Vancouver albums
Sienna Dahlen & Bill Coon: Balladextrous
Sienna and Bill’s vocal-guitar duo album of standards with a nighttime reflective tone
Will Chernoff
William Ross Chernoff—known as Will to friends and colleagues—is a musician who started Rhythm Changes in 2020.
Expat musicians
David Blake: Trio with Drew Gress & Ari Hoenig
David puts his tunes up-front for Gress & Hoenig and adds four pieces from the jazz canon
Canadian albums
Artie Roth Quartet: Resonants
His electric bass playing supports the post-rock landscape; on upright he’s brilliant too
Canadian albums
Eli Davidovici: Shapes
An accurate reflection of many groups you’d hear Eli play with during his Vancouver years
Live music
On to the Phil Dwyer Connections Quartet at Fort Langley
Brad Turner swapped horn and piano playing with Phil; they showcased their personalities
Live music
Ethan Lawrence to open Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
w/ Tamas Balai saxophone, Davin Bernie piano, Bella Fedrigo bass, & Jordy McIntosh drums
Subscriber Fridays
Predicting the jazz Western Canadian Music Awards: 2023
4 nominees I'm highlighting from the other categories, plus 5 in Jazz Artist of the Year
Live music
10 things to check out & continue to enjoy post-festival
8EAST, StringSongs, Fort Langley, Polaris, Caroline Davis, and more thoughts to carry forward
Subscriber Fridays
How I got my first Vancouver jazz festival show
My trio played the jazzfest on Wednesday; here’s the multi-year journey of how I got there
Live music
See you there: jazzfest 2023 edition
What I'm actually planning to attend during the jazzfest, up to Thursday, June 29
Live music
Living vicariously through the opening weekend with you
Here’s what I would go see if I was around for the opening weekend of June 23 to June 24
Vancouver albums
Daniel Hersog: Jazz Orchestra, Open Spaces, jazzfest show
Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined) is out June 23 followed by a release concert June 26