Rhythm Changes Podcast

Arvind Ramdas talks about his upcoming performance at Frankie's Jazz Club under the ensemble name Homage. There, he will play drums alongside Brad Turner on trumpet, Jon Bentley on saxophone, David Sikula on guitar, and David Caballero on bass.

The four audio essays recovered from the now-defunct Rhythm Changes YouTube channel:

• Stop saying “artists need to be media businesses” (03:50)
• The brilliant PR of Neil Young, Spotify & Joe Rogan (08:25)
• Celebrating old music killing new music (14:14)
• Coastalgate: "uncertainty & chaos" at Coastal Jazz (18:37)

Amanda Sum talks about her upcoming album, New Age Attitudes. She released the title track as a single from the album on April 22, 2022.

JANCIS talks about his first jazz quartet and vocal album, You Must Believe In Spring. He released it from Richmond on April 8, 2022.

Emily Best talks about her second album, Light Up the Dawn, which mixes indie rock, folk, and jazz. She released it from Vancouver on April 8, 2022.

Jamie Hicks talks about his first jazz album, Origin Story. He released it from North Vancouver on March 25, 2022.

Angela Verbrugge talks about her second vocal jazz album, Love for Connoisseurs. She released the album on March 25th, 2022. Here in BC, where she has lived for 25 years, she performed in support of the album at Frankie’s in Vancouver, Hermann’s in Victoria, and Char’s Landing in Port Alberni before embarking on a Canadian tour.

Emily MacCallum talks about her academic and musical path; from Langley to Victoria, Europe to the University of Toronto, and violin to musicology.

Justice McLellan talks with Will Chernoff about his band Blue J and their first indie rock album, A Sign of Good Luck, on Nettwerk Records. The band released it from Vancouver on March 4, 2022. Justice also hosts a local music podcast, The JPod.

Ian Cromwell talks with Will Chernoff about the return of his live music initiative, Locals Lounge, to in-person presentations. His first event of the relaunch will take place on Wednesday, March 9 at Guilt & Company.

Catherine Wilson joins Will Chernoff from Toronto to talk about her high-calibre performance initiative, Euterpe: Music is the Key.

Tahnee Juryn talks with Will Chernoff about her Rush cover band, The Modern Day Warriors; her development with vocal coaching, as a student and a teacher; and her personal journey with ADHD.

Alex Marr & Tess Meckling talk about their indie rock band, Sugarfungus; and the band's first EP, Letting Go, Moving Still. Alex plays bass, and Tess sings, in the five-piece band.

Andie Lloyd talks about their work in theatre, but also discusses a grab bag of multidisciplinary arts topics: lighting design, producing shows, the music of Taiwan, and more.

Alex Scott talks with Will Chernoff about her first EP, Adult Skin, released under the name LxTox.

Jonny Tobin talks with Will Chernoff about his fourth album, Together. He released the album on January 13th, 2022.

Carman J. Price talks with Will Chernoff about his second album, I Will. He released the album on November 26th, 2021.

Ted Kadonoff talks with Will Chernoff about arriving at McGill University’s music program to study trombone.

Cindy Dai-Thiessen talks with Will Chernoff about working for Music Heals and about her own creative life as a vocalist and event planner. Music Heals is a charitable organization that advocates for music therapy.

The opinions that the guest and host express in this episode are solely their own, and not those of Music Heals or any other organization.

Todd Stewart talks with Will Chernoff about playing drums as a sub for Jazz at Numbers gigs and on his own performances.

Mary Chernoff talks with her son Will about life as an author, designer, artist, and creative spirit. Her first book, Inspire, won a National Indie Excellence Award.

Bobby Wiens talks with Will Chernoff about his tour in October 2021 with Domi Edson, who is a fellow jazz musician in the Denver, Colorado area. Bobby lived in Vancouver when finishing his undergrad, and Domi's trio made a tour stop at Frankie's.

velours checks in from Saskatchewan. She and Will Chernoff get to meet and be two young artists trying to figure it all out.

Darlene Cooper & Bill Sample talk to Will Chernoff about their new album, You & I. They released the album under the name Wild Blue Herons.

Claude Giguère talks with Will Chernoff about the North Shore Celtic Ensemble (NSCE), a violin youth group that he co-founded roughly two decades ago. Claude was the executive and artistic director while Will worked for NSCE between 2014 and 2020.

Aidan Goheen talks with Will Chernoff about how he replaced Will in the band Early Spirit during 2021. With the band, Aidan launched immediately into summer gigs and did 6 days of recording sessions for their second album, The Hollow Tree.

Alvin Brendan talks to Will Chernoff about playing in musical duos and releasing an album called Duets with Will Clements.

John Oliver talks with Will Chernoff about all the music he's released in fall 2021, including A Thousand Points of Light, and how artists interact with the people or issues of their time.

Jonathan Baylis talks with Will Chernoff about being a lifelong learner and becoming an improvising jazz double bassist.

Tim Reinert talks with Will Chernoff about what it means to be a jazz fan, hosting his radio show called The Infidels, and starting his label of the same name. He produced and released Kenton Loewen & JP Carter's album titled It Becomes Us to launch the label.

Laynah talks to Will Chernoff about learning to produce her own music as a singer-songwriter, moving between BC and Montréal, and many other influences on her mind.

Amber Tsang talks with Will Chernoff about her eventful year 2021, including her album Autumn Nocturne with Alvin Brendan. She also speaks about local jazz venues, finding identity as a vocalist, and how to make sure music students feel represented by role models.

Steve Kaldestad talks with Will Chernoff about his decisions in moving from Regina to Montréal, then to London, and finally to Vancouver as a jazz saxophonist and educator. He also tells stories from New York about studying with Lee Konitz and recording albums with great rhythm sections.

Will Clements and Will Chernoff discuss 3 classic musician problems: being too hard on yourself, work-time balance, and avoiding burnout. They also shout out one of their favourite local jazz guitarists as well as a very special mentor.

Disclosure: in this episode, the guest and I talk about the recording, "Don't Miss Me (feat. Will Clements)". I, William Chernoff, hold the rights to this recording, as well as some of the rights to the song. If you listen to it, I will benefit financially.

David & Carson talk to Will Chernoff about their new album, Urban Repurpose: a new development on their multi-year partnership previously known as Chill Evans. The two producers and jazz musicians unpack how not taking themselves seriously—just having fun—has led to over 10 albums and beat tapes together to date.

J. Knutson talks with Will Chernoff about life in the band Early Spirit, where he is the guitarist and singer-songwriter and Will is a former member. They discuss Early Spirit's reopened schedule which includes a July 17th, 2021 gig at the Harrison Festival.

Deanna Drudge meets Will Chernoff and unpacks her new album, Killing Time. Coming from the GTA to Vancouver, Deanna finds a special position with this album release: newly arrived on the scene and ready to connect.

Marina Hasselberg meets Will Chernoff on the occasion of her multiple shows at the Vancouver jazz festival. Her work includes solo concerts and the integration of experiences from classical and improvised music.

Anita Eccleston meets Will Chernoff and covers her whole artist's journey to date. Her influences range from Amy Winehouse to Brad Turner—and Radiohead to Dolly Parton—as she constantly seeks new sounds.

Will Chernoff presents 6 costly mistakes in a long-form version of an upcoming PechaKucha presentation.

1. First tour of Vancouver Island (01:48)
2. Flying to Moncton, New Brunswick (10:03)
3. Early Spirit domain name (13:13)
4. Aim to Stay album release campaign (16:12)
5. Getting paid $200 per month (18:52)
6. Not being kind to yourself (22:50)

Chin Injeti takes a break in-studio to join Will Chernoff on the occasion of his new single "Golden (feat. Thieves Like Us)". He speaks to what a constant creative process feels like as a Grammy and Juno Award-winning songwriter, musician, and producer.

Will Chernoff takes questions from the audience with Victoria Cowan of Wordplay Creative.

David Blake pays tribute with Will Chernoff to the first 7-year run of jazz at the Tangent Café in Vancouver, where he was the main booking agent.

Emily Wood talks about her research with the Auditory Development Lab at McMaster University and contrasts learning folk music traditions with music education.

Chris Blaber meets Will Chernoff to discuss handling many projects, hardships, and growing pains in the arts—as well as the physical demands of being a musician.

Francis Henson and Will Chernoff unpack the journey of creating Francis' third solo album, Boy Pacific, which he released in January 2021.

Ilhan Saferali talks with Will Chernoff about coming-of-age in the Vancouver jazz community.

Will Chernoff reads a short story called "The Tale of Terry Murphy", about the music industry, to launch the podcast.