Get Over the Hemispheres (& Back), w/ Meredith Louise
Meredith came from Australia to Vancouver 4 years ago; she heads there this month for her first show of this era
Bill Clark: Trumpet, VEJI, Teaching, 4+ Decades of Playing
Remembering Hugh Fraser and telling VEJI tales on the occasion of a celebratory Oct. 16 show at VanJazz '26
“Hanging Out” with Brian Fraser
Brian just published a book, What the Church Might Learn from Jazz: Drawn into the Swing of Sanctifying Significance
The Relentless Cycle, with Mikey Jose
Mikey talks about his first full-length album, CHASING / STILL, made with Ben Millman and others from that sub-scene
Four albums from this summer
Robyn Jacob, Josh Warren, Harry Bartlett & Kurtis Perrie, and Nicola Miller's Living Things
Juh-Mill & Friends, with Yamil Chain-Haddad
Yamil plays guitar and bass with many frequent collaborators and has a new EP of his own songs
Nick Leffler: Steelhead Sound, Summer Run Jazz Fest
Nick's non-profit Steelhead Sound presents its first shows this month, including the Summer Run Jazz Fest Aug. 29
Montreal Talk (in Nanaimo) w/ Sarah Leroux & Ryan Bennett
The vocalist and drummer each moved to Montreal, for McGill, from Quebec City and Vancouver Island respectively
A long weekend thought about interviewing
+ August gig list and other happenings
Bug Incision at 20 Years, with Chris Dadge
The Calgary record label and live music initiative just marked 20 years since its July 2006 founding
Dipping my toes in the jazzfest tour ocean
"they're talking to each other"
The Fast Rise of MA: Q, with Mary Ancheta & Matt Reid
Getting Mike Stern on your album, opening for the Head Hunters, touring the jazzfests, Australia and Japan, and more