About this episode

Sam Tonning interviews the Vancouver band Chopping Spree about their musical journey and influences.

Sam Tonning chats with Vancouver's rising band Chopping Spree at the Railtown Rooftop Party (featuring the Summerlight Stage) to talk about their journey from high school bands and university jazz ensembles to sold-out shows, crowd surfers, and one of the most unique sounds in Canadian music. Junny Chen and Eddie Naranjo (Burrito) discuss the origins of Chopping Spree, their album Anemoia, the Vancouver music scene, Japanese fusion legends like Masayoshi Takanaka and Tatsuro Yamashita, the influence of bands like Cassiopeia, why jazz and punk have more in common than people think, and their plans to take their music far beyond Vancouver. They also settle some extremely important debates involving Mastodon, Rush, Santana, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Fishbone, Taco Bell, and bong merch. #VersesPodcast #ChoppingSpree #JazzFusion #ProgressiveMetal #VancouverMusic #CanadianMusic #Jazz #Metal #MusicPodcast #604Records #Lightorganrecords

People in this episode

Host: Sam Tonning

Guests: Junny Chen, Eddie Naranjo, Chopping Spree

Topics covered

• Vancouver music scene
• jazz fusion
• crowd surfing
• Canadian music
• band origins
• music influences

Keywords

• Chopping Spree
• jazz
• Vancouver
• music podcast
• Anemoia
• crowd surf
• Canadian music
• progressive metal
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Burrito, Mastodon, Rush, Santana, Weather Report, Fishbone, Taco Bell, bong merch, Cassiopeia

Books & works: Anemoia

Places: Vancouver, Railtown Rooftop Party

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