Rhythm Changes Podcast

Francis Naluz talks about his band PATH, co-led with Paco Ha. Francis is a bassist who plays upright and electric bass as well as guitar. He is an active side-person in his cohort, playing often with Gordy Li, the Couch Jams Collective, and many more. He graduated from Capilano University in 2022. Francis plays in the next Couch Jams event called I Wish U Roses, at the Annex Theatre, on February 1...

Need some company? Long travels still ahead of you this winter break? Or do you just want to hear some tea about Rhythm Changes? Vez Chernoff guest-hosts this impromptu chat with their husband Will, going through a bunch of fun (or deep) questions collected from tweets, articles, and podcasts around the end of this year. Links to things mentioned: Surviving my Bernie Legge theatre gig How I got my...

Want to know how many people are in my audience? What about the number of paying subscribers I have? This is a shortened version of a video I made for paying subscribers at Rhythm Changes on December 6, 2023. To see the numbers and inside information we shared, become a subscriber and add your support to Rhythm Changes . I also talk about an insight from growing the website that might help you wit...

Daniel Deorksen is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor, and venue booker who leads the Seven Tyrants Theatre Society. The society presents music and comedy as Tyrant Studios above the historic Penthouse Night Club on Seymour Street in downtown Vancouver. Become a member for free today at rhythmchanges.ca . You'll get the free weekly email with upcoming events from the gig list, plus artists, eve...

Róisín Adams talks about playing at Ironworks and at 8EAST as one-third of the group Beatings are in the Body, with Erika Angell on vocals and Peggy Lee on cello. Róisín is a composer, pianist, and improviser who also leads her own trio with James Meger on bass and Dan Gaucher on drums. Beatings are in the Body played shows on Vancouver Island around the time of this episode at the Vault in Nanaim...

Steph Wall talks about her fourth and latest album My Angels , released on September 15, 2023. Steph is a singer-songwriter who has learned her craft by ear with influence from the New Orleans tradition, being affiliated with a sub-community of Vancouver jazz expats there since the days of the Rossi Gang in the early 2010s. My Angels has a diversity of genres across its tracklist and features Step...

Bonnie Northgraves joins us fresh off of finishing the 2023 Vancouver Triathlon. Bonnie is a trumpet player, singer, and piano player known for leading her own groups in the trad, vintage jazz, and New Orleans styles. She has three projects available on her Bandcamp: Welcome to Trashland , Bonnie Northgraves and the Brown Sugar Bears , and Between Then and Now . She also books jazz for 2nd Floor G...

Rev. Dr. Brian Fraser of Brentwood Presbyterian Church talks about the church's role in our jazz community, his life before and around Brentwood, and what is next at the space including major renovation plans. When I started the RCP over two years ago, I wrote down a personal wishlist of whom I most wanted to eventually speak with and Brian's name was the first one I scribbled. There are but a few...

Thank you alongside everyone who made it possible since May 2021. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at 12thst.ca/rcp . Other people's Vancouver music podcasts! Non-exhaustive, there are more: Pacific Sound Radio with James Olson Vicarious (newly launched) with Alex Scott & Karen White The FM Podcast w...

Robyn Jacob talks about her band Only a Visitor and their new album Decay , released on Mint Records. Only a Visitor features Robyn as vocalist, keyboardist, and sole songwriter alongside Emma Postl and Celina Kurz on vocals, Jeff Gammon on bass, and Kevin Romain on drums. Decay dropped on February 24, 2023 and the band's release show, featuring Jen Yakamovich's band Troll Dolly and the indie rock...

Teresa Marie talks about her recent gigs at Jazz at the Bolt and with the band Winner Winner, as well as upcoming projects that she has with her group of Capilano University jazz friends. Teresa is a vocalist who currently plays with Dean Thiessen on piano, Wynston Minckler on bass, and Seth Kitamura on drums. Thank you to Pearson Instruments for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Brad Pear...

Shruti Ramani is a vocalist and the leader of her band Raagaverse, featuring Noah Franche-Nolan on piano, Jodi Proznick on bass, and Nicholas Bracewell on drums. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at 12thst.ca/rcp . Become a member for free today at rhythmchanges.ca . You'll get the free weekly email with...

Jocelyn Gould joins us in the middle of an extensive tour, which saw her perform around BC in late January 2023. Jocelyn released her second album, Golden Hour , in 2022 featuring Will Bonness on piano, Rodney Whitaker on bass, Quincy Davis on drums, and Jon Gordon on saxophone alongside her own guitar and vocals. Thank you to Pearson Instruments for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Brad...

Noah Franche-Nolan talks about his life as a pianist in his mid-twenties, having just recorded his first album as a leader while back home from New York. The album, which at the time we spoke was given the draft title Night and Day but is now called Within the Stream , will release via Cellar Music on September 15, 2023. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anth...

Ben Frost talks about his album Pixies , released exclusively to Bandcamp on December 2, 2022 featuring Noah Franche-Nolan on piano, Eli Davidovici on bass, and Mili Hong on drums. Ben is a trumpet player and composer from Vancouver. He's an avid rock climber, a generous and open soul, and for my money the best sheet music copyist in town with the most beautiful handwritten charts. Thank you to 12...

James Danderfer just hosted me on his Instagram Live show, Monday Midday Live; James is an established woodwind player and educator in Vancouver. With his permission, I bring you the conversation we had there. James has an upcoming show with the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra on Sunday, December 4th at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. They'll play the music of Thad Jones, featuring Jeremy Pelt; find ti...

Will Stroet, from Will's Jams , is a renowned Canadian children's musician with one of the most unique musical careers you'll discover on this show. He got his guitar chops from jamming blues at the Yale as a teenager, earned experience as a teacher and a dad, and left it all out there on the self-produced CBC Kids TV show that bore his name. Will joins us to discuss his new French-language collab...

Gordy Li is a saxophonist who has emerged as a young leader in the post-2020 Vancouver creative music scene. Gordy discusses his search for intensity with collaborators like Feven Kidane, with whom he co-led two nights at Tyrant Studios in September 2022; and his own quintet, featured at The Lido series by The Infidels Jazz. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about...

Gentiane MG talks about her contemporary jazz piano trio album, Walls Made of Glass , featuring Levi Dover on bass and Louis-Vincent Hamel on drums . She released the album from Montréal on September 23, 2022. Thank you to Pearson Instruments for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Brad Pearson, luthier & guitar tech in Vancouver, at pearsoninstruments.ca . Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for...

Sarah Kennedy talks about her upcoming second album, The Beloved , with Dan Reynolds on piano, Alex Kelley on bass, and Bernie Arai on drums . On the album, she sets poetry to music. She moved from Vancouver to Montreal in 2019, has a Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapy from Concordia University, and is a certified music therapist. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn...

Chet Doxas talks about his album Rich in Symbols II , which he released from Brooklyn on September 9, 2022. The album is dedicated to Canada's Group of Seven painters, plus two often associated artists, Tom Thomson and Emily Carr. Chet also turns the tables on me (33:42) and opens up the conversation beyond his album. Thank you to Pearson Instruments for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about B...

Laura Crema & Bill Coon talk about their new collaborative chamber-jazz album, StringSongs . The album features Laura on vocals, Bill on guitar, Peggy Lee on cello, and Jon Bentley on saxophone. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at 12thst.ca/rcp . Thank you to Railtown Mastering for sponsoring this ep...

Danny Najjar talks about moving from Denver, Colorado to Vancouver and studying at UBC; after which he ended up making friends in the jazz scene via the Dual Degree Program, joining the Vancouver Youth Choir, and gaining passionate insights about music history education. Deeper into this episode, Danny turns the tables on me (38:24) to explore the student experience of finding musical identity. Th...

Lauren Bush talks about returning to British Columbia from the UK, where she has lived and worked as a jazz vocalist and teacher for a decade. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at 12thst.ca/rcp . Thank you to Railtown Mastering for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about the mastering studio in Vancouve...

Aridonis talks about the artist development issues that he sees in the DIY indie pop and rock scene of Vancouver. As we compare his experience to mine in the jazz scene, we explore what to do about these issues. Thank you to Pearson Instruments for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Brad Pearson, luthier & guitar tech in Vancouver, at pearsoninstruments.ca . Thank you to 12TH ST Sound f...