Part of the Journey
Accordionist and composer Taras brings a mix of Return to Forever & folk from Ukraine
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Beatings are in the Body: self-titled
Erika Angell on electronics, Peggy Lee on cello, & Róisín Adams on keys; everyone sings
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Noah Franche-Nolan: Within the Stream
What is the ‘stream’ that Noah is in with his piano trio on this 14-track, one-hour epic?
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Malleus Trio: On/Off
Dominic Conway, Geordie Hart, & Ben Brown turn chordless sax trio into rock and jam-band
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Brad Turner: The Magnificent
Brad on trumpet & piano w/ Cory Weeds, Peter Bernstein, Neil Swainson, and Quincy Davis
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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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Joel Haynes Trio with Seamus Blake: The Return
Seamus on saxophone with Joel on drums, Neil Swainson on bass, and Tilden Webb on piano
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Sharon Minemoto: Dark Night, Bright Stars
Featuring her longtime friends Jon Bentley, Darren Radtke, and Bernie Arai in a quartet
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Viviane Houle, Unsung Songs: Graphic Scores
A diverse magnum opus by the vocalist: 14 tracks of improvisation plus a printed book
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Imogen Moon: When They Start Rebelling
A rework of her grandfather Doug Randle's 1971 album Songs for the New Industrial State
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Omianan: Live at the Firehall Arts Centre
The DIY quartet adds Thad Bailey-Mai on trumpet and swaps Russell Sholberg in on bass