Vancouver Jazz

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Special Christmas Eve Jazz Vespers concert at St. Andrew’s-Wesley

On Christmas Eve three of the finest women vocalists in the lower Mainland will present a special Jazz Vespers concert at St. Andrew’s-Wesley. Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott, and Kate Hammett-Vaughan will offer their gift to the city–an hour of holiday treats ranging from traditional carols to popular tunes, each song especially arranged to blend perfectly [...]

Bill Smith’s 1976 interview with George Lewis

In anticipation of George Lewis’ return visit to Vancouver in January, Bill Smith has added his 1976 CODA interview with Lewis (Lewis’ first major interview) to his ongoing series of online reissues of historic conversations with seminal improvisers. It includes a foreword newly written for the occasion by Lewis. Read it here.

Steve Kaldestad

Blow – UpCellar Live CL053109 Kevin Dean- TrumpetAndré White – PianoJodi Proznick – Acoustic BassJesse Cahill – Drums 1. Shimmy! (Steve Kaldestad)2. In the Loop (André White)3. In Lieu of You (Steve Kaldestad)4. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing (Strayhorn)5. Siesta (Kaldestad)6. So Long Cerulean (K.Dean)7. Stanley (Kaldestad) Recorded May 29, 30, 31, 2009, The [...]