Rhythm Changes Podcast

George Crotty is a cellist who released his second jazz trio album, Chronotope , on July 22nd, 2022. The trio features cello, bass, and drums, with some percussion, and reflects his experience earned graduating from Berklee and playing in New York. He plays Indian classical music and traditional Arabic music, and he and I have a mutual friend in Gabriel Dubreuil; a violinist with whom he forms the...

Jennifer West is the artistic director of Muzewest, an organization that launched its 2022-2023 season of concerts on August 3, 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 sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording stud...

Chris Fraser sits down for multiple hours of conversation, and fortunately, most of it gets recorded before my hard drive runs out of space. Chris is an established guitarist on the Vancouver jazz scene. As a bandleader, he has one album released to-date on Bandcamp called Give ; and he updates his fans through a Substack, Time and Place . Chris also teaches guitar lessons and wrote some of Rhythm...

Jocelyn Pettit is a violinist and vocalist who released her third solo album, Wind Rose , on June 3rd, 2022. She also released an album called All It Brings with Ellen Gira, who is an American cellist, on July 9th. 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 Soun...

Kria Wall talks about singing in and leading a band called Spindle! at the 2022 Vancouver International Jazz Festival, finding home in Vancouver while discovering their identity, and growing a parallel artistic career as a painter. 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...

Rory Hislop plays trumpet, teaches high school music, and is the producer of the gig list at Rhythm Changes. In this extended, more casual episode, Rory and I discuss our experiences so far at the 2022 Vancouver International Jazz Festival and swap takes about our local music scene. Rory plays trumpet, teaches high school music, and was part of the team alongside Nou Dadoun and Tim Reinert who lau...

André Lachance talks about his second album as Quatuor André Lachance, titled Après l'hiver . On the album, he plays guitar with Brad Turner on piano and keyboards, Chris Gestrin on Moog bass, and Joel Fountain on drums. André is perhaps best known for being one of Vancouver’s great jazz bassists over the past couple decades, as well as a longtime member of the Brad Turner Quartet. He moved from Q...

Clayton Poon talks about playing trumpet in the jazz program at Capilano University, where he just finished his second year of studies. 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 .

Cory Weeds is a saxophonist, the founder of Cellar Music Group, and the president of the Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund. He is known in Vancouver for owning the Cellar from 2000 to 2014, booking Frankie’s Jazz Club, and hosting Condition Blue on bside radio. In 2023, as a result of a chain of events that began with this innocent episode, I started working for Cory at Cellar Music. Thank you to 12TH S...

Jen Fritz makes a special appearance to celebrate the show's 50th episode. Jen is the founder of Fritz Media , a local music publicity and digital marketing firm; and she is the host of The FM Podcast, which just finished its third season of music business interviews in BC. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminst...

Haleluya Hailu talks about the the end of her first year of music studies at Selkirk College in Nelson, BC; which just so happened to be on the cusp of her signing with 604 Records in Vancouver. It's the Before Series on the Rhythm Changes Podcast: not known at the time, discovered in hindsight, when we interviewed someone early. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more a...

Arvind Ramdas talks about his performance at Frankie's Jazz Club under the ensemble name Homage. Joining him are Brad Turner on trumpet, Jon Bentley on saxophone, David Sikula on guitar, and David Caballero on bass. 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 s...

The four audio essays recovered from the now-defunct Rhythm Changes YouTube channel: Stop saying “artists need to be media businesses” (03:50) The brilliant PR of Neil Young, Spotify & Joe Rogan (08:25) Celebrating old music killing new music (14:14) Coastalgate: "uncertainty & chaos" at Coastal Jazz (18:37) Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony C...

Julia Ulehla and Meredith Bates are the first newly-appointed board members in 2022 for the Coastal Jazz & Blues Society : the organization that produces the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. As part of a transition plan for the society, they formed a four-member board with two existing directors.

Amanda Sum talks about her 2022 album, New Age Attitudes . She released the title track as the lead single from the album on April 22, 2022 to begin the release cycle. 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 mas...

Jancis Bautista talks about his first jazz quartet and vocal album, You Must Believe In Spring , released under the mononym JANCIS. 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 Vancouver at railto...

Emily Best talks about her second album, Light Up the Dawn , which mixes indie rock, folk, and jazz. She released it from Vancouver on April 8, 2022. 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 V...

Jamie Hicks talks about his first jazz album, Origin Story , and whether or not it is smooth jazz . He released the album from North Vancouver on March 25, 2022. 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...

Angela Verbrugge talks about her second vocal jazz album, Love for Connoisseur s. She released the album on March 25th, 2022. Here in BC, where she has lived for 25 years, she performed in support of the album at Frankie’s in Vancouver, Hermann’s in Victoria, and Char’s Landing in Port Alberni before embarking on a Canadian tour. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more a...

Emily MacCallum talks about her academic and musical path; from Langley to Victoria, Europe to the University of Toronto, and violin to musicology. 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 .

Justice McLellan talks about his band Blue J and their first indie rock album, A Sign of Good Luck , released on Nettwerk Records. Though as of 2023 or so Justice's podcast, The JPod, is no longer hosted, I consider Justice one of my biggest podcasting inspirations. He interviewed Vancouver indie musicians across more than 50 episodes. Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn...

Ian Cromwell talks about his live music initiative, Locals Lounge. 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 .

Catherine Wilson talks about her classical and jazz music education performance initiative, Euterpe . 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 .

Tahnee Juryn talks about her Rush cover band, The Modern Day Warriors; her development with vocal coaching, as a student and a teacher; and her personal journey with ADHD. 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 .

Alex Marr & Tess Meckling talk about their indie rock band, Sugarfungus ; and the band's first EP, Letting Go, Moving Still . Alex plays bass, and Tess sings, in the five-piece band. 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 .