An audio companion to the Canadian music website Rhythm Changes, hosted out of Vancouver by two musicians: guitarist Chris Fraser (the primary host since 2024) and Will Chernoff (who created the show in 2021 and continues as an alternate host). Get to know the people and projects of our music scene in this guest-driven interview show. Keep up with the community, discover new artists, and catch busy musicians as they reflect on interesting times. RCP: a home for creative, improvising, local music people.
Chris’ Album is 10 Years Old (and Will’s is -1 Years Old)
Chris and Will harness the power of friendship to tell stories you may have never heard before and to frame a formative decade in the Vancouver scene. Chris' jazz guitar trio album give (https://chrisfraserjazz.bandcamp.com/album/give) (credited under Christopher Fraser) came out 10 years ago in the fall of 2016. It's still his only record as a leader... for now. Meanwhile, Will made a new record with his experimental folk band Western Red Cedar, to be released in 2027.
Become a member for free today at rhythmchanges.ca (https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=episode-description). You'll get the free weekly email with upcoming events from the gig list, plus artists, events, or recordings for you to enjoy and share. Sent every Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM Pacific Time.
Co-hosted by Chris Fraser and Will Chernoff. Produced, edited and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast (https://chernoffmusic.com/pages/podcasts). Theme music: "Lutin" by William Chernoff (https://williamchernoff.bandcamp.com/track/lutin).
6 Oct 2026
Bill Clark: Trumpet, VEJI, Teaching, 4+ Decades of Playing
Bill Clark talks to Will Chernoff about his playing career going back to the late 1970s, which includes the entire history of the seminal band VEJI (Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation), directed by Bill's close friend, the late Hugh Fraser. Bill is a trumpeter born and raised in Surrey and a long-beloved member of the Vancouver scene. His ensembles beyond VEJI have included Talking Pictures (with Ron Samworth, Peggy Lee, and Dylan van der Schyff), Electric Miles, and his own sextet (https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/bill-clark-sextet-out-of-line/); plus the NOW Society, the Hard Rubber Orchestra, and many more groups. In recent years, he has worked as a music educator in Surrey schools. Bill also opens up about, and bookends this conversation with, his ongoing journey recovering from focal dystonia.
Bill Clark directs a VEJI concert celebrating Hugh Fraser's music at the Revue Stage Oct. 16th (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/infidels-jazz-presents-veji-plays-hugh-fraser-at-revue-stage-tickets-1993501207776) for VanJazz '26, presented by Infidels Jazz.
Become a member for free today at rhythmchanges.ca (https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=episode-description). You'll get the free weekly email with upcoming events from the gig list, plus artists, events, or recordings for you to enjoy and share. Sent every Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM Pacific Time.
Hosted, produced, edited, and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast (https://chernoffmusic.com/pages/podcasts). Theme music: "Lutin" by William Chernoff (https://williamchernoff.bandcamp.com/track/lutin).
18 Sept 2026
“Hanging Out” with Brian Fraser
Rev. Dr. Brian Fraser of Brentwood Presbyterian Church talks to Will Chernoff about his new book, What the Church Might Learn from Jazz: Drawn into the Swing of Sanctifying Significance. Brian has coordinated Jazz Evensong and numerous other musical events at his church for over 10 years, making Brentwood a vital place in the local scene. His provocations and engagements at the intersection of jazz, 'musicking', and church go back more than five decades now.
Find the book through links like this publisher link (https://wipfandstock.com/9798385270026/what-the-church-might-learn-from-jazz/), Amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/What-Church-Might-Learn-Jazz-ebook/dp/B0H143L8GP), searching for it online or at your local bookstore, or coming to Brentwood.
This is Brian's second appearance on the show, the previous one being episode 76 (https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/brian-fraser-brentwood-jazz-worship-ep-76/).
Become a member for free today at rhythmchanges.ca (https://www.rhythmchanges.ca/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=episode-description). You'll get the free weekly email with upcoming events from the gig list, plus artists, events, or recordings for you to enjoy and share. Sent every Tuesday morning at 6:00 AM Pacific Time.
Hosted, produced, edited and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast (https://chernoffmusic.com/pages/podcasts). Theme music: "Lutin" by William Chernoff (https://williamchernoff.bandcamp.com/track/lutin).
Who has been a guest on Rhythm Changes
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
Trent Otter
Cole Schmidt
Jessica Hawkes
Dean Thiessen
Biboye Onanuga
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
1,342
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
78
Social presence
0
YouTube
68
Engagement
77
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Who hosts Rhythm Changes?
Chris Fraser host the show. Published by Chernoff Music.
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The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
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