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In the first of the series of three Artist Features, ArtsNW Season 1 host Joel MacKenzie talks to New Westminster jazz bassist, composer, entrepreneur, and writer Will Chernoff about how the pandemic has led to his creativity, how he gets inspiration from mundane things, and thinking through first principles. He performs his first-ever composition in 2010, “ Makie Elkino ”. See the performance video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_meE_WNcxmgFor more about William: https://williamchernoff.com/---This podcast was recorded on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories belonging to the Qayqayt First Nation; in a socially-distanced recording space in the Gallery at Queen’s Park.Since 2015, the Music by the River Festival has taken place on Thursday evenings in Westminster Pier Park. However, due to COVID-19 Pandemic and the need for social-distancing, it is presented this year as a podcast series.The season 2 ArtsNW podcast is produced by the Arts Council of New Westminster and brought to you by the Government of Canada, Province of BC, the BC Arts Council, and the City of New Westminster. The theme music for this season is composed by Benjamin Millman.To donate to this podcast and the Arts Council of New West, go to acnw.ca/donateSee all episodes at artsnw.ca#ArtsNW