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
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
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
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) 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, 🇨🇦

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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

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Pacific Salt - ST

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Dale Jacobs - Live at Puccini's

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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Mark Hasselbach - Perspective: Solar Winds

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

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Don Thompson - Circles

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Vic Centro Sextet - ST

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

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Thora Anders and Lance Harrison - Vancouver

Victoria - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Sibel Thrasher - Road to Paradise

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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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