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James Danderfer

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“One of the best kept secrets in Canada, … a truly remarkable musician.” (- Bill King, Jazz Preview, Jazz FM91.1) Originally from Vancouver, Canada, jazz clarinetist/composer James Danderfer has been traveling, studying and performing around the world since the age of 16. His travels first began when he was accepted into the prestigious Interlochen World Center For The Arts high school (USA) to study with renowned clarinetist Richard Hawkins. James attended the University of North Texas and later received a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from Western Michigan University where he was a featured soloist and composer in both concerts and recordings

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Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Equestrian Interlude; Don't Call Before 10; Lado a Lado; As Luck Would Have It; The Sorcerer; Shimmy !; Oh Brother; Colour Contrast; Honeymoon Phase; The Same Old You With The Same Old Blues.

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Meets Brian Charette

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Equestrian Interlude; Don’t Call Before 10; Lado a Lado; As Luck Would Have It; The Sorcerer; Shimmy!; Oh Brother; Colour Contrast; Honeymoon Phase; The Same Old You with the Same Old Blues.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dave Stryker, Michael Dease, Mattias Svensson, Roderick Harper and more

Read "Dave Stryker, Michael Dease, Mattias Svensson, Roderick Harper and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Dave Stryker, Michael Dease, Mattias Svensson, Roderick Harper, Eddie Allen & Push, Paul Ricci, Kate Olson, Steve Berndt, Vance Thompson, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Peter Furlan, Gil Livni, Lisa Hilton, Brandon Sanders, Charlie Porter, Enoch Smith Jr., Leslie Odom, Jr., Maja Jaku, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Affinity Trio, Gregory Groover Jr., Johnathan ...

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Article: Album Review

Vancouver Jazz Orchestra: Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette

Read "Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


The Vancouver Jazz Orchestra's debut album arrives with a sense of purpose that feels both timely and reassuringly traditional. Formed to showcase the city's rich pool of jazz musicians while creating a platform for composers and arrangers, the VJO proves itself not through rhetoric but through sound. This release features a confident, well-rehearsed ensemble playing music ...

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Article: Album Review

Vancouver Jazz Orchestra: Meets Brian Charette

Read "Meets Brian Charette" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Through the years, Canada has produced an impressive number of world-renowned big bands including Rob McConnell's peerless Boss Brass, the Toronto and Winnipeg Jazz Orchestras, those led by trombonist Dave McMurdo, pianist Jill Townsend and trumpeter Steve McDade, and one of the world's foremost undergraduate bands, Montreal's McGill University Jazz Ensemble. On its debut recording, Meets ...

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Article: Year in Review

Marek Śmietański's Favorite Jazz Albums Of 2025

Read "Marek Śmietański's Favorite Jazz Albums Of 2025" reviewed by Marek J. Śmietański


Here's a list of albums released in 2025 that left more than just a mark on my memory. For many years now, I've stopped ranking albums as “the best." Such lists usually end up being either personal favorites or, in the case of vote-based rankings, simply the most popular ones--which aren't necessarily the best. I also ...

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If Not Now

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Ponderosa; My Brightest Lights; Nightlife; Tumbledown; Oh Brother; If Not Now; I Like You; Garden of Weeds; Tempest of the Times.

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Article: Year in Review

Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2025

Read "Jack Bowers' Best Jazz Albums Of 2025" reviewed by Jack Bowers


2025: Another year which proves that jazz is not only alive and well but flourishing in its own little corner of the musical world. The number of splendid new recordings by groups large and small was as plentiful as ever and, even better, spanned the globe from the U.S. to Europe, Asia to Latin America, and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

James Danderfer, Michael Wolff, Fieldwork & more

Read "James Danderfer, Michael Wolff, Fieldwork & more" reviewed by Marek J. Śmietański


Part two of our September jazz roundup continues in 117th episode--now venturing beyond Europe. Most of the highlights come from North America (the US and Canada are on fire), plus a few excellent releases from Australia, Japan, and Cuba (with a slight geographic stretch or two). Only two genuine debut albums in this episode, but one ...


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