Tim Reinert - The Infidels Jazz

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.

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