Bill Clark talks to Will Chernoff about his playing career going back to the late 1970s, which includes the entire history of the seminal band VEJI (Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation), directed by Bill's close friend, the late Hugh Fraser. Bill is a trumpeter born and raised in Surrey and a long-beloved member of the Vancouver scene. His ensembles beyond VEJI have included Talking Pictures (with Ron Samworth, Peggy Lee, and Dylan van der Schyff), Electric Miles, and his own sextet; plus the NOW Society, the Hard Rubber Orchestra, and many more groups. In recent years, he has worked as a music educator in Surrey schools. Bill also opens up about, and bookends this conversation with, his ongoing journey recovering from focal dystonia.

Bill Clark directs a VEJI concert celebrating Hugh Fraser's music at the Revue Stage Oct. 16th for VanJazz '26, presented by Infidels Jazz.

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Rev. Dr. Brian Fraser of Brentwood Presbyterian Church talks to Will Chernoff about his new book, What the Church Might Learn from Jazz: Drawn into the Swing of Sanctifying Significance. Brian has coordinated Jazz Evensong and numerous other musical events at his church for over 10 years, making Brentwood a vital place in the local scene. His provocations and engagements at the intersection of jazz, 'musicking', and church go back more than five decades now.

Find the book through links like this publisher link, Amazon, searching for it online or at your local bookstore, or coming to Brentwood.

This is Brian's second appearance on the show, the previous one being episode 76.

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Nick Leffler talks to Will Chernoff about starting a non-profit called Steelhead Sound to present shows, his musical influences going back through when Dave Liebman played his soprano saxophone at CapU, his album Baby Steps, and more. Nick is a saxophonist who moved from Terrace, BC to study at Capilano University's jazz program in the 2010s. He has played on the scene ever since with collaborators including Andrew Skepasts, Dan Howard, and Alex Marr.

Steelhead Sound presents the Summer Run Jazz Fest on August 29th, with five bands in a day at the Mel Lehan Hall, St. James Community Square; as well as two shows as part of Infidels Jazz's VanJazz '26 festival on Oct. 15 (Tom Wherrett) and Oct. 22 (Evan Cribb's Coercion).

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