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 Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
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
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Dave Robbins Band - ST

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

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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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