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