Cory Weeds

Weeds was born and raised in Burnaby, British Columbia.[2][3] His interest in jazz began in secondary school, which he then chose to pursue in his post-secondary education, attending Capilano University and University of North Texas.[2][4][5]

At the age of 26, Weeds purchased a jazz club which would become Cellar Jazz Club. This led to the establishment of the Cellar Music Group record label in 2001.[1][4] The Cellar Jazz Club shut down in 2014.[6] Weeds has since continued to book musicians at Frankie's Jazz Club in Downtown Vancouver and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby.[2][1][7]

In February 2023, Cellar Music Group was awarded their first Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. The Grammy was awarded to Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson's Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra for their album Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra.[8][9]

• "Up A Step - The Music of Hank Mobley" (2012)
• "With Benefits" (2013) - with Bill Coon quartet
• ''Let's Go!" (2013)
• "As Of Now" (2014)
• "Condition Blue - The Music of Jackie McLean" (2015)
• "This Happy Madness" (2015) - with Jeff Hamilton trio
• "It's Easy To Remember" (2016)
• "Let's Groove: The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire" (2017)
• "Explosion" (2018) - Cory Weeds Little Big Band[10]
• "Live at Frankie's Jazz Club" (2019)
• "Day by Day" (2020)
• "O Sole Mio! Music From The Motherland" (2021)
• "With Strings: What Is There To Say?" (2021)
• "Just Coolin'" (2021)[11]