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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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Jon Bentley
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Jon Bentley is a Juno nominated saxophonist based in Vancouver, Canada. A versatile musician, Jon performs and records in many genres of music both as a leader and a sideman. He has recorded and/or performed professionally in concerts with musicians/ groups such as Kenny Wheeler, Seamus Blake, Dave Douglas, Mark Helias, Brad Turner, Denzal Sinclaire, Eddie Daniels, Oliver Lake, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Phil Dwyer's Saxophone Summit, The Temptations, Peggy Lee Band, Neil Swainson, and Metalwood. Aside from his participation in many recording projects as a sideman, Bentley has released two albums as a leader: "Jon Bentley Quintet: Motions" and "Diversions: American Prophecy." As a co-leader, Jon has released: "UGETSU: Live at the Cellar", "Wilson/Lee/Bentley: Escondido Dreams", and "Waxwing: A Bowl Of Sixty Taxidermists"
Dark Night, Bright Stars
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2023
Track listing: As Luck Would Have It; Alexandra(For Natasha); Letters From The Midwest; Bike Path(For
Dean); Dark Night, Bright Stars; Color Contrast; The Scenic Route; Supermoon; For Bob Murphy;
House From The Dream; Good Hearts; Changes.
Sharon Minemoto: Dark Night, Bright Stars
by Jack Bowers
Dark Night, Bright Stars, the second recording by Vancouver, Canada-based pianist Sharon Minemoto and her well-knit quartet, has no need for unseemly frills or flourishes. This is simply clear, plain-spoken contemporary jazz, ably performed by Minemoto and her talented teammates. The album's dozen numbers, all written and arranged by Minemoto, are tasteful and ...
Sharon Minemoto: Dark Night, Bright Stars
by Pierre Giroux
Pianist and composer Sharon Minemoto has released an album entitled Dark Night, Bright Stars, which offers a diverse and emotionally resonant listening experience characterized by skillful musicianship and a sense of camaraderie among the participants. These long-time friends include tenor saxophonist Jon Bentley, bassist Darren Radtke and drummer Bernie Arai. All compositions are by Minemoto, providing ...
Human Feel: Speak To It
by Mark Werlin
What is chamber jazz? The emergence of chamber jazz as a genre can be traced to the innovative sextet sides recorded in the mid-1930s by bandleader John Kirby, and to the trio and small-ensemble post-war recordings of Benny Goodman. By the late 1940s, the term 'chamber jazz' was widely used in industry publications such ...
Waxwing: Flicker Down
by Alberto Bazzurro
Disco elegante e al tempo stesso di nerbo, attento al dettaglio ma capace di lasciarsi andare quando necessario, riflessivo e pensoso, aereo, a tratti persino elegiaco (in particolare quando a prendere in mano le redini è il violoncello della sempre impeccabile Peggy Lee), quanto, altrove, deciso, affermativo, il tutto svariando da brani brevissimi (cinque attorno al ...
Flicker Down
By Waxwing
Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2021
Track listing: Flicker Down; On This Day; Fweeo Walks By; Your Bet; Time Waited; A Day’s Life; Montbretia Gates; Highway of Tears; Birds in Cages; Crossing Paths; Joe’s Theme; Breathe; Invisible Something; Just Saying; Cloaks of Coax; Peace for Animeek; Chasing the End; Parasitic.
Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville 2019, Part 1-2
by Mike Chamberlain
Part 1 | Part 2Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada May 16-19, 2019 There was a lot of positive buzz leading up to the 35th edition of the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville. On paper, the schedule looked very strong. Looking back over past ...
A Bowl Of Sixty Taxidermists
Label: Songlines Recordings
Released: 2015
Track listing: A Bowl Of Sixty Taxidermists; For Ross; Ponderosa; For Claude; Snow Blind; Interlude #1; Dune; Reigning Cats And Dogs; Clementine; Thicket; A Line Through; Cinder; The Owl Of Crowston; Gone.
Escondido Dreams
Label: Drip Audio
Released: 2008
Track listing: Laxing Lizards Resume, Sinister Two, Floating Island, Man and Dog, Escondido Dreams, Tony's Solo, Frenetic warrior, Max's Dream, Monkey Tree/Just Stories, Fornette, Mor Feen, Sweet Misery, Lemon, Killed To Death