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# Will Clements' Compass at Bernie Legge Theatre, New Westminster
- URL: https://www.williamchernoff.com/will-clements-compass-at-bernie-legge-theatre-new-westminster/
- Published: 2024-06-01T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-05T22:14:20.000Z
- Author: Will
- Tags: Live music

On Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the Bernie Legge Theatre, I presented a special concert with the Vagabond Players in my hometown of New Westminster featuring vocalist **Will Clements**.

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Will's band includes Nebyu Yohannes on trombone, Alvin Brendan on guitar, Jason de Couto on keyboards, me on bass, and Todd Stewart on drums. Half of this band is a product of the New Westminster Secondary School music program, including myself.

I played the opening set of the concert with two of these other musicians, playing instrumental music.

#### Learn about the band:

Described by CBC Music as "a fantastic and easy voice", vocalist ****Will Clements** presents the music of his 2023 album, **COMPASS*. The album explores the themes of love through a queer lens; having resided in Montreal, Paraguay, and Vancouver, Clements brings influences from these cities into a new collection of compositions and arrangements, ranging from traditional swing music to South American-inspired sounds.  
  
Bassist ****William Chernoff** plays the opening set with his jazz trio, having released his debut album, Aim to Stay ("refreshingly accessible music” - **All About Jazz*), in 2020 and his sophomore album Maybe Eventually ("swing and melodicism \[are\] at Chernoff's artistic core" - Chris Wong) in 2022.  
  
Both Clements and Chernoff grew up in New Westminster and were featured at the 2023 Vancouver International Jazz Festival.

### Check out the music