Tim Reinert has just talked himself out of one job and into a new life—and as local lovers of improvised music all know, talking is something that the affable concert promoter does well. Many will remember him as the pork-pie-hatted host of countless Coastal Jazz and Blues Society shows, charming sometimes unruly audiences and setting them up for much of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival’s most audacious music. More recently, Reinert created and programmed the Infidels podcast, which continues to spread the gospel of creative music throughout the wilderness of the internet.

Chopping Spree! started as a jazz-fusion band in Vancouver, BC, but they have morphed into an uncontrollable monster that spews groove. Their music satisfies the older jazz fans in the back of the room, while 20-year-old punks slam into each other in the mosh pit. The type of concert that you and your parents would enjoy equally.