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Hi, I’m Will Chernoff! I play bass and live in Metro Vancouver, BC. I've been fortunate to play for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Frankie's Jazz Club, Infidels Jazz, Tyrant Studios, and several more venues and presenters in recent years.

My latest music release is called Queen's Park. I release pretty much only original and instrumental music. In addition to some other digital releases, I've made two albums on CD: Maybe Eventually and Aim to Stay.

In 2025, what I've been up to is playing in bands with guitarist Madeleine Elkins (check out the new album from her!) and trumpeter Feven Kidane, plus putting together my next project as a leader, Western Red Cedar, in my spare time.

You may also find me playing acoustic guitar in Irish and Scottish or pan-Canadian folk traditions.

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Born and raised in New Westminster, BC, bassist and bandleader William Chernoff performs original instrumental music. Will has released two studio albums: Aim to Stay, featuring a quartet with trumpet, piano, and drums; and Maybe Eventually, where he is joined in a trio by guitar and drums. His newest group, Western Red Cedar, plays Celtic-based music in an improvising ensemble. Will is also known for publishing Rhythm Changes, a website that covers Canada's creative music scene with a focus on Vancouver.

A bit about my background

  • I started a website called Rhythm Changes to cover artists, events, and recordings in Canadian creative music. Rhythm Changes is best known in Vancouver for "the gig list", a webpage that lists local jazz and related shows.
  • I enjoy podcasting. The Rhythm Changes Podcast, now hosted by another musician after I made the first 100 episodes, was my first podcast. I currently host one called Upsample (YouTube / audio links) with my friend Carson Tworow, and I produce a couple other podcasts and online radio shows.
  • I release my recordings under the Chernoff Music label. Chernoff Music is also my own business. Through it, I do services for record labels, live music companies, and non-profit arts organizations in the U.S. and Canada. That's the work I do to pay the bills.

It’s great to have you here!