Vancouver albums
Eldritch Priest: Dormitive Virtue
Afraid of projects that are too experimental and inaccessible? You'd be wrong to look past it
Will Chernoff
William Ross Chernoff—known as Will to friends and colleagues—is a musician who started Rhythm Changes in 2020.
Live music
1 night in Kits: Kokoroko tour, Feven Kidane doubleheader
The artistries of the UK jazz band and Kidane’s quartet were in dialogue just two blocks apart
Live music
How is the Zameen Art House? Bruce Freedman, free improv
The Granville Island venue now hosts Infidels Jazz’s New Thing series and other intimate shows
Canadian albums
Jocelyn Gould: Portrait of Right Now
Quartet w/ Will Bonness, Jared Beckstead-Craan, & Curtis Nowosad; locals at Frankie’s Nov. 1/2
Live music
The Betty Davis show at Hero’s Welcome with Mary Ancheta
The keyboardist's 9-piece band, billed the MAQkestra, was "Hangin' Out" on Main Street Oct. 17
Live music
How is Apollo’s? Finally back for jazz at the ex-Tangent
It’s back at the establishment 2 nights a week now and has survived some musicians’ grumbling
Subscriber Fridays
Notes & thoughts about all the RCP episodes I hosted: 1-100
Something personal, notable, or whatever comes to mind about each
Live music
What better venue for the pouring rain?
Nebyu Yohannes, as Nebyoha, played an eclectic set at Roedde House Museum’s Jazz in the Parlour
Vancouver albums
Everyone I tell about this album digs it
Last week, I had an easy hook to get people interested in Benjamin Sigerson’s Frankie's show
Expat musicians
Harry Bartlett: Mountain Air
"The physicality of playing bluegrass and old-time music has shaped the way my music sounds."
Live music
The sudden but inevitable rise of the Ghibli Jazz Orchestra
Isabel Leong’s huge success was not a one-off: a movement has arrived in the Vancouver scene
Live music
What's next for the Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival?
Returning from the infamous 2023 fallout, the festival slimmed down and isn’t going anywhere