On May 16, as the scent of apple blossoms and bulbous rhododendron shrubs played with the calm evening air, I made my way to the the Lido, a handsomely modest, retro-chic watering hole on East Broadway, to listen to an up-and-coming Vancouver-born band, the Jen Kim West Coast Collective. Bassist and bandleader Jen boldly led the way in showcasing the group for their first official gig together. The moving parts of the group are Julian Borkowski on trumpet, Todd Stewart on drums, Patrick Kao on guitar and Connor Lum on saxophone — each of them already lead their own trios and quartets out...