Podcast

Shruti Ramani: Vocals, Raagaverse, Ostara Project Tour

Shruti talks about her band Raagaverse, her tour with Ostara, and album plans for 2023

Vancouver albums

Holly Burke & Bill Runge with Linda Lee Thomas: Dreamride

Holly & Bill have co-composed 20 short piano pieces, recorded by pianist Linda Lee Thomas

Live music

The Return of the Thing & Hero's Welcome with Tim Reinert

Tim talks about Jen Yakamovich's New Thing and the next show there, plus a new series

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, Voices: A Musical Heritage

WJO's new release executes an ambitious concept celebrating multiculturalism in Manitoba

Subscriber Fridays

The elephant in the room: how well am I doing with it?

Reacting to, and opening up about, the meaning of burnout for artistic people like us

Podcast

Jocelyn Gould: Guitar, International Touring, Bandleader

Jocelyn joins us in the middle of a big tour; she played around BC in late January 2023.

Live music

The Chris Davis Concern: a two-trumpet project After Dark

Chris goes into what he and Brad Turner will play, plus the tension around self-promotion

Live music

Connor Lum, back from the ships, starts Jazz at the Bolt

The saxophonist's chordless trio is the first set on Saturday; he tells us where he's at

Jim Head - Prismatic

Calling Jim Head the Canadian answer to mid-career Kurt Rosenwinkel isn't far-fetched.

Subscriber Fridays

6 hard lessons

From the first 6 months "in the business"

Podcast

Noah Franche-Nolan: Piano, Within the Stream, New York

Noah talks about his debut as a leader: a piano trio album to be released on Cellar Music

Live music

Tanika Charles plays the Shadbolt with a band of locals

Despite her Edmonton / Toronto roots, the vocalist's band is "the Vancouver boys"