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Hi, I’m Will Chernoff! I play bass. I've been fortunate to play for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Frankie's Jazz Club, Infidels Jazz, Tyrant Studios, and several more venues or presenters in recent years.
My latest music release is called Queen's Park. In addition to some other digital-only releases, I have two albums on CD: Maybe Eventually and Aim to Stay.
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William Chernoff is a Canadian bassist from New Westminster, British Columbia. Will performs original instrumental music and has played professionally on both upright and electric bass since his teens. He is best known as the founder of Rhythm Changes, an online publication covering creative music in Canada with a focus on the Vancouver scene.
A bit about my background
- I started a website in the jazz scene called Rhythm Changes. I publish a list of all the jazz shows in Vancouver every month there and have interviewed and written about hundreds of Canadian artists since 2020.
- 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.
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Artists who have influenced me the most, just a few: Bill Frisell, Brad Turner, Charlie Haden, Dave Douglas, The East Pointers, Jakob Bro, Jeff Parker, Martin Hayes, Mary Halvorson, Matt Carmichael, Sam Amidon, Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes, Steve Swallow.
Sports teams I actively support: BC Lions, Houston Texans, Toronto Maple Leafs. I know, right?
It’s great to have you here!