Live music
Unwritten Thursdays curated by Cole Schmidt recap/preview
NYC duo up next; in Oct I heard a two-guitar improv duo and a piano/trumpet/drums trio
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Live music
Michelle Escudero on Gordy Li Smurf at All-City Athletics
Smurf Quartet marked The Infidels' Knockouts series launch at the boxing gym on Oct. 28
Subscriber Fridays
The next generation's well-earned realism about recording
Our early-20s local musicians just want to play live, not record. Healthy or pessimistic?
Podcast
Róisín Adams: Piano, Composer, Beatings are in the Body
Beatings are in the Body will play three shows on Vancouver Island this week (Nov. 2-5)
Live music
Ray Gallon w/ Angela Verbrugge recap, Gallon trio preview
I heard Verbrugge last night with the New York pianist, Brent Gubbels, & Graham Villette
Live music
Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center: concert review
Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra played the Orpheum on October 10, 2023
Expat musicians
Guitarist Daniel Marmer just received a $10K artist grant
It’s the Oscar Peterson Jazz Award from Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Developing Artist Grants
Canadian albums
Kelly Jefferson: Rituals
The saxophonist is relatively young for someone you'd surely call a Canadian jazz master
Canadian albums
Jocelyn Gould: Sonic Bouquet
Gould delivers two-guitar quintet arrangements playing with her teacher, Randy Napoleon
Canadian albums
Dan Pitt Trio: Stages
Moody listening, desolate at times, not just a jazz project but also a post-rock concept
Canadian albums
Aline's étoile magique: éclipse
Violinist Aline Homzy turns in an audacious debut album with vibraphone and vibe shifts
Vancouver albums
Cory Weeds: Home Cookin'
This is a tight record you can feel on vinyl: good times, soul jazz, swinging playing