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Karl Silveira: A Porta Aperta
by Dan McClenaghan
Toronto-based trombonist Karl Silveira opens his debut recording, A Porta Aperta, with no ego at all. The disc spins into life with Nymark Plaza," featuring an arrangement which allows the rhythm sectionpianist Chris Pruden, bassist Dan Fortin, with Nico Dann on drumsa good deal of room to stretch out after a brief beginning of understated harmony from the leader, and alto saxophonist Allison Au. The piano, bass and drums ease into an off-center, Andrew Hill-like rumination before the leader re-enters ...
read moreMark Godfrey: Square Peg
by Dan McClenaghan
Mark Godfrey has done his fair share of commuting in furtherance of his jazz career. Toronto--his home base--to New York has been a regular journey. The near five hundred mile trip would certainly be shorter (timewise) via airplane. But the decision was made to roll in a 2006 Dodge Caravan, due to the fact (we can guess) that an acoustic bass is a bulky yet fragile beast, susceptible to in transit damages. In your own vehicle, you can treat the ...
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Rye & Lilacs
From: A Porta ApertaBy Chris Pruden
demiLAN
From: demiLANBy Chris Pruden
USS Rent-a-Car
From: Square PegBy Chris Pruden
Blindside
From: Eric West Group EPBy Chris Pruden