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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
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.
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.
Fourth Jazz Crumbs Awards – Celebrating 2025’s Top Jazz Albums
by Marek J. Śmietański
For the fourth time in the show's history, the Jazz Crumbs have been officially announced. 21 magnificent albums have each received their own special, hand-picked “crumb" title-- sparkling gems that capture something truly unique about every record. And so episode 122 becomes the definitive farewell to the jazz year 2025, what tightly woven together with two ...
Naoya Obura, Julian lage, Betty Bryant, Alexa Tarantino and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Ian Dogole, Naoya Ogura, Julian Lage, Betty Bryant, Joe Magnarelli, Alexa Tarantino, Umoja, Kenny Barron, Dave Wilson, Scott Routenberg, Gregory Groover Jr., Michael Dease, Scott Silbert, Tobin Mueller, Anthony Stanco, Grant Stewart, Harold Lopez--Nussa, Stevie Holland, Sacha Boutros, Kelsey Mines, Noah Preminger, Steve Houghton, Joe Elefante,Peter Paulsen, Angela Verbrugge, Roderick ...
Dave Stryker, Michael Dease, Mattias Svensson, Roderick Harper and more
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 ...
Vancouver Jazz Orchestra: Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette
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 ...
Vancouver Jazz Orchestra: Meets Brian Charette
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 ...
Marek Śmietański's Favorite Jazz Albums Of 2025
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 ...
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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