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Surrey Slam Jam: interviewing 7 high school jazz students
Ava McDonough, Jayden Bayer, Erin Kim, Harry Wang, David Cross, Atessa Showrai, Saige Adams
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David Caballero: Young First-Call Bassist, Recorded Debut
David talks about playing bass with Atley King, Arvind Ramdas, Brad Turner, and many more
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The generational Dean Thiessen Stranger Friends Orchestra
Beyond just their recent Fox Cabaret show, the band is a social beacon for my generation
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Bonnie Northgraves' Big Loud en route to a live recording
The show to be recorded happens tomorrow; here’s what they played & how it felt at the Fox
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Harmeet Kaur Virdee: Bass, Surrey Jazz Nights, VSO School
Harmeet started a series that features groups of high school students from around Surrey
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One set to heal them all: Ostara Project at Magee Theatre
With a new lineup and a hugely diverse set, how did this show compare to Ostara’s origin?
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Geoff Claridge: clarinet, practice, learning, navigating
"The best thing is that feeling when you have made a difference […] inspired someone."
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Dunbar to downtown: Allison Au, Jodi Proznick & Mili Hong
Play in the studio uptown all day, then go downtown for a session to swing away the night
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Chris Wong: Journeys to the Bandstand Vancouver Jazz Book
Chris talks about his new book Journeys to the Bandstand: Thirty Jazz Lives in Vancouver.
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Daniel Ek is right again, people hate on Spotify too much
Anti-streaming takes seem weak as ever to me; here’s hopefully my last words on the topic
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Jessica Heaven: Vocalist & Singer, Actor, Dancer, Leader
Jess talks about multi-disciplinary art and work with the Women in Jazz Association of BC
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The Feven Kidane Sextet Max Roach tribute at VIFF Centre
Feven with Nebyu Yohannes, John Nicholson, Quincy Mayes, Bella Fedrigo, & Biboye Onanuga