Results for "Roddy Ellias"

Musician

Roddy Ellias

Born: June 23, 1949

His music has been described as “unapologetically beautiful” (All About Jazz) and his creativity “both startling and inspiring” (Just Jazz Guitar). A passionate improviser and prolific composer, Canadian jazz guitarist Roddy Ellias is an artist whose work defies simple definition. His musical journey has taken him from his early roots in pop and R&B bands and classical music, to the improvised world of jazz, through African and other world beats all the way to writing an opera, and everything in between. Along the way he’s performed with some of the great names in jazz, from Lee Konitz and David Liebman to Joel Frahm and Dr. Lonny Johnston.

Album

Moon Over Lake

By Roddy Ellias

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Prelude; Chant; Interlude; Butterfly Dreams; Monkey Business; Little Bird's First Flight; Rainbow Dance; Moon Over Lake; Brothers and Sisters; Flower; Summer's End; Hope.

Song of the Day

Prelude

March 17, 2024

Album: Moon Over Lake
By Roddy Ellias
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 1:49

Video

Chant

Featuring the music of Roddy Ellias
Duration: 5:08
March 11, 2024

Chant is the second track on my new solo album Moon Over Lake. It's very much African influenced and is dedicated to Loïc Martin, a guitarist from Benin who moved to my home town, Ottawa, in 2000 and sadly passed away in 2020. As the title suggests, there is a repetitive melody or chant that is heard three times, each time with a different background texture. Like all African music, it's very rhythmically based and is in an odd time signature of 15/8.

Album

Postcard

By Roddy Ellias

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Mantis; Coming Into Being; Funny; Sticks and Stones; Beyond the Shattered Fields; Postcard; Sonnet; What Did You Think Would Happen; At Peace.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases from Rhoda Scott, Cecilia Sanchietti Plus Remembering Lyricist Marilyn Bergman

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 31, 2022

This broadcast presents new releases from organist Rhoda Scott, drummer Cecilia Sanchietti, guitarist Dave Stryker, vocalists Cecil L. Recchia, Christiane Karam, and the Roddy Ellias Free Spirit Ensemble, as well as songs with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, in honor of her recent passing. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by ...

Album

Not This Room

By Roddy Ellias

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Not This Room; The Street; Draw Me A Circle; Closer; Blood and Bone; Suddenly; What You Needed; Hold On; Prayer.

Article: Year in Review

John Kelman's Best Releases of 2018

by John Kelman
December 19, 2018

Once again, the chronic health problem that has reduced my writing pace to a crawl continues without any respite. My best of the year lists have traditionally been predicated upon having reviewed the releases chosen, but with only a relative handful of reviews to choose from this year (and with those choices, more than ever now, ...

News: Education

Ottawa JazzWorks Jazz Camp And Composers Symposium, August 13-19, 2018. Register now!

July 27, 2018

JazzWorks is a jazz camp for adults and talented youth. There’s still time to register! Call us now at 613-523-0316 to find out more. Join us as we celebrate 25 years in jazz education! The JazzWorks Jazz Camp is a great way for singers and instrumentalists to learn jazz theory and technique from innovative ...

Article: Live Review

TD Ottawa Jazz Festival 2018

by John Kelman
June 29, 2018

2018 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival Multiple Venues Ottawa, Canada June 21-June 26, 2018 For its 2018 edition, the 39th annual TD Ottawa Jazz Festival faced a number of significant logistical challenges. First, Confederation Park, which has traditionally been the location of its large, outdoor venue, a food court and ...