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Scott/Grant 5: Horizon Song
by Pierre Giroux
This release from guitarist Andrew Scott and trombonist Kelsey Grant, Horizon Song, is a tutorial in jazz which feels both refreshingly innovative and an ageless classic. This collection of original compositions from Scott or Grant can be categorized by their unwavering coolness and a distinct absence of musical anxiety. The other artists in this session are pianist Amanda Tosoff along with the indispensable rhythmic duo of bassist Neil Swainson and drummer Terry Clarke. The opener is the title track, “Horizon ...
Continue ReadingAmanda Tosoff: Earth Voices
by Dan Bilawsky
Building off the lure of language planted in Amanda Tosoff's Juno-nominated Words (Empress Music Group, 2016), this sixth album from the Toronto-based composer and pianist waves poetic in wondrous fashion. Pairing different guest vocalists and collections of musicians with personalized takes on Parnassian beauty of varied sorts, Tosoff cements the bonds between earthly voices and heavenly sounds with a questioning spirit. The list of subjects and styles, both in words and music, varies widely on this playlist. ...
Continue ReadingRichard Whiteman: Very Well & Good
by Edward Blanco
One of the finest jazz musicians on the Canadian jazz scene, Toronto-based pianist / bassist Richard Whiteman lays down what he considers, perhaps, his best recording to date on the audacious Very Well & Good. A long established pianist for decades, Whiteman picked up the double bass in 2004 and has not put it down since. On this sparkling album the pianist performs on the double bass, leaving the keys to Amanda Tosoff, and presents nine of his best compositions ...
Continue ReadingNew Sounds from Zucker, Helias & Bloom, and Tosoff
by Bob Osborne
On this show several recent releases including Ben Zucker, Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias, Amanda Tosoff, Mikko Karjalainen, and Anna Hogberg, also some soulful sounds from Alicia Waller and closing with some classic Miles Davis. Playlist Ben Zucker “Moths Eating The Wallpaper Of Concorde" from Fifth Season (Amalgam Records) 00:00 Jane Ira Bloom and Mark Helias “Willing" from Some Kind of Tomorrow (Bandcamp) 12:45 Alicia Waller & The Excursion “Some Hidden Treasure" from Some Hidden Treasure (Innova) ...
Continue ReadingNew Releases From Pianists Karen Hammack, Lara Driscoll & Chris White, Amanda Tosoff Plus Some Jazz Country Crossover
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast features a new single from Carmen Lundy, plus releases from pianists Karen Hammack, Lara Driscoll & Chris White, Amanda Tosoff plus vocalist Staci Griesbach adds some Jazz Country with her new tribute to Shania Twain. There are birthday shoutouts to Dolly Parton, Lori Williams, Gary Burton, Audrey Ochoa, Mariah Parker, Lizz Wright and George Evans. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during this time of lockdown. Playlist Gayelynn ...
Continue ReadingAmanda Tosoff: Wait and See
by Raul d'Gama Rose
It did not take long for Amanda Tosoff to crack open the door of recognition. It took just two records, to be precise. Wait And See has an almost delightfully tongue-in-cheek ring to it, as Tosoff appears to be heralding an arrival and recognition as a composer, pianist and bandleader all in one--and she may as well take a bow. This is a well-rounded record, rich in challenging compositions, performed with sublime technique in an expressive and self-assured voice at ...
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