Jazz Articles about Brad Turner

David Lavoie Quartet: Juno

by John Bricker
April 26, 2020

The experimental and avant-garde side of jazz can be incredibly rewarding and a whole lot of fun, whether delivering the adventurous dynamics of a Sun Ra epic or a maelstrom of dissonance at the climax of an Angles 9 track. But, despite the value of risk-taking and innovation, straight-forward and focused jam albums will always have their place, as trumpeter David Lavoie and his band clearly know. Despite a few rough spots, Lavoie's debut with his quartet, Juno, is a ...

The October Trio + Brad Turner: Looks Like It’s Going to Snow

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 29, 2009

«Moods and Colours of a Vancouver Autumn». Sì, potrebbe essere questa frase, scritta tra le note di copertina da Greg Buium, a fotografare l'attitudine dell'October Trio. Potrebbe, appunto. Perché se da una parte il suono di Looks Like It's Going to Snow rispecchia i colori tenui di uno scenario nordico, limpido e malinconico, dall'altra mette in mostra una nutrita varietà di situazioni che fanno venir in mente tonalità più accese, vive. A cominciare dai brevi segmenti free-form in scaletta, al ...

Dylan van der Schyff: The Definition of a Toy

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 19, 2007

Con un sottile intreccio di connessioni, il batterista canadese Dylan van der Schyff ha unito nel quintetto del suo esordio discografico - la registrazione è del 2003 - differenti personalità e storie musicali. Sono con lui infatti il trombettista Brad Turner, con cui condivide dai primi anni Ottanta alcune delle più interessanti avventure jazzistiche della scena di Vancouver, due “olandesi d'adozione" come il clarinettista Michael Moore e il pianista Achim Kaufmann e il contrabbassista Mark Helias, attivo da quasi trent'anni ...

Brad Turner Trio: Question the Answer

by John Kelman
November 30, 2004

Canadian artist Brad Turner is a triple threat: a pianist, trumpeter and drummer, he has developed a significant reputation over the past eight years with artists including roots music specialists Zubot & Dawson, avant cellist Peggy Lee and the elastically-timed fusion group Metalwood. A two-time winner of the National Jazz Awards “Composer of the Year" as well as “Jazz Trumpeter of the Year," he has also won numerous Juno awards, the Canadian version of the Grammy.

For an artist to ...

Brad Turner Quartet, featuring Seamus Blake: Live at the Cellar

by Ben Ohmart
July 1, 2001

This hour-long cd has been spinning for 5 hours now, and is no closer to retirement than when it started the job. Thank Brad Turner - trumpet, Seamus Blake - Sax, Bruno Hubert - Rhodes piano, Andre Lachance - Bass, Dylan Van Der Schyff - drums for that. 'If It Was Me' journeys on for 10 minutes, in one of the fastest paces on the disc, with some good feelin', if simple, brass combos, while Bruno dances about like an ...