JAZZ CLUB NEWS ARCHIVE

Dance Lessons Now Available!

March 23 2025

Interested in sharpening your dance skills to prepare for the upcoming April 17 ShuHorns Swing Dance? Take advantage of the Monday Dance Sampler Series at the Little Mountain Field House (Salmon Arm) with City Dance's inimitable Jens Groener.

These classes offer coaching in dance moves, ranging from Latin to Ballroom to Jive. The event will be held over six evenings, between April 7 & May 12, with the Beginner Dance Sampler at 5:30 - 6:30 pm, and Level 2 Dance Sampler at 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Take one or both! Expect the first two Mondays to focus on Swing steps to prepare you for the ShuHorn Dance. Great for beginners, as a refresher, or to practice. Register here (you will need to create a login account) or call Salmon Arm Recreation at 250-832-4044.

Sandy Cameron's ShuHorns Swing Dance - TICKETS NOW ON SALE

March 3 2025

Sandy Cameron and his ShuHorns are coming back to Song Sparrow Hall in Salmon Arm for another hot night of live big band swing dance music! The event, hosted by the Salmon Arm Jazz Club, takes place Thursday, April 17, 2025, with support from Song Sparrow Hall, City Dance Studio, and Acorn Music. Further details, including information on dance lessons, are now posted in our event calendar.

The Salmon Arm Jazz Club wants everyone to attend, so a three-tier ticket option allows you to Choose Your Price to best fit your situation: $30 student/lower income (because everyone needs to dance!); $40 General Admission (cover costs and make it swing!); $50 Supporter (kick the band into double-time by subsidizing a student/lower income ticket). Get your tickets online at the Songsparrow Hall event portal or old-school in-person at Acorn Music (cash only).

Dust off your dance shoes, brush up on your swing dance moves, and come on out to listen, to dance, and to celebrate live music!

First New Demos Recordings Now Available

July 21 2024

The first of the Salmon Arm Jazz Club's New Demos Recordings from composer, trumpeter, and band leader, Liam Nadurak with his dynamic group, The Jazz Implication, are mastered and ready for the world to hear.

The Jazz Implication is a local collection of musicians that started with Liam on trumpet, Jordan Dick on guitar, Jake McIntyre-Paul on bass, and Will Friesen on drums. They were joined in the studio with well-known Salmon Arm guitarist (and Liam’s neighbour), Dan Smith, as well as Kamloops multi-instrumentalist, Alexander Ward, on keyboards. The result is an expanded pallete of sound that is as freshly current and as contemporary as it gets.

When asked about the band’s progress in the studio Liam said, “When I write original music, I almost never imagine that they will see the light of day, let alone be performed by the talented local musicians we are blessed with or recorded in a professional studio. This opportunity could not have happened without the wonderful people that have supported the Salmon Arm Jazz Club and its new artist recording initiative. On behalf of the band, thank you for this opportunity. We are all so thankful and are excited to share our product with you!”

Our gratitude goes out to all the donors who are making this possible. Please enjoy these remarkable compositions and musicians, and know you are an important part of the musical ecosystem here in the Shuswap allowing musicians like Liam and The Jazz Implication to explore, create, and flourish. Thank you!

Stream or purchase The Jazz Implication Vol. 1 recordings on your favourite streaming platform here.

More New Demos Recording Developments

April 19 2024

Great news! We have now raised sufficient funds to support all three New Demos Recording sessions, thanks to a recent joint contribution from the Lakeside Manor jazz fans! Thank you to all of our donors for supporting our local jazz music scene and helping to bring this project to life. They include:

Kathy Yanke
Cheryl Bawtree
Peter Molnar
Jim & Kathie Cooperman
JP & Norma Flament
Sansom Surveying (Brian Sansom)
Phil McIntyre-Paul
Andrew Paul
Sharon & Steve Fabro
Cindy & Murray Scholinder
Phil McP's 60th Birthday Celebration Donors
Lakeside Manor Jazz Fans

The next two recording sessions, featuring new compositions and arrangements by Jordan Dick and Jake McIntyre-Paul, are ready to go and will now be scheduled.

Our next target is to raise the funds to complete a New Demos Compilation CD. Support the project today with an eTransfer donation to jazzclubdonation@telus.net labelled “New Demos Recording Project”, along with your name, email, and phone contact.

New Demos Recording Update

March 11, 2024

We have exciting news on the Salmon Arm Jazz Club's New Demos Recording from composer, trumpeter, and band leader, Liam Nadurak, who made it into the recording studio last month thanks to your generous support!

Here is Liam's firsthand account of the session. . .

Last month, our band - The Jazz Implication - recorded some brand-new tracks at Holy Cow Studios, a professional studio in Kamloops, with sound engineer Emilio Pagnotta. The Jazz Implication is a local collection of musicians that started with me on trumpet, Jordan Dick on guitar, Jake McIntyre-Paul on bass, and Will Friesen on drums. All were in the studio this weekend. Plus, we were lucky to have Salmon Arm guitarist (my neighbour), Dan Smith, as well as Kamloops multi-instrumentalist, Alexander Ward, joining us on keys.

I connected with Emilio through random interactions in the Kamloops music scene. I had the privilege to see his band Mother Sun perform in Vernon two times at the Sun Dog music festival and the now closed music venue Local Losers. I could already tell Emilio was a conscientious musician intentional about the sounds and textures he provides to the group. These are very important qualities in a sound engineer.

Emilio has an amazing studio at his property in Kamloops where he hosted our band, The Jazz Implication. Emilio has a love for Jazz music and seeks out information and techniques from the great sound engineers in the Jazz idiom like the great Rudy Van Gelder. To get to record in a studio with a sound engineer that treated my original music with a level of care and intrigue was a dream come true for me.

We recorded 3 of my originals. When I write original music, I almost never imagine that they will see the light of day, let alone be performed by the talented local musicians we are blessed with, let alone be recorded in a professional studio. This opportunity could not have happened without the wonderful people that have supported the Salmon Arm Jazz Club and its new artist recording initiative. On behalf of the band, thank you for this opportunity. We are all so thankful and are excited to share our product with you!

~ Liam Nadurak, for The Jazz Implication

We are excited too! As soon as Liam has the master’s ready, we'll send you links to take a listen.

Thank you to all the New Demos Recording donors to date, for helping to make this happen and supporting our local jazz music scene. They include:

Kathy Yanke
Cheryl Bawtree
Peter Molnar
Jim & Kathie Cooperman
JP & Norma Flament
Sansom Surveying (Brian Sansom)
Phil McIntyre-Paul

Stay tuned - Jordan Dick is getting ready for the second session in the studio shortly.

We are looking for new donors to support this and a third recording session plus production of a compilation CD with recordings from all three sessions. If you would like to be a supporting donor, please speak to John or myself in the foyer at the Jazz Club shows or send an etransfer via email to: jazzclubdonation@telus.net (label your etransfer “New Demos Recording Project”).

More good things to come. We'll keep you posted. Thank you for supporting our exciting live music scene in the Shuswap!

~ Phil McIntyre-Paul, for the Salmon Arm Jazz Club's New Demos Recording Project

Salmon Arm Jazz Club Launches New Recording Project

September 10, 2023

Fresh off the success of last season’s Sandy Plays Benny Legacy Recording project featuring the Sandy Cameron Quartet (available online or at Acorn Music), the Salmon Arm Jazz Club is inviting donors to support a new recording project featuring some of the region’s hot young jazz musicians. Every $500 raised allows the club to support an emerging artist in the recording studio featuring new compositions and arrangements ready for wider promotion. The goal: to raise $3000 supporting four recording sessions and a compilation album. First up in the studio is the Liam Nadurak Quartet.

Support the project today with an eTransfer donation to jazzclubdonation@telus.net clearly marked Salmon Arm Jazz Recording Fund, along with your name, email, and phone contact.

Sandy Cameron’s Tribute to Benny Goodman CD Now Available

June 17, 2023

Last September, local musical legend Sandy Cameron led an outstanding show paying tribute to jazz great Benny Goodman. The Salmon Arm Jazz Club decided to pursue a recording of these arrangements at Song Sparrow Hall to honour Sandy's popularity and long-standing contribution to the local jazz scene.

The legacy CD recording, titled Sandy Plays Benny, officially launched at the recent Sandy Cameron and the ShuHorns Swing Dance Party at Song Sparrow Hall. CDs are now available at all Jazz Club shows, as well as at Acorn Music and online through all major streaming services!

LOW TICKET ALERT! Sandy Cameron and the ShuHorns Swing Dance Party

May 20, 2023

This is the last call for tickets to the Sandy Cameron and the ShuHorns Swing Dance Party featuring Andreas Bajova! At last count, only 25 tickets remained for the Friday, June 2 event at Song Sparrow Hall in Salmon Arm. Tickets are available by clicking on the link below or in person, old school style, at Acorn Music in Salmon Arm. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the show begins at 7:00 pm. The event includes a cash bar fundraiser hosted by Women Who Wine, and is sponsored by Acorn Music, the Salmon Arm Jazz Club, and Song Sparrow Hall.

For anyone interested in learning a few swing dance steps for the event, there will be a one-hour Swing Dance Survival Primer on May 29th, 5:30-6:30 pm at the Salmon Arm Recreation Centre led by Jens Goerner (dance instructor with City Dance Vernon). The session will be perfect for anyone who wants a few ideas or a quick refresher on some simple swing dance steps. This drop-in event is open to anyone, with entry by donation.

Salmon Arm Jazz Club members raise funds for Legacy Recording: Sandy Cameron’s Tribute to Benny Goodman

January 16, 2023

We did it! YOU did it!

Salmon Arm Jazz Club members raised $1900 to support Sandy Cameron's Benny Goodman Tribute legacy recording.

Last September, local musical legend Sandy Cameron led an outstanding show paying tribute to jazz great Benny Goodman. The Salmon Arm Jazz Club decided to pursue a recording of these arrangements at Song Sparrow Hall to honour Sandy's popularity and long-standing contribution to the local jazz scene.

Thanks to generous donations to date ($1900) and the extraordinary donation of time from all the musicians (a value of over $2000), recording, production, registration, licensing, online streaming, and CD printing costs have been covered!

Sandy Cameron (clarinet) and a stellar quartet featuring Dan Smith (guitar), Brian Pratt-Johnson (drums), and Jake McIntyre-Paul (bass) spent an incredible two days at Song Sparrow Hall studios in Salmon Arm, with Craig Newnes engineering the recording.

Craig and Jake McIntyre-Paul just finished the sound mixing. All that remains now in terms of production is for Craig to complete the final mastering to render the recordings into a polished set ready for listening. Based on what we have heard so far, the recordings are excellent.

Next, we will navigate the process of licensing, uploading the files for online access and getting CDs printed. We are working through this process for the first time so it may take a couple of months for the licensing request to be finalized. We will keep you posted.

Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the recording:

Betty Parsons
Cheryl Bawtree
Colin Spence
Dan West
Delores Mori
Dick Mann
Ineke Hughes
Jean-Pierre & Norma Flament
Jim & Kathi Cooperman
Joanne Vivian
John & Nellie Rasmussen
Joyce & John Henderson
Karen & Ric Fetterly
Kathy Yanke
Linda Hirtle
Louis Simard
Louise Nadeau
Lynn Hyland
Maggie Cameron
Marg Parfitt
Phil McIntyre-Paul

Recording donors will be the first to know as soon when the finished products are available and will receive an access code as well as a copy of the CD. Only through your donations has this legacy recording with Sandy been made possible.

And for everyone else – great news – the recording will be available for online streaming as well as purchasing in CD format. Stay tuned!