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
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

Beautiful Canada

I Did It!...My Way

Urban Sprawl

Fifth Avenue

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl CD

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INSIDE

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK2

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INLAY BACK

Classics

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

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