Episode 97
Following the release of his experimental free jazz double album, Sound Permutations, Kingston's Oscar Evans discusses the resurgent interest in jazz, his project in the Isabel Bader Centre's IMAGINE Arts Incubator Program, and his artistic process and approach as a blind musician.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Episode overview
00:02:05 Sound Permutations: Oscar's new free jazz album
00:05:21 Oscar's recipe for making music
00:08:35 A completely improvised double studio album
00:11:52 Born to be a bandleader
00:16:24 The wonderful thing about Kingston
00:20:08 Song: The Space Race by Oscar Evans
00:22:26 The renewed interest in jazz music
00:29:51 Music innovation: What would Frank Zappa do?
00:32:16 Oscar's new musical experiment at Isabel Bader Centre
00:35:01 Oscar's international dream team
00:37:12 Memorized or improvised: Oscar's musical options
00:39:49 Caught between capacity limitations and learning style
00:43:00 Creating opportunity from optimism
00:46:37 Episode credits
Episode Production Credits
Music in this episode:
Daylight by Oscar Evans
The Space Race by Oscar Evans
Guests:
Oscar Evans https://kingstonlive.ca/oscarevans
Hosts:
Riley Jabour
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Pete Sanfilippo
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Audio production:
SoundWise Inc. https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191590/view
Episode Links
Oscar Evans https://kingstonlive.ca/oscarevans
James Singleton https://nolamusic.net/artists/artist-james-singleton
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191591/view
The Isabel Bader Centre's IMAGINE Arts Incubator Program https://www.queensu.ca/theisabel/about-isabel/competitions/imagine-arts-incubator
Spencer Evans https://kingstonlive.ca/spencer-evans
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Posted: Nov. 10, 2026 via
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