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Jon Maharaj

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Jon Maharaj is one of Toronto's busiest bassists. He has performed and or recorded with Reg Schwager, Mike Murley, Christian Scott, Matt Stevens, Dione Taylor, and many others. He's appeared on dozens of recordings crossing a number of genres. He graduated from the University of Toronto's Jazz studies program. He lived in New York on a Canada Council grant, where he had the opportunity to study with Drew Gress, Ben Street, Scott Colley and Matt Brewer. He writes music. He plays music. He recently got really into reading "watchmen".

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Volume 2 - Generational

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Arf; Islands (from the Atlantic Suite); Generational; Under a Tree; Transformations (2nd movement); Bella Shores; Carey Dance; Night Night Smiley (ft. Heather Bambrick)

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Sparkbird

Label: Empress Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: Over the Rainbow; Fais comme l’oiseau; Skylark; Where Will I Be?; Little Jazz Bird; Bird of Beauty; Pajaros de Barro.

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Migrations

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Choice; Prayer; The ISM; Progress; Aves Raras; Racing Across The Land; For Russel and Rowena Jelliffe; Them (intro); Them; Keep A Few Embers From The Fire; Migration; Pecola; I Dream A World.

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Volume 2--Generational

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Arf; Islands (from the Atlantic Suite); Generational; Under a Tree; Transformations ( 2nd Movement); Bella Shores; Carey Dance; Night Night Smiley.

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Racing Across the Land

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Duration: 05:03

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Article: Album Review

Allison Au: Migrations

Read "Migrations" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Canadian saxophonist Allison Au says she was drawn to the simplicity of a jazz quartet “as a vehicle for realizing the visions of my original compositions." Charlie Parker must have felt the same way; Art Pepper, too. And John Coltrane. Au stuck to this format for her Wander Wonder (Self Produced, 2018) and 2017's self-produced Forest ...

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Arf

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:52

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Article: Album Review

The Nimmons Tribute: Volume 2--Generational

Read "Volume 2--Generational" reviewed by Jack Bowers


If you live in Canada and are not familiar with the name Phil Nimmons, you probably have not been paying close enough attention. Nimmons, who surpassed the century mark in June 2023, is often referred to as the “Dean of Canadian Jazz," and listing his many accomplishments and awards would require far more space than is ...

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Bird of Beauty

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Label: Empress Music
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:55


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