My H. Couf Bari Gets Its Jazz Festival Debut
This weekend was a busy one for me, as the holiday performance season got underway on Sunday. However, what overshadowed my first Christmas show yesterday, …
Big Band
Abe Lyman: Saxophones Should Be Instrumenta Non Grata
If you are a fan of original big band music, then the name Abe Lyman is likely familiar to you. Lyman was a drummer turned …
Corky Corcoran: Tenor Sax Ballad Master
Yesterday I noticed a vintage photo on eBay of tenor saxophonist Corky Corcoran. Now I must admit, this was a name that I hadn’t heard …
Ole Olsen & His Commodores
Stepping back in time to a day when Ole Olsen & His Commodores ruled the Vancouver dance floor Months ago, while searching through the City …
R.I.P. Dal Richards
On New Year’s Eve, at 11:41 pm, Vancouver lost a musical icon, and the Big Band era lost one of its last remaining original band …
