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Jazz Northwest

Western Canada saxophonists on Jazz Northwest 

By Jim Wilke
Published May 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM PDT
A man in a black suit holds a saxophone against a black backdrop.
Ed Ellis photography
Edmonton alto saxophonist PJ Perry.

Three Canadian saxophonist are featured this week on Jazz Northwest. Vancouver's Cory Weeds leads his 11 member Little Big Band. Edmonton alto saxophonist PJ Perry plays music from his latest release "No Hugs" and the late Vancouver tenorman Fraser MacPherson is heard with a drumerless trio in a club date from 1977.

Ann Reynolds, Jovino Santos Neto, and Jay Thomas are also featured on this week's episode.

Jazz Northwest
Jim Wilke
Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He hosted Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014 and produced Jazz Northwest for KNKX from1988 until <a href="https://www.knkx.org/jazz/2023-08-24/jim-wilke-takes-a-walk-through-almost-65-years-of-broadcasting" target="_blank" link-data="{&quot;cms.site.owner&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;00000176-e737-dee2-a3f6-ef3729e20000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20&quot;},&quot;cms.content.publishDate&quot;:1771963792542,&quot;cms.content.publishUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017f-9465-dbd2-a5ff-df6751150000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.content.updateDate&quot;:1771963792542,&quot;cms.content.updateUser&quot;:{&quot;_ref&quot;:&quot;0000017f-9465-dbd2-a5ff-df6751150000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc&quot;},&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;anchorable.showAnchor&quot;:false,&quot;link&quot;:{&quot;cms.directory.paths&quot;:[],&quot;attributes&quot;:[],&quot;linkText&quot;:&quot;his retirement&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;NEW&quot;,&quot;attachSourceUrl&quot;:false,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.knkx.org/jazz/2023-08-24/jim-wilke-takes-a-walk-through-almost-65-years-of-broadcasting&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;0000019c-9145-d192-a9dd-9145af920000&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;0000019c-9145-d192-a9dd-9145af920001&quot;,&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288&quot;}">his retirement</a> in 2023.
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