Jazz Articles about Bellbird

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Radio & Podcasts

Bellbird: Montreal's Jazz Collective Heeds The Call

by Lawrence Peryer
April 4, 2026

Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on the Montreal jazz collective Bellbird.Bellbird formed during pandemic park jams and has since become one of the more compelling voices in Canada's avant-garde jazz scene. The quartet consists of Claire Devlinon tenor sax, Allison Burik on alto sax and bass clarinet, Eli Davidovici on bass, and Mili Hong on drums. No guitar, no piano, just three mostly single-note instruments and a drum kit, which turns out to be more than enough. ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Bellbird, Rosenblum, Howell, Miller And More

by Bob Osborne
February 12, 2026

On this edition, there is music that traverses the vast landscape of contemporary jazz, avant-garde exploration, and orchestral fusion. In this session, we navigate a diverse range of creative visions--from the intimate flickers of “Blowing on Embers" to the massive, symphonic scale of a tribute to Bill Evans. Along the way, we'll explore cinematic suites that capture frozen moments in time, vibrant global rhythms from Lisbon to Singapore, and lush vocal collaborations that honour the legends of the genre. Whether ...

Album Review

Bellbird: Root In Tandem

Read "Root In Tandem" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
August 20, 2023

Give Canada's Bellbird credit as they come right out of the gate with a chip-on-the-shoulders confidence. Their debut, Root In Tandem, looks like one of those late-50s/early-60s, time-themed Dave Brubeck albums. Credit the gorgeous abstract cover painting. The cover art, though, is where the Brubeck comparison ends. Bellbird is a chordless quartet, with Claire Devlin and Allison Burik on saxophones, Eli Davidovici on bass, and Mili Hong in the drummer's chair. The four Bellbird players came up in ...