• George Zukerman: Bassoon at the Ready

    George Zukerman, internationally renowned bassoon soloist, recipient of the Order of Canada, the Order of ...

    George Zukerman, internationally renowned bassoon soloist, recipient of the Order of Canada, the Order of BC and a National Arts Centre Award, among others, slides a disc into his CD player. I’m with ...

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  • Donnie, Mr. Downchild, Walsh: It's Been A While

    Often cited as the “Father of Canadian Blues,” Donnie Walsh co-founded Downchild (known as Downchild Blue ...

    Often cited as the “Father of Canadian Blues,” Donnie Walsh co-founded Downchild (known as Downchild Blues Band until the early 1980s) with his late brother Richard “Hock” Walsh in 1969. A whopping 50 ...

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  • No Limits

    Four-time JUNO-award winning record producer and bassist/composer Rick Kilburn opens the door to his tran ...

    Four-time JUNO-award winning record producer and bassist/composer Rick Kilburn opens the door to his tranquil Qualicum, BC home, where he and his wife live with his 91-year-old father, Jim Kilburn. Of ...

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  • Reboot - December 2018

    BETTY-LOU CAHOON took up photography after 35 years of waitressing in her hometown of Lillooet. “My wrist ...

    BETTY-LOU CAHOON took up photography after 35 years of waitressing in her hometown of Lillooet. “My wrists were shot,” she says, admitting that her best effort was to carry five plates on one arm. “Th ...

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  • Reboot September 2018

    JAMIE ANN MAURO returned to Vancouver and took up urban farming in her backyard after more than 20 succes ...

    JAMIE ANN MAURO returned to Vancouver and took up urban farming in her backyard after more than 20 successful years as a jazz performer in Germany and Spain’s luxury hotels. The vivacious musician say ...

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  • Stand Tall: Burton Cummings

    “Old people, ha. Listen to me, I’m 70. We all grow old, but I like to think like a teenager still mesmeri ...

    “Old people, ha. Listen to me, I’m 70. We all grow old, but I like to think like a teenager still mesmerized by the music,” says the septuagenarian. “I’m still mesmerized by the music. Definitely.” ...

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