The Jazz Spectrum Future Playlists:

The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/11/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
McCoy Tyner Prelude in E Minor Prelude and Sonata
Jamie Lee Trio Trust Issues Introspective
Jamie Lee Trio Beginning Introspective
McCoy Tyner Round Midnight Nights of Ballads and Blues
Malleus Trio 5 to 9 Play Nice
Malleus Trio Thereabouts Play Nice
McCoy Tyner Impressions Infinity
McCoy Tyner Come Rain Or Come Shine Illuminations
Program Audio: 

The Depth of Greatness

This week we are remembering the music of NEA jazz master pianist McCoy Tyner, who passed away March 6 at age 81.  A true giant in the jazz world he made his name as pianist of the classic John Coltrane Quartet in the 1960's and then as a bandleader, composer and showman.  A truly elegant player.  As well, I am playing new music by Vancouver groups Jamie Lee Trio and Malleus Trio. 

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 12 March 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/04/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Molly Johnson Them There Eyes Because of Billie
Dalannah Gail Bowen Easy Blue Time to Heal: moving beyond homelessness
Lovena Fox I'm Keeping Out Of Mischief Broadway Visions
Sibel Thrasher Ain't Misbehavin' The First Face of Sibel Thrasher
Molly Johnson God Bless The Child Because of Billie
Kellylee Evans Sinnerman Nina
Maureen Washington Blues In The Night Blues In The Night
Molly Johnson Now Baby Or Never Because of Billie
Adele M. Wilding I Can't Wait Single - Soundcloud
Joe Sealy feat. Jackie Richardson Poem #1 Africville Suite
Joe Sealy feat. Faith Chorale with Sharon Lee Williams Deep Down Inside Africville Suite
Peter Appleyard feat. Jackie Richardson Georgia On My Mind Sophisticated Ladies
Program Audio: 

International Black Women's Day

This week I'm combining International Women's Day (March 8) and Black History Month (February) by playing great music by nine of Canada's finest female jazz singers of African heritage.  Great music by some powerful voices!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 5 March 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/26/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Sons of Kemet My Queen Is Harriet Tubman Your Queen Is A Reptile
Troy Roberts Professor Ghetto-Rig Nu-Jive Perspective
Miles Mosley Shadow Of Doubt Uprising
Kamasi Washington Humility Harmony of Difference
Tony Allen Cool Cats The Source
Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya Sotho Blue Sotho Blue
Oscar Peterson Hymn To Freedom Night Train
Kellylee Evans Sinnerman Nina
Thompson Egbo-Egbo Be Courageous A New Standard
Derrick Hodge For Generations The Second
Joe Sealy Song Of Hope Africville Suite
Program Audio: 

Let Freedom Play!

Celebrating Black History Month by playing music by a couple of African masters, some of the finest young lions playing today as well as  classic Canadian content.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 28 February 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/19/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville Weeds/Coon - 2017
Pat Metheny Group (Cross The) Heartland American Garage Metheny/Mays - 1979
Pat Metheny Group Phase Dance Pat Metheny Group Metheny/Mays - 1978
Metheny & Mays Ozark As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls Metheny/Mays - 1981
Pat Metheny Group Distance Still Life (Talking) Mays - 1987
Pat Metheny Group Beat 70 Letter From Home Metheny/Mays - 1989
Lyle Mays Highland Aire Lyle Mays Mays - 1986
Lyle Mays Hard Eights Fictionary Mays - 1993
Lyle Mays Let Me Count The Ways Solo Mays - 2000
Program Audio: 

The Amayzing Lyle Mays

Featuring the music of Grammy Award winning keyboardist Lyle Mays, who passed away February 10 at age 66.  Best known as the co-founder of the Pat Metheny Group and co-composer with Pat Metheny of many of their greatest songs, Mays also had a significant, if underappreciated solo career.  I'll highlight selections from both phases of his career.  

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 20 February 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/12/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Patrick Smith F.U.D.G.(E) Still Searching
Karl Schwonik Reinvention Reinvention
Mark Godfrey U.S.S. Rent-A-Car Square Peg
Sam Wilson A Tune For You Groundless Apprehension
Harrison2 Kite Of Clay Trout In Swimwear
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School Ballad of the Arboghast Aftermath
Program Audio: 

All the Muse That's Fit To Play!

Playing great new music by some of Canada's finest young jazz stars.  

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 13 February 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/05/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
AB Trio Lenny's Beat Trioliloquy
Sandro Dominelli Here and Now Here and Now
Sandro Dominelli Spiralling Inzio/Concetto Here and Now
Orchestre National de Jazz Under the Influence Suite Part II: For Jan Under the Influence Suite
Orchestre National de Jazz Under the Influence Suite Part IV: Sweet Lee Under the Influence Suite
Band of Brothers Hot Lanta A Jazz Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band
Band of Brothers In Memory of Elizabeth Reed A Jazz Celebration of The Allman Brothers Band
AB Trio Bluesaholic Trioliloquy
Program Audio: 

We're Working Here!

Digging into the vault to play some great Canadian jazz from the past couple of years as well as selections from a big band tribute album to legerndary rockers The Allman Brothers Band.

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 7 February 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/29/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
John Pittman Moray Crossing Kinship 2019 Julian Award winner
Turtleboy Smart Matter Smart Matter 2012 Julian Award winner
Tyson Naylor Trio Allee Der Kosmonauten Kosmonauten 2013 Julian Award winner
Fawn Fritzen Life So Sweet Bedroom Voice 2014 Julian Award winner
Eli Bennett Upside Swagger Breakthrough 2015 Julian Award winner
Tara Kannangara Stand in Line Some Version of the Truth 2016 Julian Award winner
Reynolds, Good, Millerd Fapojuwo Subjectivity From Day To Day 2017 Julian Award winner
Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger Buffalo Jump Northern Ranger 2020 Julian Award runner up
Jaelem Bhate On The Edge on the edge 2020 Julian Award winner
Sam Kirmayer Opening Statement Opening Statement 2018 Julian Award winner
Program Audio: 

2020 Julian Award Winner Show

Presenting the winners of the first eight years of the Julian Award of Excellence as well as announcing the winners of the 2020 Julian Award.  Jaelem Bhate is the first place finisher and Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger is the runner up. Great music, Pat Julian in-studio for the announcement and a shout out to Brian Shields!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 30 January 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/22/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Jaelem Bhate On The Edge On The Edge 2020 Julian Award nominee
Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger Buffalo Jump Northern Ranger 2020 Julian Award nominee
Kate Blechinger River Flows (Metamorphosis) Under A Dancing Sky 2020 Julian Award nominee
Michael Agranovich Quartet Phases From My Perspective 2020 Julian Award nominee
Alison Young Celia & Harry So Here We Are 2020 Julian Award nominee
Sam Kirmayer High and Low High and Low 2018 Julian Award winner
Sam Kirmayer Cazelais Oublie High and Low
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School The Righteous and The Wicked Aftermath 2017 Julian Award nominee
Program Audio: 

2020 Julian Awards 2: After The Snow Day

Playing selections by the five finalists for the 2020 Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists (Julian Award) as well as music by a past winner and nominee of the award.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 23 January 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/08/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Alison Young Cedar's Roots So Here We Are 2020 Julian Award Finalist
Kate Blechinger Prairie Plains Under A Dancing Sky 2020 Julian Award Finalist
Michael Agranovich Quartet 4 Plus 2 From My Perspective 2020 Julian Award Finalist
Jaelem Bhate Pacific Suite IV: Sea of Glass On The Edge 2020 Julian Award Finalist
Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger NORTHERN RANGER Northern Ranger 2020 Julian Award Finalist
Mike Allen Quartet Give Me Moon A Hip Cosmos
Andres Vial Ferguson Gang of Three
Program Audio: 

2020 Julian Award of Excellence Finalists Part 1

Playing great music by the five finalists for the 2020 Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists.  It's What I play!

  • Posted on: 9 January 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/01/2020
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Curtis Nowosad Never Forget What They Did To Fred Hampton Curtis Nowosad
Brad Turner Quartet Cedar Jump Up
Trio Antipodes When The Wild Man Returns Upside Downwards
Mike Allen Klondike Just Like Magic
Karin Plato This Could Be The One This Could Be The One
Steve Haines & The Third Floor Orchestra Harvest Moon Steve Haines & The Third Floor Orchestra
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School The Righteous & The Wicked Aftermath
Joel Miller Song Story 2: A Party Unstoppable
Andres Vial Ferguson Gang of Three
Program Audio: 

Looking Back With 20/20 Vision

Playing the best in Canadian jazz in 2019 as well as revealing the five finalists for the 2020 Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists.  Looking back and looking forward with clarity.  It's what I play!

2020 Julian Award Finalists

Michael Agranovich Quartet - "From My Perspective"

Jaelem Bhate - "On The Edge"

Kate Blechinger - "Under A Dancing Sky"

Harry Vitro's Northern Ranger - "Northern Ranger"

Alison Young - "So Here We Are"

 

  • Posted on: 2 January 2020
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/18/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Vince Guaraldi Christmas Is Coming A Charlie Brown Christmas
B3 Kings Joy to the World You Better Watch Out!
Brian Setzer Jazz Orchestra Baby, It's Cold Outside Boogie Woogie Christmas feat. Ann Margret
Kenny Burrell My Favourite Things Have Yourself A Soulful Little Christmas
Dave Brubeck We Three Kings A Jazz Christmas
Herbie Hancock Deck The Halls Jingle Bell Jazz
Pink Martini Do You Hear What I Hear? Joy To The World
Susie Arioli La Peringrinacion Christmas Dreaming
We Three Queens La Jornada Happy Holidays Karin Plato, Jennifer Scott, Kate Hammett-Vaughan
Broadsway Breath of Heaven/Mary Did You Know The Most Wonderful Time...Maybe Heather Bambrick, Julie Michels, Diane Leah
Mike Janzen Angels We Have Heard On High Carols
Luke Sellick Good Christian Friends Rejoice Christmas EP feat. Erin Propp
Joey DeFrancesco O Come All Ye Faithful Home For The Holidays
Mel Torme The Christmas Song Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas
B3 Kings Silent Night You Better Watch Out!
Program Audio: 

All Good and Perfect Gifts

Celebrating Christmas by playing seasonal music created localy, across Canada and around the world.  Classic and soon to be classic versions of familiar carols and other Christmas themed songs.  The best of the season to you!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 19 December 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/11/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville Honouring the groove
Nick MacLean Quartet One Finger Snap Rites of Ascension Honouring the greats
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet Take Five The Rhythm Of Invention Honouring the late Dave Brubeck's 99th birthday December 6th.
Mike Janzen Trio I Have Decided Beginnings Honouring decisions
Robi Botos Footprints Place To Place Honouring the journey to new beginnings
Sharon Minemoto Safe Travels Safe Travels Honouring passages
Renee Rosnes Goodbye Mumbai Written On The Rocks Honouring discovery and heritage
Lee Morgan Sidewinder The Sidewinder Honouring 80 years of great music from Blue Note Records
Mike Allen Quartet Once Again, Thank You A Hip Cosmos Honouring beauty in composition
Program Audio: 

Garza Keeps Busy

Playing music by some of Canada's finest jazz pianists as well as a birthday tribute to a jazz master and a classic tune by one of Blue Note Records' iconic artists of the 1960's.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 12 December 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/01/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Oliver Gannon Quartet Soul Journey That's What
MEM3 Faith of Our Fathers Circles
Jimmy Greene Saludos/Come Thou Almighty King Beautiful Life
Mennonite Jazz Committee Carol of the Bells Dawn of Grace
Reynolds, Good, Millerd, Fapojuwo Prodigal Son Suite: Subjectivity From Day to Day
Dan Brubeck Quartet Lord, Lord Live at the Cellar Jazz Club
Oliver Jones Precious Lord Second Time Around
John Coltrane Dear Lord Spiritual
Kristian Braathen Trio Just a Closer Walk With Thee Tempus Fugit
Program Audio: 

Gensel Shepherds The Night Flock

Playing jazz interpretations of hymns and sacred songs  as well as original music from the "Night Flock" .  Soul music to lift your spirit.  It's what I play!

Painting by Laura Zerebeski

  • Posted on: 1 December 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/24/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Dave Robbins Sextet Merge Joan of Art
Lucy Veghiazaryan My Blue Heaven Blue Heaven
Cory Weeds Quintet Bluesanova Live at Frankie's Jazz Club
Brad Turner Quartet Cedar Jump Up
Grant Stewart Trio Thinking of You Roll On
Alyssa Allgood Darn That Dream Exactly Like You
Maya Rae Lullaby of Birdland Sapphire Birds
Kate Blechinger River Flowing (Metamorphosis) Under A Dancing Sky
Jill Townsend Big Band B.B.'s Big Blues Legacy: The Music of Ross Taggart
Program Audio: 

Jazz Walk at the Shadbolt

Playing music by some of the artists, local and international, who will be appearing at "Jazz Walk at the Shadbolt" December 1 at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in  Burnaby.    It's what I play!

Info & Tickets:  www.coryweeds.ca 

Box Office: 604-205-3000

  • Posted on: 24 November 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/17/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Alison Young Cedar Roots So Here We Are
Patrick Smith Hindsight Still Searching
Sam Wilson A Song For You Groundless Apprehensions
Jaelem Bhate On The Edge On The Edge
Harry Vitro's Northern Ranger Blackcomb Northern Ranger
Angela Verbrugge The Night We Couldn't Say Good Night The Night We Couldn't Say Good Night
Michael Agranovich Quartet 4 Plus 2 From My Perspective
Andre Wickenheiser A Happy Little Accident A Happy Little Accident
Greg Andersen Quintet Time To Spare Folk Music
Program Audio: 

Ms. Helen's Gone Ahead

Spinning new music by young and emerging Canadian jazz artists.  It's what I play!

Photo: Emerging Dawn, Bear Lake, BC  Photo by Peter Prentice

  • Posted on: 17 November 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/10/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Glenn Miller Orchestra Boogie Call Rag The War Years Vol. 1
Vera Lynn There'll Be Bluebirds O'er the White Cliffs of Dover The Very Best of Vera Lynn
Bette Midler Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy The Divine Miss M
Dal Richards & His Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards & Friends
Andre Wickenheiser Basement Suite Pt. 1 A Happy Little Accident
Andre Wickenheiser Basement Suite Pt. 2 A Happy Little Accident
Andre Wickenheiser Basement Suite Pt. 3 A Happy Little Accident
Kate Blechinger Prairie Plains Under A Dancing Sky
Kate Blechinger Going On Under A Dancing Sky
Joel Miller Song Story 2: A Party Unstoppable
Andres Vial Ferguson Gang of Three
Program Audio: 

Remembrance and Hope

Playing songs associated with and popular during the Second World War (Remembrance) and new music by emerging Canadian jazz artists (Hope).  It's what I play!

Photo: Canadian War Cemetery, Groesbeek, Netherlands

  • Posted on: 10 November 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/03/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Keith Jarrett Questar My Song
Azar Lawrence & Al McLean Mystic Journey Frontiers
Van Morrison All Saints Day Hymns to the Silence
Mennonite Jazz Committee Unexpected Unexpected
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School The Righteous and the Wicked Aftermath
Brad Turner Apology and Promise Pacific
Kevin Dean Moon of Manana Sunset Trail
Andres Vial Ferguson Gang of Three
Program Audio: 

The Joy is in the Journey

Presenting a mixed bag of great new music by Canadian artists as well as a couple of older tunes.  There's even some Celtic soul!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 3 November 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/27/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How DO You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Larry Young Zoltan Unity
Greg Andersen Quintet What If We're Gone Folk Music
Sam Wilson A Tune For You Groundless Apprehensions
Champian Fulton & Cory Weeds Lullaby For Art Dream A Little...
Patrick Smith Hindsight Still Searching
Kate Blechinger Night In The City Under A Dancing Sky
Joel Miller Dance Of The Nude Fish Unstoppable
Kent Sangster's Obsession Octet Mr. Rollins Reverence
Program Audio: 

Let The Music Do The Talking

New music by Canadian artists, emerging and established, and a classic selection from the Blue Note Records vault celebrating the venerable label's 80th anniversary.  It's what I play!

3:24 to 5:48 is dead air.

Under A Dancing Sky - Kate Blechinger

 

  • Posted on: 27 October 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/20/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Mike Allen Quartet Fountainbleau Celebrating Sonny Greenwich
Mike Allen Quartet I'll Follow You Celebrating Sonny Greenwich
Mike Allen Quartet Memories of Miles Celebrating Sonny Greenwich
Mike Allen Quartet Remember When Celebrating Sonny Greenwich
Mike Allen Quartet Believe Celebrating Sonny Greenwich
Sonny Greenwich Let Your Heart Sing Standard Idioms
Mike Allen Trio Let Your Heart Sing Fearless
Program Audio: 

Let Your Heart Sing: The Music of Sonny Greenwich

Playing the music of one of Canada's greatest ever jazz musicians, Order of Canada member guitarist Sonny Greenwich.  Music from a new album by one of his proteges, Vancouver saxophonist Mike Allen as well as a classic tune by the master himself.  Let Your Heart Sing!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 20 October 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/13/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Andres Vial Atonggaga Blues Gang of Three
Mike Allen Miles' Mode Just Like Magic
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School The Righteous and the Wicked Aftermath
Ginger Baker Trio Straight No Chaser Going Back Home
Ginger Baker & the DJQ2O Ginger Spice Coward of the County
Ginger Baker & the DJQ2O Coward of the County Coward of the County
Pete LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet 26-2 Trane of Thought: Live at the Rex
Pete LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet Village Blues Trane of Thought: Live at the Rex
Program Audio: 

Walking Stick Blues

Playing great new music by Canadian artists as well as a tribute to the jazz side of powerhouse drummer Ginger Baker, who passed away recently at age 80.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 13 October 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/29/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Nightcrawlers Marrket-Place Down in the Bottom
Steve Kaldestad Shimmy! Blow-Up
Brad Turner Quartet Scrappy It's That Time
The Beatles Revolution #9 The White Album
Mike Allen Quartet with Hugh Fraser Get Back Panorama
Brad Turner Quartet Jump Up Jump Up
Jodi Proznick Listen Sun Songs
Triology Broadway & Alma Triology
Triology Sweet Georgia Brown Triology
Cory Weeds Quintet Tolypso Live at Frankie's Jazz Club
Program Audio: 

Prentice's Lapis Lazuli

Celebreating the ninth anniversary of The Jazz Spectrum with highlights from releases since 2010  by Vancouver artists recording on the Cellar Live label.  It's blue like jazz and it's what I play!

  • Posted on: 29 September 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/22/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Steve Kaldestad Let It Go Straight Up
Trevor Giancola Cicada Fundamental
Don Scott Holding Pattern Out Of Line
Michelle Gregoire Dichotomy Diversity
Lorraine Foster S'Wonderful Live at the Alma
Lorraine Foster It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing Live at the Alma
Cory Weeds Rakin' & Scrapin' As Of Now featuring Harold Mabern
Eric Alexander The September of My Years Touching featuring Harold Mabern
Cory Weeds Quintet Tolypso Live at Frankie's Jazz Club featuring Harold Mabern
Program Audio: 

The Circle of Life

Music by Canadian artists whose birthday is in September and  a tribute to pianist Harold Mabern, who passed away on September 19 at age 83.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 23 September 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/15/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Lucy Yeghiazaryan Love Isn't Everything Blue Heaven
Australian Art Orchestra Here Come The Waves Water Pushes Sand
Royal Swazi Spa featuring Chet Faker Fear Like You African Puzzle
Chad Eby Epitaph III: JMac (For Jackie McLean) Broken Shadows
Joey Calderazzo One Way Going Home
Steve Haines & The Third Floor Orchestra Harvest Moon Steve Haines & The Third Floor Orchestra
Joani Taylor with Ross Taggart and Friends For All We Know State of Grace
Joani Taylor Sentimental Journey In a Sentimental Mood
P.J. Perry featuring Bill Mays Laird Baird This Quiet Room
Cory Weeds Quintet Tolypso Live at Frankie's Jazz Club
Program Audio: 

You May Be Explosive But My Music Is Da Bomb!

Travel from Vancouver to New York via Armenia, Australia via China, Australia via Africa and back to Vancouver via Edmonton to Frankie's Jazz Club.  Great music from around the world!  It's what I play!

"Smiling Buddha Cabaret" Photo by Fred Herzog (1931-2019)

  • Posted on: 15 September 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/08/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Vince Mai Growing Up Too Fast Mband
John Roney Older Now Rate of Change
Carl Allen Each One, Teach One The Pursuer
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque La Linea (The Lineup) On Firm Ground (Terra Firma)
Elisa Thorn's HUE Brother Flowers for Your Heart
Charlie Hunter Quartet Thursday the 12th Ready...Set...Shango!
The Souljazz Orchestra Well Runs Dry The Chaos Theories
Australian Art Orchestra Here Come The Waves Water Pushes Sand
Program Audio: 

The Time Of The Season

Presenting a mixed bag of wonderful music.  Some tunes with a loose back-to-school theme, new music by fine Canadian artists, and the latest instalment celebrating 80 years of Blue Note Records.  It's the time of the season.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 8 September 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/01/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Charles Mingus Boogie Stop Shuffle Mingus Ah Um
John Coltrane Spiral Giant Steps
Dave Brubeck Quartet Three To Get Ready Time Out
Miles Davis So What Kind Of Blue
Ornette Coleman Congeniality The Shape Of Things To Come
Matt Choboter Group Fixation Spillimacheen
Curtis Nowosad Waltz 4 Meg Curtis Nowosad
Program Audio: 

1959 - The Greatest Jazz Year

This year is the 60th anniversary of the release of five of the greatest and most influential albums in the history of American jazz. 1959 is considered by many observers to have been the greatest year in the history of jazz music.  Like any topic of discussion, it's debatable, but consider this.  The following five albums, recorded or released in 1959 have shaped in deep and profound ways not just the future of jazz but music in general..  They are Miles Davis, 'Kind of Blue', Charles Mingus, 'Mingus Ah Um', Ornette Coleman, 'The Shape of Jazz To Come', Dave Brubeck, 'Time Out', and John Coltrane, 'Giant Steps'.  It's great music and it's timeless!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 1 September 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 08/25/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Jaelem Bhate On the Edge On The Edge
Brad Turner Quartet Jump Up Jump U[
Trio Antipodes When the Wild Man Makes an Appearance Upside Downwards
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School Porcelain Aftermath
Alison Young Celia & Harry So Here We Are
Peripheral Vision Living The Dream Spectacle! Live
Michael Agranovich Quartet 4 Plus 2 From My Perspective
Luke Sellick Dog Days The Alchemist
Program Audio: 

Peter's Mix Tape 3: Music Transcends

Playing great music by some of Canada's finest jazz composers.  All-original, all-Canadian!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 25 August 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 08/18/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville CC
John Baldry Introduction: Conditional Discharge I Ain't Easy
John Baldry Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock 'N Roll It Ain't Easy
Greg Andersen Quintet Time to Spare Folk Music CC
Neelamjit Dhillon Quartet Crossing the Pacific Komagata Maru CC
Michael Blake The Soldier and the Sailor Fulfillment CC
Kamasi Washington The Psalmist Heaven and Earth
Herbie Hancock Driftin' Takin' Off
Luke Sellcik Dog Days The Alchemist CC
Program Audio: 

Peter's Mixtape 2: Pay the Toll

Three sets, three distinct musical directions.  Legends and legends in the making.  It's what I play!

 

  • Posted on: 18 August 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 08/11/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
James Danderfer South Rampart Street Parade The Hummingbird Brigade
Andrea Superstein Nouveau Worlds Apart
Nicola Conte Goddess of the Sea Free Souls
Marc Johnson Summer Running The Sound of Summer Rinning
Kyle Eastwood Marciac Songs from the Chateau
Maya Rae Summertime Sapphire Birds
Jeff Healey My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now Adventures In Jazzland
Myriam Alter Back to Dance Cross/Ways
Nils Landgren Funk Unit Amtrak Fonk Da World
Monty Alexander Trio Where The Trade Winds Blw: Accompong Impressions in Blue
Luke Sellick Dog Days The Alchemist
Cory Weeds Little Big Band Canadian Sunset Explosion
Program Audio: 

Peter's Mixtape: Songs of Summer Running

Music for the summer...It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 11 August 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 05/19/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Jaelem Bhate On The Edge On The Edge
Jaelem Bhate Wishful Thinking On The Edge
David Lavoie Quartet Equestrian David Lavoie Quartet
David Lavoie Quartet Flambeed Bananas David Lavoie Quartet
William Chernoff Esh Nomads Live
William Chernoff Makie Elkino Nomads Live
Blue Note All Stars Second Light Our Point of View
Kenny Burrell Do What You Gotta Do God Bless The Child
Program Audio: 

Locally Sourced and Organic

 

  • Posted on: 19 May 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 05/12/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Alison Young Cedar Roots So Here We Are
Alison Young Celia & Harry So Here We Are
Alison Young Aftermath So Here We Are
Apollo Suns Dark Night Dawn Offerings
Apollo Suns Passing By Dawn Offerings
Curtis Nowosad Never Forget What They Did To Fred Hampton Curtis Nowosad
Pugs & Crows In The Dollhouse UNCLE!
Trio Antipodes When The Wild Man Walks By Upside Downward
William Chernoff Nomads Nomads Live
Program Audio: 

Our Mothers' Children

Spring is here!  The days are longer, the flowers are blooming and great new music is being produced.  Listen to some fine offerings by Canadian artists.  The music is varied and fresh, like the aftermath of a spring rain.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 15 May 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 05/05/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Michael Agranovich Quartet 4 Plus 2 From My Perspective
Michael Agranovich Quartet Distorted Truth From My Perspective
Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger Buffalo Jump Northern Ranger
Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger Blackcomb Northern Ranger
Mike Allen Klondike Just Like Magic
Mike Allen Someone to Watch Over Me Just Like Magic
Mike Allen Metamorphosis Just Like Magic
Santana Gitano Amigos
Program Audio: 

Allen's Keys

  • Posted on: 5 May 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 04/28/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Nightcrawlers Marrket-Place Down in the Bottom
Gabriel Palatchi Tanghuino Trivolution
Neelamjit Dhillon Quartet Crossing The Pacific Komagata Maru
Jennifer Scott & Brasileira Agua de Beber Sonhu Meu
Karin Plato This Could Be The One This Could Be The One
Mike Allen Klondike Just Like Magic
Brad Turner Pacific Pacific
Peggy Lee The Hidden Piece Echo Paintings
Hard Rubber Orchestra Movement 1 Kenny Wheeler: Suite For Hard Rubber Orchestra
Alan Matheson & Wade Mikkola Summer Evening's Waltz Summer Evening
Program Audio: 

Think Globally, Act Locally

April 30th is International Jazz Day, with concerts and events all over the world and the main event in Melbourne Australia.  It is sponsored by, among others, UNESCO and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.  Herbie Hancock is a UNESCO goodwill ambassador.   To celebrate the day and the worldwide influence of jazz I am imagining an International Jazz Day event in Vancouver, featuring some of Vancouver's finest jazz musicians.  It's what I play!

 

  • Posted on: 28 April 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 04/21/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Nelson Boschman Trio Waking Up Happy Keeping Time
Steve Nelson Eastern Joy Dance Brothers Under The Sun
Reynolds, Good, Millerd, Fapojuwo Kaleidoscope/In The Garden From Day To Day
Nelson Boschman Trio When I Survey The Wondrous Cross Keeping Time
Duke Ellington Come Sunday Black, Blue & Beige Feat. Mahalia Jackson
P.J. Perry & Doug Riley Come Sunday Come Sunday
Hugh Fraser & VEJI Dawn Big Works
John Coltrane Resolution A Love Supreme
Mike Allen Trio Let Your Heart Sing Fearless
Program Audio: 

A New Dawn Awaking

This week I welcome Dr. Brian Fraser into the studio to discuss the significance of Easter, not just in the Christian tradition but in the world as a whole.  Tune in for some great music and conversation about the journey into light and the hope the light brings. It's what I play!

 

  • Posted on: 25 April 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/17/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Ingrid Jensen Vernal Fields Vernal Fields
Phil Dwyer Orchestra Spring Changing Seasons
Pugs and Crows In The Dollhouse UNCLE!
Alicia Hansen Meristem Before You
Keith O'Rourke Sketch in Green Sketches
Louis Stewart and Jim Doherty Quartet Donna Lee Youtube - Live Concert
Azar Lawrence and Al Mc Lean Up Jumped Spring Frontiers

New Green Equinox

Playing music to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and the coming of spring and new music by two fine Vancouver artists.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 17 March 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/10/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Brad Turner Pacific Pacific
Brad Turner Not A Robot Pacific
Brad Turner Apology and Promise Pacific
Allison Au Quartet Force Majeure Wonder Wander
Shelly Manne and His Friends Get Me To The Church On Time My Fair Lady
Marie-Veronique Bourque Le Chanson de Maxence Une Porte S'ouvre
Ed Bickert Trio Street of Dreams Youtube: Live at Bern Jazz Festival 1992
Chris Wallace's Many Names Many Roads Somewhere Sacred
Program Audio: 

Because I Said So

New music from two fine Canadian jazz artists,  Vancouver trumpeter Brad Turner's new album "Pacific" and Toronto based Allison Au Quartet's new album "Wonder Wander".  Plus, tributes to three legends of the musical world, including Canadian guitarist and Order of Canada recipient Ed Bickert.  Because I said so!

  • Posted on: 10 March 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/03/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Ingrid Jensen Marsh Blues Vernal Fields
Jennifer Scott Quartet Chance Chance
Jodi Proznick So Near, So Far Sun Songs
Company B Jazz Band On The Sunny Side Of The Street Company B Jazz Band
Karin Plato Sorrow This Could Be The One
Anita Eccleston Time After Time More Trumpet
Mimosa DaLama Youtube: Sechelt Arts Festival 2012
Laura Crema Love Be Kind Fotografia
Angela Verbrugge The Night We Couldn't Say Good Night The Night We Couldn't Say Good Night
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School Arrival Of The Pegasus The Twilight Fall
Program Audio: 

Strong Women, Strong Music

March 8th is International Women's Day and from March 5-7, Frankie's Jazz Club hosts "Strong Women, Strong Music", a 100% fundraiser to support Atira’s Enterprising Women Making Art Program (EWMA).  Each night features a different lineup of Vancouver's finest female jazz musicians and vocalists.   I am featuring some of the artists who will be appearing this week at Frankie's as part of "Strong Women, Strong Music".
For information about the concerts and tickets go to www.coastaljazz.ca.
Atira Women’s Resource Society helps women and children who are escaping domestic violence.
For sixteen years EWMA, has provided safe, income-generating opportunities for women who are struggling with poverty, substance use and or mental wellness, and who have been impacted by violence /abuse; opportunities that are free from exploitation and judgement. EWMA is a place that for many women, makes hope possible.
To find out more about Atira and their programs go to their web page at www.atira.bc.ca.  You can also email them at info@atira.bc.ca.

  • Posted on: 3 March 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/24/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Joe Sealy Song of Hope Africville Suite
Us3 Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) Hand On The Torch
The Roots/Bobby Hutcherson Montara The New Groove: The Blue Note Remix Project
Madlib Footprints Shades of Blue
R + R = Now Colors In The Dark Collagically Speaking
Keyon Harrold MB Lament The Mugician
Ambrose Akinmusire Response A Rift In Decorum
Esperanza Spalding Black Gold Radio Music Society
Kamasi Washington Show Us The Way Heaven and Earth
Robert Glasper Good Mroning Covered
Program Audio: 

Tapas Your Feet To That Funky Beat

Bringing jazz into the 21st century with selections by some of the leading young African American jazz artists.  Music for the church, the field and the street.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 24 February 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/17/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Joe Sealy Duke's In Town Africville Suite 1996
Hank Mobley Up, Over and Out Reach Out! 1968
Jackie McLean Floogeh Demon's Dance 1970
Joe Henderson Black Mode For Joe 1966
Bobby Hutcherson 'Til Then Oblique 1967
Wayne Shorter Infant Eyes Speak No Evil 1966
Lee Morgan The Cry of My People Sixth Sense 1968
McCoy Tyner Search For Peace The Real McCoy 1967
Joe Sealy Song Of Hope Africville Suite 1996
Program Audio: 

A Lion, A Wolff and That Signature Blue Note Sound

February is Black History Month.  2019 is also the 80th anniversary of Blue Note Records.  The label was founded in 1939 by two Jewish emigres from Germany.  In the 1950's and 60's Blue Note was the prime producer of bop and hard bop jazz. This week I am featuring seven artists, all African American who came to prominence in the 1960's mostly through Blue Note Records.

 

  • Posted on: 17 February 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/10/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Cory Weeds Straight No Filter Up A Step
Cory Weeds Condition Blue Condition Blue
Ben Paterson Green Jeans Live at Van Gelder's
Terence Blanchard Footprints Bounce
Chris Davis Infant Eyes A Night Remembered
Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage Maiden Voyage
John Pittman Home Kinship
Program Audio: 

Blue Trolls With Soul

February is Black History Month.  Playing selections by artists influenced by the music of Blue Note Records in the 1960's, culminating with the song that sealed my love for jazz.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 10 February 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/03/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Devin Kelly Trio Pisces Soul First Things First
Laila Biali The Book of Love Single - Soundcloud
Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco The Way Young Lovers Do You're Driving Me Crazy
Brad Turner Pacific Pacific
Karin Plato This Could Be The One This Could Be The One
Laura Crema Blue Shadows On The Trail Blue Shadows on the Trail
David Blake Small Abyss Next Year People
Lyle Mays Quartet Hard Eights Ludswigburg Concert
John Pittman Home Kinship
Program Audio: 

Comfort Food

What is your favourite comfort food?  Playing great music that is comfort food for the soul.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 3 February 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/20/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Hard Rubber Orchestra Movement I Kenny Wheeler: Suite For Hard Rubber Orchestra featuring Eli Bennet - 2015 Julian Award winner
Jordana Talsky Either of Neither Either of Neither 2014 Julian Award runner up
Curtis Nowosad 59th & St. Nick Dialectics Julian Award nominee 2014
Mark Godfrey Quartet Scott's Garden (Let Us Not Tarry) Prologue Mark Godfrey - Julian Award nominee 2014 with Pram Trio
Way North You Know A Song Fearless and Kind Michael Herring - Julian Award nominee 2012 with Peripheral Vision
Robert Diack Lacuna Lost Villages Julian Award runner up 2019
John Pittman Moray Crossing kinship Julian Award winner 2019
Keith Price Trio/Quintet Gaia/Goya Suite Part Four: Reflection Gaia/Goya Julian Award nominee 2013
Program Audio: 

2019 Julian Award Winner: La Premiere Etoile!

Congratulations to John Pittman, the 2019 winner of the Julian Award of Excellence!  Congratulations also to runner up Robert Diack and to Chris Monson, Soren Nissen and Chris Platt Trio.  Your music shines a light on the Canadian jazz scene.  It is creative and intimate and reflects the best of what our country has to offer.  Well done!

  • Posted on: 20 January 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/12/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Chris Monson Reach, Reflect, Recoil Seldom In The Well Bandcamp/Spotify
John Pittman Siobhan Kinship Spotify/Apple Tunes
Robert Diack Lacuna Lost Villages Bandcamp/Spotify
Soren Nissen Himalayan Constellation Departures Bandcamp/Spotify
Chris Platt Trio Plenty Sky Glow Bandcamp/Spotify
Karin Plato This Could Be The One This Could Be The One
Karin Plato Sorrow This Could Be The One
Natasha D'Agostino & Chris Fraser I''l Be Seeing You Youtube - Live at Brentwood Presbyterian Church - August 1, 2018
Program Audio: 

2019 Julian Award Part 2 - You Never Know

Presenting the five finalists for the 2019 Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists (Julian Award).  Robert Diack, - Lost Villages; Chris Monson - Seldom In The Well; Soren Nissen - Departures; John Pittman - Kinship; Chris Platt Trio - Sky Glow.   Voting is up and running and will be live until 11:59 PM on January 19.  The winner will be announced on The Jazz Spectrum on January 20. 

Here is the link: https://s.surveyplanet.com/pGojBxwya 

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 13 January 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/06/2019
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Soren Nissen Departures Departures
Robert Diack Reliquary Lost Villages
John Pittman Moray Crossing Kinship
Chris Monson Where The Leaf Has Been Seldom In The Well
Chris Platt Trio Sky Glow Sky Glow
Karin Plato I'v Just Seen A Face This Could Be The One
Kate McGarry, Keith Ganz, Gary Versace Mr. Sparkle/What A Difference A Day Made The Subject Tonight Is Love
Eli Bennett Giant Steps Breakthrough
Program Audio: 

Julian Awards Part 1

Presenting the five finalists for the 2019 Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists (Julian Award).  Robert Diack, - Lost Villages; Chris Monson - Seldom In The Well; Soren Nissen - Departures; John Pittman - Kinship; Chris Platt Trio - Sky Glow.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 6 January 2019
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/30/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada The Romance of Improvisation in Canada The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
Cory Weeds Little Big Band Minor Mishap Explosion
Jodi Proznick Listen Sun Songs
Peggy Lee Out On A Limb Echo Painting
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop Song For Cito Adundance
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Conveyance By Canoe The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
Robi Botos Budapest Old Soul
Andrea Superstein Nouveau Worlds Apart
Hard Rubber Orchestra Movement V Kenny Wheeler: Suite For Hard Rubber Orchestra
Cory Weeds Little Big Band Canadian Sunset Explosion
Program Audio: 

The Jazz Year That Was

This week we face forward and look back at the finest of Canadian jazz released in 2018.  So, forget no acquaintance, sit back and enjoy great music!  Happy New Year! It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 31 December 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/23/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Vince Guaraldi Trio Christmas is Coming A Charlie Brown Christmas
Karin Plato Jingle Bells Snowflake Season Canadian Content
Mennonite Jazz Committee O Come O Come Emmanuel Dawn of Grace Canadian Content
Fawn Fritzen with Dave Restivo Sleep Well Little Children Fawn Fritzen with Dave Restivo Canadian Content
We Three Queens La Jornada Happy Holiday Canadian Content
Broadsway Breath of Heaven/Mary Did You Know The Most Wonderful Time...Maybe Canadian Content
D.D. Jackson with David Murray O Little Town of Bethlehem Justin Time For Christmas Canadian Content
B3 Kings Joy To The World You Better Watch Out! Canadian Content
Luke Sellick feat. Sheena Rattai Hark the Herald Christmas EP Canadian Content
David Ian Trio O Come All Ye Faithful Vintage Christmas
A Holiday Jazz Trio We Three Kings A Holiday Jazz Collection Canadian Content
Laila Biali A Child Is Born Christmas Treats Canadian Content
Mel Torme The Christmas Song Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas
Dexter Gordon Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Jingle Bell Jazz
Program Audio: 

The Christmas Show!

Just in time for Christmas, an hour of great seasonal music which celebrates the reason for the season.  Whether you are with family, friends or on your own, you are never alone with The Jazz Spectrum's Christmas Show.  Familiar classics as well as some classics in the making.   It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 23 December 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/16/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada The Romance of Improvisation in Canada The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Fish Spoilage Control The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Conveyance By Canoe The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Club Cafe Tango The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada The Industrial Revolution Comes To Canada The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Ox Driver's Blues I The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Ox Driver's Blues II The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Ox Driver's Blues III The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Police The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Fresh Fish Delish The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Rathburn's Mambo The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Rockies The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
Arthur Blythe Quartet Christmas Song Jingle Bell Jazz
Program Audio: 

The Man Who Was Always There
For many of us growing up in Canada, The National Film Board of Canada played an important role in our education. At some point, we all watched documentaries made in Canada on topics both educational and entertaining. One of my favourites is "Getting Started" by Richard Condie. From 1946 to 1976, staff composer Eldon Rathburn wrote over 250 scores for NFB films. Many were jazz compositions. A new album has been released by five great Montreal jazz artists of highlights of Mr. Rathburn's work. Enjoy "The Romance of Improvisatio9n in Canada: The Genius of Eldon Rathburn". It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 16 December 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/09/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Dave Brubeck Quartet Bru's Boogie Woogie Time Further Out
Dave Brubeck Quartet Maori Blues Time Further Out
Ethan Ardelli Dunraven The Island of Form
Mallory Chipman Vermillion Moon (For Toby) Nocturnalize
Jeff LaRochelle Oasis Lenses Extend
Josh Rager Nonet Prodigal Son Suite: Part 1 Jondo
Josh Rager Nonet Prodigal Son Suite: Part 2 & 3 Jondo
Al Muirhead A Tune For Cal Undertones
Al Muirhead Take It To The Bank, Tom Undertones
Al Muirhead Four Brothers Undertones
The Romance of Improvisation in Canada Conveyance By Canoe The Genius of Eldon Rathburn
Program Audio: 

The Rhythm Of Your Heart

Dave Brubeck once said, "One of the reasons I believe in jazz is that the oneness of man can come through the rhythm of your heart. It's the same anyplace in the world, that heartbeat. It's the first thing you hear when you're born - or before you're born - and it's the last thing you hear." He would have been 98 years old on December 6.   Find the rhythm of your heart as you listen to great new jazz by some of Canada's finest musicians. It's what I play!

 

  • Posted on: 16 December 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/02/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Timo Lassy Teddy Sweeper In With Lassy
Hristo Vitchev Quartet Wonded By A Poisoned Arrow Familiar Fields
Erik Truffaz Balbec In Between
Way North You Know A Song Fearless and Kind
Quintessential Jazz Band Trouble Cleffed Espressivo
Marie Goudy 12tet Remember The Days The Bitter Suite
Alyssa Allgood Yardbird Suite Exactly Like You
Hard Rubber Orchestra Movement I Kenny Wheeler: Suite For Hard Rubber Orchestra
Program Audio: 

Rowboat Across The Atlantic

Playing great music from both sides of the Atlantic.  A truly international show.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 2 December 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/25/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
The Crusaders Free As The Wind Free As The Wind
Bob James and Dave Sanborn Deep In The Woods Quartet Humane
Dianne Reeves Better Days The Best Of Dianne Reeves
Skywalk Larry The Bohemians
Porcupine Slider Inside The Porcupine Album
Jakiem Joyner Evolve Evolve
Eric Marienthal Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Going To Do) Easy Street Vesta-vocals
Walle Larsson Behind The Storm Behind The Storm
Robi Botos Diamond Old Soul
George Duke Stones of Orion Dream Weaver
Program Audio: 

Music Fit For Royalty

Smooth out your quills, pour a cup of steaming java, grab the Sunday crossword and sit down to enjoy an hour of smoothish jazz.  Jazz with soul, fit for King Richard and Nini Beth.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 25 November 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/18/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Sandro Dominelli Here and Now Here and Now
Chris Monson Where The Leaf Has Been Seldom In The Well
John Pittman Home Kinship
Mark Godfrey Quartet Prologue Prologue
Mark Godfrey Quartet Scott's Garden (Let Us Not Tarry) Prologue
Lawful Citizen February 2nd Internal Combustion
Hard Rubber Orchestra Movement IV Kenny Wheeler: Suite For Hard Rubber Orchestra
El Eco Two Worlds Two Worlds
Andrea Superstein Nouveau Worlds Apart
Hard Rubber Orchestra Movement II Kenny Wheeler: Suite For Hard Rubber Orchestra
Program Audio: 

The Title Is The Tune

Great new music from across Canada and...Argentina!  Well, Argentina by way of New Jersey.  What is the title of your tune?  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 18 November 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/11/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Roy Hargrove Quintet Mental Phrasing With The Tenors Of Our Time - Joshua Redman
The RH Factor Liquid Streets Hard Groove
Roy Hargrove's Crisol Mr. Bruce Habana
Myriad3 Tamboa Vera
Myriad3 Couche Tard Vera
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop Gramps Abundance
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop Song For Cito Abundance
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop Granada Bus Rev
Roy Hargrove Blues For Booty Green's The Vibe
Program Audio: 

Cervini - Take 2

Remembering Clarence and Wilbert and playing the music of Roy Hargrove and Ernesto Cervini.  Great music by great musicians.  Jazz, as in life, is about improvisation.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 11 November 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/04/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Roy Hargrove Milestones The Vibe
Laila Biali We Go Laila Biali
Reynolds, Good, Millerd and Fapojuwo Prodigal Son Suite: Subjective From Day To Day
Eli Bennett Mistaken Perception Breakthrough
Cory Weeds Quintet The Mabe It's Easy To Remember
Ellen Doty Say You Will Gold
Way North Fearless and Kind Fearless and Kind
Chelsea and the Cityscape Wheel Around What I Do
Jordana Talsky Run Either of Neither
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop Song For Cito Abundance
Andrew McAnsh Seven Seconds Illustrations
Program Audio: 

The Fall Back Show

 

  • Posted on: 4 November 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/28/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Hugh Fraser Quintet Herbildoodlyu Red and Blue
Hugh Fraser Cross and Trine Big Works
Hugh Fraser Quintet Like The River Red and Blue
Hugh Fraser Trio Mode For McCoy Jazz @ Banff
Hugh Fraser Trio Up For It In The Meantime
Hugh Fraser Quintet Big Jim Looking Up
Hugh Fraser and VEJI Thank You Very Much "V"
Hugh Fraser Quintet Adzenyah's Love Concerto
Program Audio: 

All Fraser All The Time

Featuring music by Canadian jazz legend Hugh Fraser who turned 60 on October 26.  Put down your caber and listen to music by one of Canada's treasures. 

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 28 October 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/21/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
John Pittman Moray Crossing Kinship
Mark Godfrey Quartet Departure Prelude
Chris Monson Where The Leaf Has Been Seldom In The Well
The Humanity Quartet A Good Thing Humanity
Bootsie Barnes and Larry McKenna Three Miles Out The More I See You
Alex Francouer Group Tides Missing Element
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Program Audio: 

The Mild, The Reticent and The Fifth Avenue Freezeout

Great music by young and emerging Canadian jazz artists as well as music by New York and Philadelphia jazz legends.  And of course, Fifth Avenue!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 22 October 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/07/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Andrea Superstein Nouveau Worlds Apart
Sam Kirmayer CazelaIs Oublie High and Low
Jordana Talsky Neither of Either Neither of Either
Mark Godfrey Quartet Departure Prologue
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop Song For Cito Abundance
Chris Monson Where The Leaf Has Begun Deldom In The Well
Laila Biali Heart of Gold Laila Biali
Eli Bennett Upside Swagger Breakthrough
Program Audio: 

Fundrive 2018

Playing great music by great Canadian artists as part of CJSF's first ever fundraising campaign, Fundrive 2018.  Support CJSF 90.1 FM and The Jazz Spectrum by partnering with us financially.  Give until October 12 by phoning 778-782-2573 or donate online at www.cjsf.ca/donate.  Community radio at its finest for you, supported by you.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 7 October 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/30/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Nightcrawlers Marrket-Place Down in the Bottom 2010
Cory Weeds Quintet Rakin' and Scrapin' As Of Now 2014
Peipheral Vision Backbone Sheer Tyranny of Will 2014
Pram Trio Day Four Visitor Parking 2013
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School Ambleside The Twilight Fall 2017
Brad Turner Quartet Over My Head Over My Head 2015
Amanda Tosoff Down To The Water Words 2015
Jodi Proznick Let It Go Sun Songs 2017
Keith Price Trio/Quintet Gaia/Goya Part Two:Theme For Jack Kerouac Gaia/Goya 2011
Richard Underhill Home Again Free Spirit 2010
Program Audio: 

I Ate Eight Years And It Was Crazy!

Celebrating eight years on the air.  Playing some crazy Canuck favourites from the past eight years.  Reflecting backwards, looking forward.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 30 September 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/23/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
University of Toronto 12tet Perdido When Day Slips Into Night
Myriad 3 Ward Lock Vera
Scott Marshall and The Jazztice League The Jazztice League The Dream Logic Project
Tia Brazda Daydream Daydream
Joani Taylor Sentimental Journey In a Sentimental Mood
Tanya Wills Quartet Honeysuckle Rose It's Time
Woody Shaw Quintet Rosewood Tokyo 1981
Jeb Patton Third Movement Tenthish, Live in New York
Program Audio: 

Lost In A Moon Age Segue

Playing great new music by Canadian artists and a new release of a classic tune by an American jazz legend.  What is the segue between sets?  It's what I play!

Photo by Scott Simmons

  • Posted on: 23 September 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/16/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Scott McLemore Above the Horizon The Multiverse
Scott McLemore Clementine The Multiverse
Sunna Gunnlaugs Atlantic Lullaby Ancestry
Sunna Gunnlaugs Tricycle Ancestry
Sunna Gunnlaugs Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Ancestry
University of Toronto 12tet Bolivia When Day Slips Into Night
Tia Brazda Daydream Daydream
Tia Brazda Perfect Distraction Daydream
University of Toronto 12tet Eventide When Day Slips Into Night
Program Audio: 

Friction Is A Type Of Story

Returning to Iceland to play new music recorded on the rock in the North Atlantic as well as in Finland.  Also, great new music  from the center of the universe.  No friction here, just a great story!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 17 September 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/09/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School Arrival of the Pegasus The Twilight Fall
Jeb Patton Tenthish Tenthish, Live in New York
Jeb Patton Third Movement Tenthish, Live in New York
Cedar Walton Charmed Circle Charmed Circle
Tomas Einarsson/Eybor Gunnarsson Hild Innst Inni
Tomas Einarsson/Eybor Gunnarsson Innst Inni Innst Inni
The Wanda Nowicki Group Hi Fly Prezactly Excisely
Randy Weston Ifrane Blue Moses
Randy Weston Berkshire Blues African Cookbook
Toronto Jazz Orchestra Georgie and Rose 20
Program Audio: 

Charmed, I'm Sure

Playing charming music from New York, Reykjavik, San Francisco, Tangiers, Paris, Toronto and Vancouver.  You'll be charmed, I'm sure!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 9 September 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/02/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School Arrival of the Pegasus The Twilight Fall
Stanley Clarke School Days School Days
Aaron Diehl Generation Y The Bespoke Man's Narrative
Dizzy Gillespie School Days Birks Works
Cory Weeds Little Big Band Minor Mishap Explosion
Cory Weeds Little Big Band Ready and Able Explosion
Miki Yamanaka Mr. Pancake Miki
Miki Yamanaka Eyes Miki
Cory Weeds Little Big Band Canadian Sunset Explosion
Program Audio: 

Best Foot Forward

In the spirit of returning to school, changing seasons and all things new, put your "Best Foot Forward", enjoy what is now and embrace what lies ahead.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 2 September 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 08/26/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis Unchain My Heart Here We Go Again
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams Angel Vanished Gardens
Elvis Costello That's How You Got Killed Before My Flame Burns Blue
Ben Sures Boogie Stop Shuffle/In A Perfect World Poema Poematis
Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco The Way Young Lovers Do You're Driving Me Crazy
Charlie Watts Molasses Charlie Watts meets the Danish Radio Big Band
Alex Francoeur Group Spark Missing Element
Alex Francoeur Group Missing Element Missing Element
Joni Mitchel Sunny Sunday Turbulent Indigo
Program Audio: 

Mixing Metaphors

The great saxophone/flute player Charles Lloyd turned 80 earlier this year.  Like many octogenarian jazz musicians he is still going strong.  Along with his group The Marvels, he recently released an album in collaboration with country/Americana singer Lucinda Williams.  This week's show features music by jazz artists in collaboration with musicians outside the jazz genre.  Enjoy as we are "Mixing Metaphors"!  Shaken or stirred?  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 2 September 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 08/19/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School Arrival of the Pegasus The Twilight Fall
Kamasi Washington Show Us The Way Heaven and Earth
Keyon Harrold Wayfaring Traveller The Mugician
Troy Roberts Professor Ghetto Rig Nu-Jive Perspective
Nick Maclean Quartet Cantaloupe Island Rites of Ascension
R+R=New By Design Collagically Speaking
Esperanza Spalding Earth to Heaven Emily's D+Evolution
The Liquor Store Room For Everyone Room For Everyone
Shabaka and The Ancestors Joyous Wisdom of Elders
Aretha Franklin Maybe I'm a Fool Aretha Sings the Blues
Program Audio: 

The Ethics of Jazz

Presenting music by some young lions and lionesses who are shaping the present and future of jazz as well as a tribute to a legend.  It's what I play!

Photo: Shovel Lake wildfire at Fraser Lake, August 17, 2018.  30 second stop action.  Picture taken by  David Luggi

  • Posted on: 19 August 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 08/12/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Bill Sample Trio Boppin' With R and R Small
Ben Paterson F.S.R. (For Sonny Rollins) Live at Van Gelder's
Brad Cheeseman High Tide The Tide Turns
The Confabulation Late For Lunch Tunnels and Visions
Joani Taylor Sentimental Journey In a Sentimental Mood
Terry Blersh Only One Play It All Day
The Ault Sisters Dog and Butterfly Sisters in Song
Tomasz Stanko Pantronic From the Green Hill
John Coltrane Untitled Original 11386 Take 1 Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album
Tord Gustavsen Rull What Was Said
Bill Sample Trio The Big Wag Small
Program Audio: 

The End Is The Beginning

Presenting new and independent jazz from across the jazz spectrum as well as a tribute to Tomas Stanko and Ken Pickering, two giants of jazz locally and internationally who recently passed away. 

It's what I play!

 

  • Posted on: 12 August 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 07/22/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Maceo Parker Fun In The Sun Southern Exposure
The Achromatics Let It Play Give Me That Beat
Five Alarm Funk Freight Train Sweat
Snaggle Theorum The Long Slog
Soren Nissen Departures Departures
Pink Martini Anna (el negro zumbon) Hang On Little Tomato
Eliana Cuevas Alegria Golpes y Flores
Brenda Navarrete Anana Oye Mi Mundo
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque Dream Oddara
Brooklyn Funk Essentials Mambo Con Dancehall Putamayo Presents: Baiai a Latin Dance Hall Party
Souljazz Orchestra It's Gonna Rain Resistance
Program Audio: 

Dog Days and Semiahmoo Bay

Presenting an eclectic mix of funk and jazz to celebrate the summer.   Put on your SPF and enjoy the tunes!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 23 July 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 07/15/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Robi Botos Quintet Bessie's Blues Friday Night Jazz
The Lucas Sader Project Blues For Wynton Kelly Apollo
Woody Shaw Blues For Wood United
Tony Allen Tony's Blues The Source
The Lucas Sader Project Blues For Wynton Kelly Apollo
Jesse Marshall Trio Blues For Sophie Small Talk
Molly Johnson Lady Sings The Blues Because Of Billie
The Lucas Sader Porject Blues For Wynton Kelly Apollo
Oscar Peterson & Freddie Hubbard All Blues Face To Face
The Jazz Descendants Blues For Leroy Red
Program Audio: 

Bluer Than Blue Raspberry Jam

 

  • Posted on: 16 July 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 07/01/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Al Muirhead The Theme Oop!
Fraser MacPherson Quartet Up In Steve's Room Encore
Phil Nimmons Harbours The Atlantic Suite
Moe Koffman Swinging Shepherd Blues The Best of Moe Koffman
Jane Fair Quartet Fu's Feast Chances Are
Lorraine Foster/Linton Garner Misty Hot Air Volume 2
Sonny Greenwich Let Your Heart Sing Standard Idioms
Dave Young Quintet Bass Clef Mainly Mingus

Consensus Over Dissent

Celebrating Canada's 151 by playing music by some of Canada's jazz legends, who have influenced the Canadian music landscape as well as inspiring future generations of jazz musicians.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 2 July 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 06/24/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
BC Double Quartet Zattitude Departure
Cory Weeds Let's Groove Let's Groove: The Music of Earth Wind & Fire
Macy Gray I Try Stripped
Maya Rae Lullaby of Birdland Sapphire Birds
Peregrine Falls Not Bitter, Angry Peregrine Falls
The Painting Project by Elisa Thorn Reds HUE
Pugs & Crows Hibernation Fantastic Pictures
Brad Turner Quartet Over My Head Over My Head
Sam Taylor Quartet The Close Things Along The Way
Mike Allen Quartet Peyton's Gastown Walkabout Vancouver
Program Audio: 

VIJF 2 - Shake That Stew

Featuring more music by artists appearing at the 33rd TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival.  It's an eclectic mix of music by Vancouver's finest jazz musicians as well as some great international acts.  For festival information go to www.coastaljazz.ca.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 25 June 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 06/17/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Al Muirhead The Theme Oop!
Allison Au Quartet Aureole Forest Grove
GoGo Penguin Raven A Humdrum Star
Enemy Pigeon Go East quartet @ golden sauce
The Spanish Harlem Orchestra La Banda Un Gran Dia En El Barrio
Peggy Lee Out On A Limb Echo Painting
Kamasi Washington Integrity Harmony of Difference
St. Paul & The Broken Bones Call Me Half The City
P.J. Perry Quartet Two Bass Hit Alto Gusto
Mike Allen Quartet with Hugh Fraser Two Summers Panorama
Program Audio: 

VIJF Volume 1

It's time for the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which takes place from June 22 to July 1.  There will be over 300 shows in 35 venues, of which more than 150 shows are free.  Eighteen hundred musicians will descend on Vancouver for ten days and nights of great jazz, pop, funk, soul and blues music.  There is something for everyone.  Take in the Downtown Jazz program the first weekend or the David Lam Jazz Weekend on June 30 and July 1.  Check out Canada Day at Granville Island with a full day of great jazz.  Or, take in a ticketed concert at one of Vancouver's fine music venues.  For information about artists and concerts, go to www.coastaljazz.ca.  You won't be disappointed!  This week, I'll be playing music by artists who are appearing the first week of the festival.

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 17 June 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 06/10/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Miles Black Trio with Grant Stewart Super Jet Miles Black Trio with Grant Stewart
Bill Evans Trio Minority Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Miles Davis Blue in Green Kind of Blue
Bill Evans Trio Waltz For Debby Waltz For Debby
Bill Evans/Shelley Manne/Eddie Gomez A Simple Matter Of Conviction A Simple Matter Of Conviction
Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Young And Foolish The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album
Bill Evans Trio Polka Dots And Moonbeams Jazz After Midnight
Robert Diack Lacuna Lost Villages
Sharon Minemoto Quartet The Secret Safe Travels
Brad Turner Trio Iris Question The Answer
Program Audio: 

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

This week we are celebrating the life and music of pianist Bill Evans in conjunction with a special viewing of a 2016 documentary, "Bill Evans: Time Remembered" Monday, June 11 and Friday June 15 at Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street in Vancouver.   It is part of Vancouver International Film Festival's year round programming.  Go to www.viff.org for more information. Today, enjoy fine music by an iconic artist.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 11 June 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 06/03/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Heavyweights Brass Band Dance Out On The Corner This City
Chris Platt Trio Plenty Sky Glow
Jerry Weldon Love Won't Let Me Wait Those Were The Days
Avi Granite 6 When The View Became The Way Orbit
Robert Diack Idyll Lost Villages
\\Living Fossil// \\Living Fossil// Never Die!
E.J. Decker Since I Fell For You Bluer Than Velvet: The Prysock Project
Holly Cole Your Mind Is On Vacation Holly
Kate McGarry/Keith Ganz/Gary Versace All You Need Is Love The Subject Tonight Is Love
Sam Kirmayer One For Pete Opening Statement
Program Audio: 

Raccoons and Rabbits

Featuring new music from a variety of fine musical acts; some established, some emerging, some Canadian, some American.  I'm calling it "Raccoons and Rabbits".  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 4 June 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 05/27/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds Let's Groove Let's Groove: The Music of Earth Wind & Fire White/Vaughan
Jeff Libman And I Love Her Strange Beauty Lennon/McCartney
Cory Weeds and The Jeff Hamilton Trio Early Morning Rain This Happy Madness Gordon Lightfoot
Jodi Proznick Quartet Washing Of The Water Foundations Peter Gabriel
Steve Einarson Your Song Arrival John/Taupin
Ben Paterson Make You Feel My Love That Old Feeling Bob Dylan
Jerry Weldon Walk On By Those Were The Days Bacharach/David
Maya Rae Close Your Eyes Sapphire Birds Meghan Trainor
Grant Stewart Is That All There Is? Trio Lieber/Stoller
Cory Weeds & Tilden Webb Trio Have A Little Faith In Me Just Like That John Hiatt
Program Audio: 

Cellar Live Goes Pop!

Vancouver based Cellar Live is one of Canada's leading jazz music labels with over 120 albums released by the finest West Coast artists as well as great international acts.  This week, Cellar Live goes pop! I'll feature interpretations of music by Lennon/McCartney, Gordon Lightfoot, Peter Gabriel, Earth Wind and Fire, Elton John & Bernie Taupin, Bob Dylan, Bacharach/David, Meghan Trainor, Lieber/Stoller and John Hiatt.  Music by classic pop and rock songwriters played by great Cellar Live jazz artists.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 28 May 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 05/20/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Mario Romano Dina Dance Dina Dance
Ellen Doty Maybe I Knew Come Fall
Adam Robert Thomas Got To Get You Adam Robert Thomas
Matt Choboter Band Psychological Time Spillimacheen
Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco All Saints Day You're Driving Me Crazy
Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco The Way Young Lovers Do You're Driving Me Crazy
Troy Roberts Mono Stereo Nu-Jive 5
Focus Focus II Moving Waves
Program Audio: 

All Things New

Featuring the best in new jazz from across Canada as well as a couple of reworkings of classic tunes by a legendary artist.  Oh yeah... It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 20 May 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 05/13/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds Have You Met Joan As Of Now
Joey Calderazzo Mike's Song Going Home
Lucas Sader Project Eighty One Apollo
Brad Turner Quartet Nicole It's That Time
Jimmy Greene In Nelba's Eyes Mission Statement
McCoy Tyner Song for Bea (Dedicated to Mother) New York Reunion
Jodi Proznick Let Go Sun Songs
Sam Kirmayer Song for Pete Opening Statement
Program Audio: 

Dedication

Featuring songs of dedication, whether it be to a friend, a fellow musician, a spouse, or your mother.  Special music for special people.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 14 May 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 05/06/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington Lower Sackville Blues Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Four
Crossing Borders Oyana Mess Around
James Danderfer Time and Tide Time and Tide
Peter Bernstein with the Tilden Webb Trio Bones Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club
Steve Kaldestad with the Mike LeDonne Trio Let it Go Straight Up
Wheelz with Ingrid Jensen Hot Wheelz Around the World 1
Sikala/Lemanczyk/Hornby Big Mountain Bounce Able to Fly
Cinque Saturday Night, Sunday Morning Catch a Corner
Program Audio: 

Cross Border Shopping

Stamp your passport for the best in collaborations between Canadian and American jazz artists.  Everything is at par! 

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 6 May 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 04/29/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Sandro Dominelli Bemsha Swing Meet Me In The Alley
Oleg Butman Cantaloupe Island Youtube-Live concert
Robi Botos Budapest Old Soul
Milk Crate Bandits King of King Street The Neighbourhood
Van Morrison & Joey DeFrancesco Close Enough For Jazz You're Driving Me Crazy
Justin Gray $ Synthesis Break of Dawn New Horizons
Gordon Grdina Quartet Giggles Inroads
Herbie Hancock Riot Speak Like A Child
McCoy Tyner Quartet Home New York Reunion
Program Audio: 

International Jazz Day

Celebrating International Jazz Day April 30th with music by artists appearing at the all-star gala concert in St. Petersburg, Russia as well as fine Canadian artists who have been influenced by music in various parts of the world. For more information about International Jazz Day go to http://jazzday.com.  It's what I play!

 

Jazz is really about the human experience. It’s about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles and turn it into something creative and constructive. That’s something that’s built into the fiber of every human being. And I think that’s why people can respond to it. They feel the freedom in it. And the attributes of jazz are also admirable. It’s about dialogue. It’s about sharing. And teamwork. It’s in the moment, and it's nonjudgmental.

Herbie Hancock

 

  • Posted on: 29 April 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 04/22/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Ian Thomas Pilot Glider 1979
Santana Dance Sister Dance Amigos 1976
Doobie Brothers Livin' On The Fault Line Livin' On The Fault Line 1977
Steely Dan Aja Aja 1977
Jeff Beck Freeway Jam Blow By Blow 1975
Average White Band Pick Up The Pieces AWB 1974
Sea Level Tidal Wave Sea Level 1977
Joni Mitchell Coyote Hejira 1976
Biily Joel New York State Of Mind Turnstiles 1976
Program Audio: 

Playing the Blue Notes: Early Jazz-Rock Fusion 2

Presenting the conclusion of my two part series on early Jazz-Rock Fusion, this week covering the years 1974 to 1979.  Is it jazz?  You decide.  Is it great music?  Absolutely!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 22 April 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 04/15/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Lighthouse One Fine Morning One Fine Morning Skip Prokop-1971
Chicago Introduction Chicago Transit Authority Terry Kath-1968
The Guess Who Undun Canned Wheat Randy Bachman-1969
Joni Mitchell The Hissing of Summer Lawns The Hissing of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell-1975
Allman Brothers Band In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Ildewild South Richard Betts-1970
Van Morrison I Will Be There St. Dominic's Preview Van Morrison-1970
Traffic Glad John Barleycorn Must Die Steve Winwood-1970
Santana Stone Flower Caravanserai Carlos Santana, Mike Shrieve, Antonio Carlos Jobim
Quicksilver Messenger Service Spindrifter What About Me Nicky Hopkins-1970
Program Audio: 

 


Playing the Blue Notes: Early Jazz-Rock Fusion


The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz defines Jazz-Rock as “A style of music, developed in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, that combines the techniques of modern jazz improvisation with the instrumentation and approach to rhythmic accompaniment of soul and rock music of the 1960’s.

 

 As the 1960’s came to a close jazz was less prominent on the music landscape as rock and pop music became the music of choice for many people.  Many emerging and established jazz artists experimented with combining jazz and rock music.  Miles Davis was at the forefront of what was called 'Fusion', incorporating electric bass, piano and synthesizers in place of acoustic instruments.  Many of his former band members formed their own Fusion groups and rose to prominence.  Examples are Tony Williams and Lifetime, John McLaughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra, Chick Corea and Return to Forever, Billy Cobham’s Spectrum, Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul formed Weather Report. Herbie Hancock’s 1973 funk album Headhunters, was for many years the best-selling jazz album of all time.

Today I want to look at Jazz-Rock Fusion from the rock perspective; rock bands who were influenced by jazz and who created music with the jazz elements of improvisation and blue notes. This is the first of a two part series.  Part one covers the period from 1968 to 1975.  Part 2 looks at 1974 to 1979.  You’ll hear blues, latin influences, lots of horns and guitars, all with a jazz flavour. 

All of these tunes are part of the soundtrack of my youth.  You decide if it is jazz.  It's what I play! 


 

  • Posted on: 15 April 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 04/08/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Dave Young/Terry Promane Octet Oh, What a Beautiful Morning Vol. 2
Laila Biali Queen of Hearts Laila Biali
Kamasi Washington Humility Harmony of Difference
Living Fossil Macrophages Never Die!
Peripheral Vision Syntax Error More Songs About Error and Shame
Phil Stewart Far Sure Melodious Drum
Robi Botos Diamond Old Soul
BC Double Quartet Sunday Morning Departure
Blood, Sweat & Tears Maiden Voyage New Blood
Program Audio: 

Oh What a Beautiful Morning!

Great new music by Canadian artists which has recently charted on !earshot, the national campus and community radio report. Plus, some other gems.  It's what I play!

Photo by: Stanley Q. Woodvine

  • Posted on: 8 April 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 04/01/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Jimmy Greene Mission Statement Mission Statement
Nelson Boschman Trio Waking Up Happy Keeping Time Vol. 1
Monty Alexander David Danced The River
Nelson Boschman Trio Jerusalem Hymn Keeping Time Vol. 1
Nelson Boschman Trio When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Keeping Time Vol. 1
Duke Ellington Come Sunday Black, Brown and Beige
Charlie Haden & Hank Jones My Lord What a Morning Steal Away
Nelson Boschman Trio Fairest Lord Jesus Keeping Time Vol. 1
Joe Sealy Song of Hope Africville Suite
Program Audio: 

Mourning and Rejoicing

Easter themed music and provocative discussion about Easter with Dr. Brian Fraser, minister at Brentwood Presbyterian Church in Burnaby.

Painting: Jeff Gregory

  • Posted on: 1 April 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/25/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Laila Biali We Go Laila Bilai
Laila Biali Serembe Laila Biali
Ellen Doty September Moon Come Fall
Peripheral Vision And the metaphysical concept of shame More Songs About Error and Shame
Peripheral Vision Mycelium Running More Songs About Error and Shame
Harley Card The Greatest Invention The Greatest Invention
Adam Robert Thomas Letting Go Adam Robert Thomas
Justin Gray and Synthesis Break of Dawn New Horizons
Carn Davidson 9 Reason Season Lifetime Murphy
Program Audio: 

Stop Making Sense

Shamelessly making sense of new music by an eclectic mix of fine Canadian artists.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 26 March 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/18/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Hilario Duran Pilon Influenciado Contumbao 2018 Juno Award nominee
Dian Krall L-O-V-E Turn Up The Quiet 2018 Juno Award nominee
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop The Libertine Rev 2018 Juno Award nominee
Robi Botos Old Soul Old Soul www.robibotos.com
Robi Botos Budapest Old Soul
Robi Botos Praise Old Soul
Program Audio: 

I'm Getting Closer To Sounding Like Me Revisited

Playing music by artists nominated in each of the three jazz categories at the 2018 Juno Awards which takes place from March 19-25 in Vancouver.  As well, a phone interview with Juno Award winning pianist Robi Botos. Mr. Botos will chat about musical influences and his new album "Old Soul".  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 18 March 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/11/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Kamasi Washington Desire Harmony of Difference
Kamasi Washington Humility Harmony of Difference
Kamasi Washington Knowledge Harmony of Difference
Kamasi Washington Perspective Harmony of Difference
Kamasi Washington Integrity Harmony of Difference
Kamasi Washington Truth Harmony of Difference
Joe Sealy Sometimes I Dream Africville Suite
Joe Sealy Joe's Reflections Africville Suite
Joe Sealy Song of Hope Africville Suite
Sonny Greenwich Let Your Heart Sing Standard Idioms
Program Audio: 

Song of Hope

Welcome to Song of Hope. featuring a new album by Los Angeles native, tenor saxman Kamasi Washington.  "Harmony of Difference" is a six part suite composed as part of a project by the Whitney Museum of American Art which includes a film by A. G. Rojas and artwork by Kamasi's sister, Amani Washington.  Each of the six selections corresponds with the titles of Amani's paintings.  As Washington says, "My hope is that witnessing the beautiful harmony created by merging different musical melodies will help people realize the beauty in our own differences."  To see Amani Washington's six paintings go to my Facebook page, "Peter Prentice"and click on the most recent post on  my timeline.

  • Posted on: 11 March 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 03/04/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Jodi Proznick Listen Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick Beautiful Again Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick Let Go Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick Little Bluebird Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick Ancient Yearning Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick Storm Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick 3AM Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick So Near, So Far Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick The Book of Love Sun Songs
Program Audio: 

Strong Women, Strong Music

In celebration of International Women's Day, the 12th annual Strong Women, Strong Music concert series on March 6, 7 and 8 at Frankie's Jazz Club features the West Coast's most prominent women jazz musicians singing and playing up support for Enterprising Women's Making Art, a program of Atira Women's Resource Society, located in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.  One of the fine musicians is Jodi Proznick, wife, mother, bass payer and educator of the highest order.  Listen to her album "Sun Songs", which explores themes of joy and sorrow as a metaphor for life as sunrise and sunset;; It's what I play!

Coastal Jazz - www.coastaljazz.ca
Atira Women's Resource Society - www.atira.bc.ca

  • Posted on: 4 March 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/11/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Quinn Bachand's Brishen Cheyenne (Quit Your Talking) Blue Verdun
Molly Johnson Now or Never Because of Billie
Black Gardenia I'm Confessin' That I Love You Lucky Star
Cari Burdett Quante Stelle Magnolia
Esperanza Spalding Winter Sun Chamber Music Society
Robi Botos Heisenberg Movin' Forward
Robi Botos Romungro Movin' Forward
Robi Botos Smedley's Attack Place to Place
Robi Botos Footprints Place to Place
Dave Young/Terry Promaine Octet Hindsight Dave Young/Terry Promaine Octet
Program Audio: 

I Think I'm Getting Closer To Sounding Like Me

Gypsy jazz, Italian love songs, chamber music , the blues and Robi Botos, in music but not in person.  Could it be "Big Night" all over again?  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 11 February 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 02/04/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds Let's Groove Let's Groove: The Music of Earth Wind & Fire
P.J. Perry Two Bass Hit Alto Gusto
The Scott Hamilton Trio Darn That Dream Live at Pyatt Hall
Phil Stewart Erratic Melodious Drum
Adam Shulman Yeah...So Full Tilt
Jodi Proznick 3 AM Sun Songs
Emmet Cohen featuring Ron Carter Hindsight Masters Legacy Series Volume 2
BC Double Quartet Zattitude Departure
Andrew Scott Quartet Dreamin' The Brightest Minute
Ben Patterson When I Grow Too Old To Dream That Old Feeling
Program Audio: 

Cory Weeds' Music Wine Cellar

Featuring new and recent releases by artists on Vancouver impresario Cory Weeds' award winning Cellar Live music label.

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 4 February 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/28/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Nick Maclean Quartet Cantaloupe Island Rites of Ascension
Luke Sellick Q-Tippin' Alchemist
Brenda Navarrete Anana Oye Mi Mundo
Brenda Navarrete Caravana Mi Mundo
Thirsty Howell Lorelei Music From Somewhere Warm
Raiatea Maile Swing Sweet & Lovely
Dean Taba Tim-ay! Camarillo Waltz
Bop Tribal Manoa Mist Bop Tribal
Hugh Masekela Mandela (Bring Him Back Home) Hope
Hugh Masekela Grazin' in the Grass Hope 1939-2018
Tommy Banks Two for the Road Yes, Indeed! 1936-2018
Hilario Duran Danzon Farewell (Danzon de la Partida) Contumbao
Program Audio: 

Music From Someplace Warm

Pushing back at the dreariness of late January with music that is warm or created by people in warm places.  Also tributes to legends Hugh Masekela and Tommy Banks, who both passed away this week.

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 28 January 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/21/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Emmet Cohen Hindsight Masters Legacy Series Vol. 2
Emmet Cohen Holy Land Masters Legacy Series Vol. 2
Emmet Cohen Dear Ruth Masters Legacy Series Vol. 2
Emmet Cohen It's About Time Masters Legacy Series Vol. 2
Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet That Sounds Like a You Problem Champlain Bridge
Sam Kirmayer Synecdoche Opening Statement
Sam Kirmayer Opening Statement Opening Statement
Program Audio: 

And the Julian Goes To...

Patrick Julian is in-studio to announce the winner of the 2018 Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists.  And the Julian goes to...Sam Kirmayer, "Opening Statement".  Sam wins $750.  The runner-up and winner of $350 is Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet.  Congratulations to Sam and Cole and also to Nick Maclean and Luke Sellick.  Worthy nominees all!

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 21 January 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/14/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How o You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Luke Sellick Prologue Alchemist Julian Award nominee
Luke Sellick Q-Tippin' Alchemist
Nick Maclean Quartet Nation's Unrest: Tribal Conflict Rites of Ascension Julian Award nominee
Sam Kirmayer Resonance After Dark Opening Statement Julian Award nominee
Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet That Sounds Like a You Problem Champlain Bridge Julian Award nominee
Rubim de Toledo Water The Gap
MEM3 Shire Song Circles
P.J. Perry Stablemates Alto Gusto
Program Audio: 

Tequila, Stat!

Featuring the four finalists for the Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists.  The Julian Award is presented each January to the artist or band who has released a debut or second album in the past year which contains original music by the artist or group.   The four finalists are Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet, Sam Kirmayer, Nick Maclean Quartet and Luke Sellick.  You can hear each artist's music on Bandcamp.  You also get to vote!  Go to my Facebook page, "Peter Prentice" and click  on the Survey Planet link to vote.  Or...you can vote here!  https://s.surveyplanet.com/SkgNgFNEz   

It's what I play!

 

 

  • Posted on: 14 January 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/07/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville Cellar Live
Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet Cepheus Champlain Bridge Vancouver, Montreal - Self Produced
Sam Kirmayer Synechdoche Opening Statement Montreal - Self Produced
Nick Maclean Quartet Goldberg Machine Rites of Ascension Toronto - Browntasauras REcords
Luke Sellick Alchemist The Alchemist Winnipeg, New York - Cellar Live
BC Double Quartet Zattitude Departure Cellar Live
Carn Davidson 9 REason, Season, Lifetime Murphy Addo Records
BC Double Quartet Departure Departure Cellar Live
Program Audio: 

Your Efficiencies Have Overtaken Your Deficiencies

Introducing the four finalists for the Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Jazz Artists.  They are Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet , Sam Kirmayer, Nick Maclean Quartet and Luke Sellick.  The Julian Award is a listener generated award.  The artist or group must meet SOCAN's MAPL criteria for Canadian content, it should be their debut or second album and must contain original music written by the artist or the group.  This year's finalists are excellent examples of the best in jazz performance and composition.  Check out their music on Bandcamp!  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 8 January 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 01/07/2018
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet Cepheus Champlain Bridge Vancouver, Montreal - Self Produced
Sam Kirmayer Synecdoche Opening Statement Montreal - Self Produced
Nick Maclean Quartet Goldberg Machine Rites of Ascension Toronto - Browntasauras REcords
Luke Sellick The Alchemist Alchemist Winnipeg, New York - Cellar Live
BC Double Quartet Zattitude Departure
Carn Davidson 9 Reason, Season, Lifetime Murphy
BC Double Quartet Departure Departure
  • Posted on: 8 January 2018
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/31/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Quatuor Andre Lachance The Orange Challenge The Orange Challenge
Cory Weeds The Way of the World Let's Groove: The Music of Earth Wind and Fire
Jodi Proznick 3 AM Sun Songs feat: Laila Biali, vocals
Simon Millerd ACIM Lesson 70 Lessons and Fairytales
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop REV REV
Chris Wallace's Many Names A Prairie Son Someplace Sacred
Oliver Gannon Warm Easy Sailing Appointed Member Order of Canada
Jamie Saft Trio Loneliness Road Loneliness Road feat: Iggy Pop, vocals
Chelsea McBride's Socialist Night School Arrival of the Pegasus Twilight Fall
Program Audio: 

Wrapping It Up

Wrapping up 2017 with some favourite tunes played by local, national and international artists this past year on The Jazz Spectrum.  Also, congratulations to Oliver Gannon on being appointed a Member of the Order of Canada! Thanks to the fabulous musicians for some truly marvelous music, to you the listener, to Pat, to my amiable associate Jose, and of course, D. and G.!  Have a happy,  healthy and peaceful 2018!

  • Posted on: 31 December 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/24/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
B3 Kings Twelve Bars of Christmas Laughing All the Way
Karin Plato Jingle Bells Snowflake Season
Donato/Leduc/Provencal Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Noel en harmonie, Vol. 2
Fawn Fritzen Sleep Well Little Children Fawn Fritzen with Dave Restivo Bandcamp
Paul Bley The Christmas Song Justin Time For Christmas
D.D. Jackson with David Murray O Little Town of Bethlehem Justin Time For Christmas
Luke Sellick Hark the Herald Christmas EP Bandcamp
Mennonite Jazz Committee O Come O Come Emmanuel Dawn of Grace
Jen Hodge All Stars God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Christmas Treats Bandcamp
We Three Queens La Jornada Happy Holiday
Broadsway Breath of Heaven/Mary Did You Know The Most Wonderful Time...Maybe
Donato/Leduc/Provencal Joy to the World Noel en harmonie, Vol. 2
Donato/Leduc/Provencal We Wish You a Merry Christmas Noel en harmonie, Vol. 2
Donato/Leduc/Provencal The Christmas Waltz Noel en harmonie, Vol. 2
Mike Janzen Angels We Have Heard On High Carols
Program Audio: 

A Canadian Christmas

Christmas and seasonal favourites performed by some of Canada's finest jazz musicians.  May joy and peace be your constant companion this Christmas season and throughout 2018.

 

Picture: The master at work, 1985

  • Posted on: 24 December 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/17/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Prime Time Big Band Sing, Sing, Sing Live at the Ironwood
The Willows Dear Gussy Tea for Three
Collective Order Millionaires Collective Order vol.2
Sam Kirmayer One for Pete Opening Statement
Ben Frost Quartet Pete's Seat Ben Frost Quartet
Vince Guaraldi Christmas is Coming A Charlie Brown Christmas
Al Harris Go Tell It on the Mountain Christmas Time is Here...
Dave Brubeck We Three Kings A Jazz Christmas
Joey DeFrancisco O Holy Night Home for the Holidays
B3 Kings Silent Night You Better Watch Out!
Program Audio: 

My Friends Call Me Peter

Songs done in the classic way, songs that bear "re-peteing", and classic songs jazzed up for the season.  Music that is more than just a tacky sweater right here... on The Jazz Spectrum!

  • Posted on: 17 December 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/10/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Collective Order Laniakea Volume 2
Monik Nordine Trio Bubbe's Blues The Old-New Town
Jodi Proznick Storm Sun Songs
Gary Peacock Trio December Greenwings Tangents
Teri Parker Strange Dreams in the past
Keith Price Double Quartet Solstice Keith Price Double Quartet
Laila Biali Shine House of Many Rooms
Jimmy Greene Ana's Way Beautiful Life
Sam Kirmayer Resonance After Dark Opening Statement
Program Audio: 

Hot Music for a Cold Morning

Cold mornings...fog...frosted windshields...lots of scraping....Come inside and listen to great new jazz by Canadian and international artists.  Hot music for a cold morning!  It's what I play!

Ana-Grace Marquez-Greene and Jimmy Greene photo by K. Rifkind Photograhy

  • Posted on: 10 December 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 12/03/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville Cancon
Tony Allen On Fire The Source
Tony Allen Cool Cats The Source
Nick McLean Quartet Temptations of the Crossroads: Blue vs. Brown Rites of Ascension Cancon
Abdullah Ibrahim Blues for a Hip King Blues for a Hip King
Ben Frost Quartet Pete's Seat Ben Frost Quartet Cancon
Murphy's Laq Tumbarumba ::telling tales
Jodi Proznick 3AM Sun Songs Cancon
Program Audio: 

Coffee! Coffee! Cafe!
Great music originating south of the equator by groundbreaking artists as well as new music by two of Canada's finest young jazz musicians. It's coffee! coffee! cafe! and it's what I play!

  • Posted on: 3 December 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/26/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Cory Weeds Let's Groove Let's Groove: The Music of Earth Wind & Fire
Jodi Proznick Let Go Sun Songs
Jodi Proznick Storm Sun Songs
Laila Biali Let's Dance Single-lailabiali.com
Laila Biali Upside Down House of Many Rooms
Laila Biali Yellow Single-Soundcloud
Laila Biali Heart of Gold Single-Soundcloud
Laila Biali Sparrow House of Many Rooms
Laila Biali Secret Heart From Sea to Sky
Program Audio: 

Your Mercies Are New Every Morning
Great new music by two of Canada's finest musicians, Jodi Proznick and Laila Biali. "Sun Songs" is Ms. Proznick's second album and features Laila Biali singing vocals. Ms. Biali is one of Canada's finest jazz and pop vocalists and is a dynamic interpreter of iconic pop and rock songs as well as an accomplished songwriter in her own right. Be blessed by thought provoking music by award winning artists!

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 26 November 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/19/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Idioteque 15 Step Youtube-Live at Club Soda, Montreal Radiohead-In Rainbows
Tara Kannangara Atoms For Peace Some Kind of the Truth Radiohead-The Eraser
Turtleboy Pyramid Song Smart Matter Radiohead-Amnesiac
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop The Daily Mail REV Radiohead-download single
Melody Diachun High and Dry Melody Diachun EQ Radiohead-The Bends
Ernesto Cervini Quartet 2 + 2 = 5 Little Black Bird Radiohead-Hail to the Thief
Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox Creep The Essentials Radiohead-Pablo Honey
Brad Mehldau Trio Everything In It's Right Place Anything Goes Radiohead-Kid A
Laila Biali feat. Adam Thomas Heart of Gold Youtube-Live at ACT Centre, Maple Ridge Neil Young-Harvest
Program Audio: 

Jazz Meets Radiohead
Radiohead, as imagined by some of Canada's finest young jazz artists as well as a couple of international interpretations. From Mehldau to Cervini and Scott, everything is in its right place.

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 20 November 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/12/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
P.J. Perry Quartet Stablemates Alto Gusto
Sam Taylor Quartet Wild Is Love Along the Way
The Jazz Descendants Prayer to Release the Troops Red
The Liberation Jazz Collective An Afterlife For Jeffrey Miller Rebel Portraiture
The Liberation Jazz Collective Kent State Rebel Portraiture
D.D. Jackson Peace-Song Peace-Song
Oliver Jones Hymn to Freedom A Class Act
Program Audio: 

Necessary Evil or...Necessarily Evil                            
New music from albums by Canadian alto sax legend P. J. Perry and up and coming tenor man Sam Taylor. In the second half of the show I will commemorate Remembrance Day. It's what I play!

"War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other's children." Jimmy Carter - Nobel Peace Prize lecture, 2002

  • Posted on: 18 November 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 11/05/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop The Libertine REV
Rubim de Toledo Heat Rises The Gap
Matt Herskowitz Trio Forget Me Not Forget Me Not feat. Lew Soloff
Ori Dagan Straighten Out and Fly Right Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole feat. Sheila Jordan
Ori Dagan Keep It Simple Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
Ori Dagan Bibimbap Nathaniel: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
Jordana Talsky Neither of Either Neither of Either
Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet Cepheus Champlain Bridge
Teri Parker Taurus Blues In the Past
Program Audio: 

Turn Back, Look Forward

Crisp, clear music from the warmth of Studio A.  Great new Canadian jazz from some of Canada's finest young (and not so young) musicians.  It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 5 November 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/29/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
McCoy Tyner Passion Dance The Real McCoy feat. McCoy Tyner
Larry Young Monk's Dream Unity feat. Elvin Jones
John Coltrane Giant Steps Giant Steps feat. John Coltrane
Pat Metheny Bright Size Life Bright Size Life feat. Pat Metheny
Weather Report Havona Heavy Weather feat. Jaco Pastorius
Miles Davis So What Kind of Blue feat. Miles Davis
Steve Kaldestad Shimmy! Blow Up feat. Steve Kaldestad
Program Audio: 

Upping the Ante
The feature article in the October edition of Jazz Times Magazine showcases forty essential jazz solos as chosen by musicians and contributors to the magazine. I have selected six from the forty, each featuring a different instrument. Everything from the "build a house in under five minutes" frenzy of John Coltrane to the restrained elegance of Miles Davis. Some of the greatest jazz artists of all time, who have had a profound effect on the next generations of musicians.

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 30 October 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/22/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
The Joe Bowden Project Mingus That You For Listening
Mariah Parker Indo Latin Jazz For the Waters Live in Concert
Chris Wallace's Many Names Many Roads Someplace Sacred
Jen Siukola Lighthouse Reverie Lighthouse Reverie
Jordana Talsky Neither of Either Neither of Either
Jane Ira Bloom Big Bill Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson
John Coltrane Equinox Coltrane's Sound
Brad Turner Trio Sasha Here Now
Program Audio: 

I Said Sprocket, Not Socket!

Spinning great new music from across Canada and around the world...and John Coltrane! 

It's what I play!

 

 

 

 

  • Posted on: 26 October 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/08/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Jordana Talsky Run Neither of Either
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio Blue Daniel Dreamsville
Hilario Duran Contumbao Contumbao
John Stetch & VulneraVille Oscar's Blue-Green Algebra The Vancouver Concert
Teri Parker Oy, Regy! In the Past
Eliana Cuevas Alegria Golpes y Flores
Chris Wallace's Many Names Chapter Zero Someplace Sacred
Chris Wallace's Many Names Someplace Sacred Someplace Sacred
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Breakdown Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers You And I Will Meet Again Into The Big Wide Open
Program Audio: 

Odes of Joy

Music has great power to heal  It can be a balm to sooth battered souls in times of trouble and uncertainty.  These are odes of joy and solace presented for you to en-joy.  May they bring moments of peace to you as you journey through your life.  You and I will meet again!

  • Posted on: 8 October 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 10/01/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Robbie King Showtime in the Main Lounge Showtime in the Main Lounge
Cory Weeds Getaway Let's Groove: The Music of Earth Wind & Fire
Cory Weeds Devotion Let's Groove: The Music of Earth Wind & Fire
Impressions of Lightfoot Beautiful Impressions of Lightfoot
Impressions of Lightfoot If You Could Read My Mind Impressions of Lightfoot
Impressions of Lightfoot Sundown Impressions of Lightfoot
David Blake World Famous Sometimes I Get To Practice Flying
Heilig Manouevre The Belshaw Slide Thoughtful Fun
Brad Cheeseman All In The Tide Turns
Program Audio: 

Serpentine Fire & Lightfoot

This week we celebrate seven years of The Jazz Spectrum by playing new music by forward thinking west coast musicians that pays tribute to two legendary and very different acts of the 1970's and 80's, Earth Wind & Fire and Gordon Lightfoot. New music for a new year!  It's what I play!

 

  • Posted on: 1 October 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/24/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Trombone Shorty Hurricane Season Backatown
Midcoast The Morning, The Lake Steps
Roland Rahsaan Kirk Ain't No Sunshine Inspired - Jazz From the Soul
Geri Allen Feed the Fire Twenty One
Michael Herring Quartet Treefology A Very Large Gap
Ernest Stuart We Can't Breather Same Walking Animals
Quatuor Andre Lachance Critter Wonderland Orange Challenge
Laura Crema Blue Shadows on the Trail Blue Shadows on the Trail
Jim Head Ghost Riders Zoetrope
Adam Thomas Willow Weep For Me For My Love
Program Audio: 

There is Nothing That Will Not Burn

Playing songs that reflect the  wildfires in British Columbia and natural disasters around the world in 2017 and the brave men and women, the "Ghost Riders" who fight them.

 

  • Posted on: 24 September 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/10/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Cory Weeds Rakin' and Scrapin' As Of Now
Steely Dan Pretzel Logic Pretzel Logic
Kenny Colman Days of Wine and Roses Dreamscape
Ferenc Nemeth War Night Songs
Robi Botos Romungro Movin' Forward
Kalman Olah Trio Always Always
John Abercrombie Up and Coming Up and Coming
David Blake Small Abyss Next Year People
Program Audio: 

Buda or Pest?

This week I am remembering three artists who recently passed away: Walter Becker of Steely Dan, Vancouver crooner Kenny Colman and American guitarist John Abercrombie.  As well I will celebrate the music of Hungary by playing tunes by three of their finest exports, Ferenc Nemeth, Robi Botos and Kalman Olah.  You'll hear great jazz with classical and Romany influence.  Is it Buda or Pest?

  • Posted on: 10 September 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 09/03/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Pete Mills New School Sweet Shadow
Heillig Manoeuvre Extreme Strolling Thoughtful Fun
Cole Birney-Stewart Sextet Sounds Like A You Problem Champlain Bridge
The Ian McDougall Sextet September Nights in Vancouver
Bloom Trev's Blues Bloom
Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra Dark and Stormy Blues timelines
Miles Black and Tom Keenlyside Clear September Synergy
Program Audio: 

The Elephant Hill  in the Cariboo

Today, I am playing a mixed bag of music relating to September, the return to school for many, the Elephant Hill wildfire in the Cariboo and some other great new tunes by fine Canadian artists.

  • Posted on: 3 September 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 08/27/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Mariah Parker Affinity Minus One Indo Latin Jazz Live in Concert
Andrew McAnsh Sextet Seven Seconds Live at the Jazz Room
Jim Mair Misty Live at Jazz Winnipeg Festival-Volume One
Hancock, Metheny, Holland, DeJohnette Cantaloupe Island Parallel Realities-Live
Don Ellis Great Divide Don Ells at Fillmore
Longhand with Tyson Naylor Long Walk Youtube-Live at Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Program Audio: 

Laying It Out Live! 
Summer is the best time to hear live jazz. It is a thrill to watch and listen to great jazz artists work together to improvise on a theme. It brings out the best in them and the spontaneity is unsurpassed. Listen to the best Canadian and international musicians as they "Lay It Out Live!"

  • Posted on: 31 August 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 08/20/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington L's Groove Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Four
Andrew Scott Quartet Ain't It So The Brightest Minute
Film in Music Epilogue to Part 1 Tell Tale
Brian Dickinson Quintet 'Tude Rhythm Method
Innocent When You Dream Down in the Hole Dirt in the Ground
MEM3 4ES Circles
Nomad Zune Tune As We Are
Composer's Collective Big Band Baker's Dozen The Composer's Collective Big Band
Program Audio: 

Don't Leave Home For Second Place

Great new music from coast to coast and a few places in between.

  • Posted on: 31 August 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 07/30/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Doe Bender Dance Me To The End Of Love Journey of Love
Fawn Fritzen If It Be Your Will Bedroom Voice
Laila Biali Anthem From Sea to Sky
Jennifer Scott Free Man in Paris Emotional Girl
Emilie-Claire Barlow I Don't Know Where I Stand Clear Day
Rebecca Binnendyk Night Ride Home Some Fun Out Of Life
Heather Bambrick Lovers In A Dangerous Time You'll Never Know
Jennifer Scott Looking Out For Number One Interactive
Fawn Fritzen Straighten Out Pairings
Laila Biali feat. Adam Thomas Heart of Gold Heart of Gold
Program Audio: 

Home Grown Classics (Or Soon to Be!)
Songs from the Great Canadian Songbook featuring Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Cockburn, Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings and Neil Young and sung by seven of Canada's finest female jazz vocalists.

  • Posted on: 31 August 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 07/23/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Crash Shuffulufogus Crash
Five Alarm Funk DDPP Sweat
Five Alarm Funk Humans Sweat
Five Alarm Funk May the Funk Be With You Sweat
Omar Souleyman Ya Boul Habari To Syria, With Love
Adrienne Fenemor's Kiwi Jam Rainy Day Blues Blues Jam
Crash Steppin' On Lemons Crash
The Spanish Harlem Orchestra La Banda Un Grand Dia an el Barrio
The Souljazz Orchestra As The Crow Flies Inner Fire
Crash The Big Lie Crash
Program Audio: 

Peter's Summer Jam
Steaming music for a hot summer day featuring Five Alarm Funk, Crash, Omar Souleyman and other great Canadian and international acts. Enjoy a healthy helping of Peter's Summer Jam!

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 31 August 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 07/16/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Cory Weeds & Jeff Hamilton Trio How Do You Like Them Apples Dreamsville
Simon Millerd ACIM Lesson 70 Lessons and Fairytales
Simon Millerd Montreal March Lessons and Fairytales
Simon Millerd The Tale of Jonas and the Dragon Lessons and Fairytales
Fran Jare Copy Cat Coo Coo Copy Cat Coo Coo
Fran Jare Dorian Dance Copy Cat Coo Coo
The Composer's Collective Big Band Cities and Cell Phones The Composer's Collective Big Band
The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra French Canadian/Metis Suite (The Voyage) The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
The WInnipeg Jazz Orchestra French Canadian/Metis Suite (The New Nation) The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
Tony Giancola Trio De Dah Fundamentals
Program Audio: 

The Unusual Suspects
This week I am playing great new music by unusual suspects Simon Millerd, Fran Jare, The Composers Collective Big Band and Trevor Giancola. In addition I am playing the Suite Metisse/Canadienne-francaise written by Winnipeg native and proud Metis woman, pianist Michelle Gregoire and performed with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra.

It's what I play!

  • Posted on: 31 August 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 07/02/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Roger Doucet O Canada! O Canada!
Phil Nimmons Harbours Atlantic Suite
Oscar Peterson Trio Place St. Henri Canadiana Suite
Elizabeth Shepherd Parkdale Parkdale
Shuffle Demons Hockey Night in Canada Greatest Hits
Company B Jazz Band The Hockey Song Company B Jazz Band
Jon McCaslin Sunalta Sunalta
Hutchinson Andrew Trio Prairie Wind Prairie Modern
Mike Allen Quartet Grouse Grind Vancouver
Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra Arbutus treelines
John Stetch Inuit Talk Bruxin'
Program Audio: 

Canada's Sesquicentennial

This week on The Jazz Spectrum we are celebrating Canada's sesquicentennial, 150 Years of Canadian confederation.  I am playing music that represents every region of this great nation, from the harbours of the east coast to the arbutus trees of Vancouver Island to the Inuit of the north.  And of course, hockey!  Join with me as we explore the "True north, strong and free".

  • Posted on: 3 September 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum
The Jazz Spectrum playlist for 04/16/2017
Artist Title Album Label Link
Noah Haidu Against the Sky Infinite Distances
Metalwood Easter Island Metalwood 2
Metheny/Mehldau Quartet Toward the Light Metheny/Mehldau Quartet
Charles Lloyd Lift Every Voice and Sing Lift Every Voice
Stockton Helbing The Morning Of Crazy Aquarius
Bill Coon/Ron Peters Footprints No Boundaries
Nelson Boschman Trio Jerusalem Hymn Keeping Time
Nelson Boschman Trio When I Survey The Wondrous Cross Keeping Time
Nelson Boschman Trio Waking Up Happy Keeping Time
Nelson Boschman Trio Fairest Lord Jesus Keeping Time
Jerrold Dubyk Quintet Every Sinner Has a Future /, invi'tei.shens/
Program Audio: 

An Empty Tomb and Sunny Skies

This week I am presenting an hour of music of hope and light. breaking forth like the dawn.  It's Easter and amidst the candy eggs and chocolate bunnies is a message of love, forgiveness, reconciliation and hope.  May the light of God's love shine into your life and through you into the lives of others!
It's what I play!

Painting: Late Afternoon by Lawrie Dignan

 

  • Posted on: 10 September 2017
  • By: Jazz Spectrum