At the Warehouse Recording Studio

Directing a brass session for the Vancouver Screen Composers Guild

My playing days - early 80s

With the Westcoast Jazz Orchestra

With some friends at the Hot Jazz Club - circa 1984-85

Front L-R: Ihor Kukurudza; Ted Quinlan; Jack Stafford Back L-R: Henry Christian; Herb Besson; Don Clark; Fred Stride

With Guy Nadon and the Winnipeg Symphony 2005

Directing the Paul Read Jazz Orchestra

Premiering my composition By All Accounts at the 2008 IAJE Conference in Toronto

With Phil Nimmons

Receiving the 2008 IAJE/Phil Nimmons Established Jazz Composer Award. Toronto

Westcoast Jazz Orchestra 1978

Saxes R-L: Tom Keenlyside; Jack Stafford; Bob MacDonald; Al Wold; Lew Hilton. Trombones R-L: Herb Besson; Dave Robbins; Dave Montgomery; Sharman King. Trumpets R-L- Blaine Tringham; Jamie Croil; Gary Guthman; Don Clark. Guitar (at the end of the trombone row) Dave Sinclair. Piano (barely visible) Bob Murphy. Unfortunately neither Rene Worst (bass) or Graham Boyle (drums) are visible.

With bassist/composer/arranger Paul Ruhland

The Cellar Jazz Club

With Robert Silverman and Oscar Peterson

Oscar was receiving an honorary degree from UBC

Duke Ellington Sacred Concert - Victoria, BC 2012

The Fred Stride Jazz Orchestra with Dee Daniels, Marcus Mosely, Alex Dugdale and the Sacred Music Gospel Choir

Prime Time Jazz Orchestra

Rehearsing for the live recording - Live at the Ironwood. Calgary 2017

Fred Stride Jazz Orchestra recording the cd Forward Motion 2006

The Factory Recording Studios control booth

Listening to a playback

With Ross Taggart

By the sly smirk on his face, Ross Taggart is telling me one of his funny stories

The Factory Recording Studio

Recording the CD Forward Motion

Swing Era Repertory Orchestra at the The Hot Jazz Club early 1980s

Saxes L-R: Jack Stafford; Bob MacDonald; Campbel Ryga; Lew Hilton Trombones L-R: Rob McKenzie; Dave Robbins; Herb Besson Trumpets L-R: Fred Stride; Henry Christian; Don Clark Guitar: Ted Quinlan; Bass Torben Oxbol; Drums: Graham Boyle

Dave Robbins during the Showboat recording session. 1988

Showboat recording session - Orpheum Theatre 1988

With CBC producers Anton Kwiatowski and Karen Wilson

Recording the CBC cd Showboat at the Orpheum Theatre 1988

Showboat recording session 1988

Concert master Victor Costanzi is in the background

With singer Shannon Gunn

Big band session at the CBC 1986

Swing Era Repertory Orchestra with Shannon Gunn and a member of the audience

Saxes L-R: Fraser MacPherson; Bob MacDonald; Tom Keenlyside; Lew Hilton. Trombones: L-R: Bob Rogers; Dave Robbins. Trumpets: me (soloing) ; Ross Gregory; Unknown trumpet (not visible). Bass: Chris Nelson. Unknown drums and guitar/piano

Bandwagon '75

Front line: Me (trumpet); Gary Edighoffer (soprano sax); Tom Keenlyside; Brian Lillos. Trombones: Doug Laval; Bob Fulton; Rob McKenzie (not visible, but is playing); Dave Montgomery. Roger Owens, trumpet, is in the back

Westcoast Jazz Orchestra 1987

The last performance of the Westcoast Jazz Orchestra. Front row L-R: Oliver Gannon (guitar); Tom Keenlyside; Jack Stafford; Bob MacDonald; Tony Nickels; Lew Hilton. Trombones L-R: Bruce Nicholson; Rob McKenzie; Dennis Esson; Neil Nicholson. Trumpets L-R: Alan Matheson; Henry Christian; Ross Gregory; Roger Owens; Bob Hales (not visible). Bass: Torben Oxbol; Drums: Graham Boyle; Piano: not visible (possibly/likely Al Wold)

Saskatchewan All Star Big Band with Krystle Pederson

Regina. December 2019