Tim Reinert - The Infidels Jazz
Tim Reinert talks about what it means to be a jazz fan, hosting a radio show in a local scene, and starting a label.

On the Rhythm Changes Podcast, Tim Reinert talks about what it means to be a jazz fan, hosting a radio show in a local scene, and starting a label.
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We talked about:
- How many albums has Tim bought on Bandcamp?
- Tim and Kevin McNeilly are the best Bandcamp fan account follows in Vancouver creative music
- What kinds of jazz Tim likes most, from free jazz to Jen Hodge
- How historical jazz musicians might react to hearing more modern ones who came after their time
- Brad Turner and Hugh Fraser definitely stand up to jazz greats when you listen to it all
- Tim’s and my reasons for each attending Capilano University for only one year
- How the scene has changed in the last 25 years in broad strokes
- Jamie Lee love-fest
- What I’d have to look forward to when given the chance to visit NYC
- The influence of jazz critics on Tim
- How he started The Infidels with no radio hosting background
- Discussing the right level of context to give the listener of a music program
- Radio shows that feature one jazz tune performed by many different people, on different recordings
- Our favourite recordings of “Nature Boy”: Laila Biali’s is my pick
- What it means for Tim to play the music of younger Vancouver jazz artists like Ilhan Saferali
- How jazz treats its young vs. other genres
- Some other notable young local jazz players: Matt Franceschini, Todd Stewart
- The creative and personal way that Tim raised $3,000+ for food banks with his show in 2020
- Why against all odds, Tim believes there’s no better time to start a label than when he did it last year
- Kenton Loewen’s special musical concept and how his album with JP got going
- Tim’s role as producer, and how many times he had gone to see Kenton and JP previously
- How David Sikula powered the whole project with his recording expertise
- Tim reveals he already has the next Infidels label release in the can — submitted by another artist
- His gratitude for living among talented friends, like Dave Sikula and Chris Gestrin