Talking Pictures and Jorrit Dijkstra

Vancouver is known for its innovative jazz and creative music scene, and Talking Pictures is a band that exemplifies that scene's exploratory spirit. Formed in 1993 by guitarist/composer Ron Samworth, the ensemble's sound is very much that of a collective, with equal emphasis given to all the players. Samworth has served as co-artistic director of the Vancouver-based New Orchestra Workshop Society, and the other musicians in Talking Pictures -- trumpeter Bill Clark, cellist Peggy Lee, and drummer Dylan van der Schyff -- have all been members of the Society's signature ensemble...