The Vancouver Jazz Scene

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Cradled between mountains and ocean, Vancouver’s jazz scene flows with creativity, openness, and West Coast cool. This collection showcases the city’s rich musical tapestry—from smoky clubs in Gastown to avant-garde loft sessions and seaside festivals. Home to boundary-pushing improvisers, lyrical composers, and deep-pocket rhythm sections, The Vancouver Jazz Scene blends tradition with experimentation, reflecting the diverse spirit of the city itself. A soundtrack of rain, rhythm, and reinvention.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place

FEATURED

Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

Vancouver, British Columbia → Toronto → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bruce Tilden - Looking Back

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dave Robbins Band - Happy Faces

Greensburg, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver → Gibsons, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dave Robbins Band - ST

Greensburg, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver → Gibsons, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Joani Taylor - Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

FEATURED

Pacific Salt - ST

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dale Jacobs - Live at Puccini's

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Mark Hasselbach - Perspective: Solar Winds

Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸 - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Don Thompson - Circles

FEATURED

Vic Centro Sextet - ST

Vancouver, British Columbia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

FEATURED

Thora Anders and Lance Harrison - Vancouver

Victoria - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sibel Thrasher - Road to Paradise

FEATURED

Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Compilation - CBC Comp 409

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FEATURED

Black Cultured Pearl - Pearl

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Black Cultured Pearl - Goin' Down Home

Compilation - Jazz Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Joani Taylor - CBC Comp 417 comp

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Mart Kenney - Classics

FEATURED

Mart Kenney - Songs of Norma Locke

FEATURED

Mart Kenney and his Orchestra - Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto

Toronto, Ontario - Vancouver, British Columbia

FEATURED

Mart Kenney and his Orchestra - We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)

Toronto, Ontario - Vancouver, British Columbia

The Hockey Theme

Compilation

Looking Back

Bruce Tilden

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back CD

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back INSIDE

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back BACK

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back INLAY

Together Ensemble

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Up 'Til Now

New Orchestra Quintet

New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now BACK

I Did It!...My Way

Lynne McNeil - I Did It My Way BACK

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

ST

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