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
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
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 Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST

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Bruce Tilden - Looking Back

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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Dale Jacobs - Live at Puccini's

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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, 🇨🇦

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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

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

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

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