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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Hosted, produced, edited, and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast. Theme music: "Lutin" by William Chernoff.

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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Fredrik Ljungkvist joins me during his residency at the 2026 Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Fredrik is a Swedish saxophonist who has played with Talking Pictures and other ensembles already at the festival. He is the featured artist with Dean Thiessen's Stranger Friends Orchestra (of which I'm a member) tonight at Performance Works.

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Hosted by Chris Fraser. Edited and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast. Theme music: "Lutin" by William Chernoff.

Wendy Eisenberg joins me (Will) for a conversation in front of a live audience at Tom Lee Music Hall, downtown Vancouver, recorded on June 30th, 2026 as part of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Later in the episode, Wendy sings and plays a song, and we take a couple audience questions.

Wendy is one of my favourite artists active today. Their new self-titled album is out now. Their big show as an artist in residence at the festival is on Friday, July 3rd at the Revue Stage, playing the music of their album Viewfinder with JP Carter, Nebyu Yohannes, Cat Toren, Sean Cronin, and Dan Gaucher.

(0:00) Intro

(1:05) Conversation

(38:43) Song

(43:44) Transition to Q&A

(44:51) First question

(49:31) Second question

(51:57) Last question

I was called (and paid as a festival artist) by the Coastal Jazz & Blues Society to host this event, and in doing so, to pop up again on the RCP in relief of the show's current host, Chris Fraser. Chris will return with a new episode of his own. Thanks again to Coastal Jazz and Tom Lee for having us.

The interview I mention that Wendy did in 2020 is here.

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Hosted, produced, edited, and mixed by Will Chernoff for the Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, co-presented by Tom Lee Music, at the 2026 Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Theme music: "Lutin" by William Chernoff.

John Lee joins the show between his two nights at Frankie's Jazz Club at the end of February. He talks about playing organ, how he developed a personal language on multiple instruments, the positions of learning music in different generations, and hosting educational drop-in sessions in his home city of Victoria. John grew up in Nanaimo and is known for his prowess on four rhythm-section instruments in jazz: drums, keys, bass, and guitar.

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Hosted by Chris Fraser. Edited and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast. Theme music: "Lutin" by William Chernoff.

Mike Rud comes through town to play Frankie's Jazz Club (last Friday, Feb. 20) and talks about guitars, teaching at Selkirk College, studying with Jim Hall, the sources of the stories you tell in your artistic projects, and more. Mike is a guitarist and composer-bandleader who won a Juno Award in 2014 for his album Notes on Montréal, featuring Sienna Dahlen. His latest album is The Paranormal Adventures of Uncle Mike, recorded across the years 2022 to 2024 in Paris, Montreal, and Edmonton.

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Hosted by Chris Fraser. Edited and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast. Theme music: "Lutin" by William Chernoff.

Ron Samworth talks about "fearless" artistry and "playing for the song", drawing on a lifetime of creativity, improvisation, hangs, and initiatives. Ron is a guitarist who has played on the Vancouver scene since 1979. He is known for playing in many groups from Talking Pictures (going back through the 90s) to Electric Miles (active today), his long tenure in John Korsrud's Hard Rubber Orchestra, and his work for the NOW Society and the Barking Sphinx Performance Society. He was an instructor at Capilano University's jazz program for 28 years, retiring in 2024.

Ron's audiovisual project The Etiquette of Dying, featuring his music in collaboration with filmmaker Melissa Hubert, is available to watch in full on Vimeo and as an audio release on the Infidels Jazz label.

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