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On The Edge by Jaelem Bhate

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Album Title: on the edge
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2019

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About the Album

On the Edge is the debut album from multi-faceted composer, conductor, and bandleader Jaelem Bhate. After years of writing commissions and charts for his own ‘45th Avenue Jazz Band’, it was time for Bhate to compile an album of his best work to date. For this project, he assembled a group of some of Canada’s most exciting and talented jazz instrumentalists, including Steve Kaldestad, Duran Ritz, Daniel Hersog, Brent Mah, and Sharman King, among others. With On The Edge, Bhate reflects on his upbringing in his native British Columbia. With the multi-movement Pacific Suite, Bhate and company depict various elements of the province, and of life in the city of Vancouver: Straits and Narrows speaks to the hustle of the metro area; Uninhabitation is a meditation on the isolation Bhate felt during his many adventures into the province’s far north. One can feel on the edge of many things— success, failure, love, or heartbreak. Each one of us has felt these edges, even when they are difficult to define. In this vein, this album can mean many different things to each person who hears it. On The Edge is a compelling album of straight-ahead jazz filled with hidden twists and turns waiting to be discovered. On The Edge will be officially released internationally on Friday, May 17th, 2019.

Tracks

On the Edge; Wishful Thinking; When I Was Loved; Pacific Suite I: Straits and Narrows; Pacific Suite II: Weeping Skies; Pacific Suite III: Uninhabitation; Pacific Suite IV: Sea of Glass; Strung Along; You Will Be OK.

Personnel

Jaelem Bhate

composer / conductor

Additional Personnel

Brent Mah: saxophones; Mo Miao: saxophones; Steve Kaldestad: saxophones; Ardeshir Pourkeramati: saxophones; Adam Kyle: saxophones; Michael Kim: trumpet; Daniel Hersog: trumpet; Jocelyn Waugh: trumpet; Silas Friesen: trumpet; Kevin Jackson: trombone; Cam Henderson: trombone; Sean Lavigne: trombone; Sharman King: trombone; Louis Lam: trombone; Andrew MacDonald: piano; Ricardo Halabi: guitar; Jacques Forest: bass; Duran Ritz: drums.

Reviews

on the edge by Jack Bowers

Date featured

June 26, 2019

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