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The 2024 Vancouver International Jazz Festival: a rewind
Here’s my attempt to share the wonderful experience I had as a fan of forward-thinking music
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Django's Jewels: Live from the Hot Dog Stand
Aaron Loewen guitar / vocals, Cam Boyce violin, Wynston Minckler bass, Dylan Ranney drums
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What am I doing playing more often than Bruno Hubert?
On the legendary local pianist’s new trio album Fire Waltz and his jazzfest show at Frankie’s
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John Nicholson: Saxophone, Jazzfest Gigs, Queer as Funk
John talks about his many jazzfest gigs: Kevin Romain's Salience Network, Biboye Onanuga, and more
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Jenny Xu, Ben Feldman, & Kofi Shepsu: Friendship, Trio
Jenny is a pianist from here. She and bassist Ben are married. Kofi completes the trio on drums
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“I wanna be Lezlie Harrison when I grow up.”
Good humour, organ trio, swing and the blues, 70s soul culture back at the start of jazzfest
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Mili Hong & Eli Davidovici: Drums, Bass, Bellbird, Montreal
This drums-bass team are arguably the eminent Vancouver jazz rhythm section of my generation
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Scott Hamilton & Triology at Frankie's before the studio
Hamilton, turning 70 this year, has played with everyone from Rosemary Clooney to Benny Goodman
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Biboye Onanuga: Drummer, Composer, Jazzfest, New Standards
From Edmonton, he talks about his performances at the 2024 Vancouver International Jazz Festival
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Rockstar music
Middle-of-the-night from the burning centre of the 2024 Vancouver International Jazz Festival
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Réjean Marois: Vocal Project, CapU Jazz, Arranger-Composer
Best known as the director of NiteCap, Réjean has been one of CapU’s most renowned faculty
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Kahil El’Zabar & David Murray at Pyatt Hall pre-jazzfest
The two masters offered a dynamic set of freebop and funky soul; Gordon Grdina was opener