Stir preview of Vancouver Jazz Festival book event
Stir, a digital magazine that covers our city's arts and culture scene, previewed Chris' talk at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
North by Northwest with Margaret Gallagher
Margaret Gallagher, a longtime supporter of Vancouver's jazz scene, interviewed Chris for CBC Radio's North by Northwest.
Music Buddy podcast with Jane Gowan
Jane Gowan interviewed Chris about Journeys to the Bandstand for her Music Buddy podcast, and it was a wonderful experience.
More Journeys to the Bandstand stockists
Book Warehouse/Black Bond Books, Spartacus Books, Highlife Records, and Sellers & Newel are now stocking Journeys to the Bandstand.
The Paper Hound, Massy, & Reasons To Live
The Paper Hound, Massy Books, and Reasons To Live, three great independent bookstores, are selling Journeys to the Bandstand.
Vancouver Community College masterclass
Chris Wong gave an interactive, two-hour masterclass for music students at Vancouver Community College.
Two excerpts from the book in Kurated
Kurated has published part 2 of an in-depth look at Journeys to the Bandstand. The article includes two excerpts from the book.
A-Trane on CO-OP Radio with Nou Dadoun
Nou Dadoun, longtime host of A-Trane on CO-OP Radio, conducted an interview with Chris Wong about Journeys to the Bandstand.
Vancouver Sun/Province interview and review
The Vancouver Sun and Province have published an interview with Chris Wong/review of Journeys to the Bandstand.
Point of Departure: Al Neil chapter excerpt
Point of Departure, Bill Shoemaker's online jazz journal, has published an excerpt on Al Neil from Journeys to the Bandstand.
What the people are saying about Journeys to the Bandstand
“As the newest essential book on Vancouver jazz, Journeys to the Bandstand is inviting and personal. Chris Wong unlocks the decisions and emotions from the subjects’ lives from a well-researched vantage point, applying the same care to those tales from decades past as the ones from recent memory. Otherwise hidden personalities emerge as captivating stars on the scene alongside the more well-known names. You’ll learn a lot, whether you lived within these stories yourself or you’re discovering them for the first time … a book for the ages.”
—Will Chernoff, Rhythm Changes
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What the people are saying about Journeys to the Bandstand
“The first thing you notice holding a copy of Journeys to the Bandstand: Thirty Jazz Lives in Vancouver by author Chris Wong is the sheer heft of the text. Clocking in at over 600 pages, the book is proof that B.C.’s improvised music scene has a long and lively history. It’s testament to Wong’s skill that the book blazes by like a be-bop sax solo … Wong opens up the world of Vancouver jazz by bringing long lost names to life right up to events such as the Jazz at the ‘Bolt festival in 2023. Chapters focus on individuals while explaining their relevance to the greater scene. This means Journeys to the Bandstand avoids the curse of many music histories where the minutiae of dates, individuals and incidents are so complexly intertwined that the reader requires a flow chart to keep up. Instead, we are treated to stories such as the role that Vancouver played in the development of no less a titan of the genre than Ornette Coleman …”
—Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun and Province
Read Stuart’s article on Journeys to the Bandstand, based on an interview with Chris.