Vancouver albums
Viviane Houle, Unsung Songs: Graphic Scores
A diverse magnum opus by the vocalist: 14 tracks of improvisation plus a printed book
Vancouver albums
Local Vancouver jazz reviews of new album releases.
Vancouver albums
Imogen Moon: When They Start Rebelling
A rework of her grandfather Doug Randle's 1971 album Songs for the New Industrial State
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Omianan: Live at the Firehall Arts Centre
The DIY quartet adds Thad Bailey-Mai on trumpet and swaps Russell Sholberg in on bass
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Noah Franche-Nolan: Portraits from the Interior World
Noah released two albums of ambient electronic music in June 2023 via The Infidels label
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KneeJerk: Blind Painter
Trio featuring pianist Brian Horswill, bassist Karlis Silins, and drummer Kenton Loewen
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Sienna Dahlen & Bill Coon: Balladextrous
Sienna and Bill’s vocal-guitar duo album of standards with a nighttime reflective tone
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Daniel Hersog: Jazz Orchestra, Open Spaces, jazzfest show
Open Spaces (Folk Songs Reimagined) is out June 23 followed by a release concert June 26
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A Giving Way at the Fox: the bounty of the Peggy Lee Band
Peggy’s eight-piece band plays the Fox Cabaret Saturday; A Giving Way is their new album
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Brad Turner Trio w/ Darren Radtke, Bernie Arai: North Star
All compositions, produced, mixed, & mastered by Brad: recorded at Monarch by Dave Sikula
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Flicker: Chad Makela Quartet album, more from Paul Rushka
Following up on my interview with Paul: a scene from the “director's cut” of the interview
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Mike Allen Trio, with John Lee and Carl Allen: To A Star
Three tracks are recorded at the Warehouse, the rest live at Frankie's: all are top-shelf
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Holly Burke & Bill Runge with Linda Lee Thomas: Dreamride
Holly & Bill have co-composed 20 short piano pieces, recorded by pianist Linda Lee Thomas