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 Loose Roots Duo.

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 railtownmastering.com.

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, events, or recordings for you to enjoy and share. Sent every Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM Pacific Time.

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 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 upcoming events from the gig list, plus artists, events, or recordings for you to enjoy and share. Sent every Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM Pacific Time.

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 Changes' most-shared articles in 2021.

As of 2024, of course, Chris is now the host of this show.

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 railtownmastering.com.

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 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 upcoming events from the gig list, plus artists, events, or recordings for you to enjoy and share. Sent every Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM Pacific Time.

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 Mastering for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about the mastering studio in Vancouver at railtownmastering.com.

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, events, or recordings for you to enjoy and share. Sent every Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM Pacific Time.

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 launched the gig list at Rhythm Changes with me.

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.

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 Québec to Vancouver in the 1990s.

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.

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 ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at 12thst.ca/rcp.

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 Westminster at 12thst.ca/rcp.