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Alex Lakusta

Originally from Alberta, Alex Lakusta is a bassist, composer, and arranger now residing in Toronto. He has performed with esteemed musicians such as David Restivo, Steve Haines, Kevin Dean, Ralph Alessi, Elio Villafranca, Arturo Stable, and Jeff Antoniuk among others. Alex is also a touring member of Canadian alt-pop band VISSIA.


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Album Review

Alex Lakusta: Transmit Slow

Read "Transmit Slow" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Canadian bassist Alex Lakusta goes into a funk mode on Transmit Slow. His group, E3 by Alex Lakusta, exudes a fun vibe on the first tune, “Trick Shot," the opening salvo on a set of seven of the leader's modernistic originals. Joined by fellow Canadians Josh Smiley on keyboards and synths and drummer Keagan Eskritt, along with Brad Eaton playing trumpet and effects on a pair of tunes, the group crafts a twenty-first century electro-ambience, with Smiley's keyboard work moving ...

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The Marie Goudy 12tet: The Bitter Suite

Read "The Bitter Suite" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Toronto-based trumpeter / composer Marie Goudy, who could plausibly be described as a child prodigy musically, wasted little time after earning a master's degree in music performance from the University of Toronto in 2017, recording soon afterward The Bitter Suite as leader of a twelve-piece ensemble in which her trumpet, compositions and arrangements underscore the seductive voice of rising star Jocelyn Barth. The album's over-arching them is young love as exemplified by its arrival ("Son for Sunshine"), ...

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Transmit Slow

Self Produced
2022

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The Bitter Suite

Self Produced
2018

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Battery Brain

From: Transmit Slow
By Alex Lakusta

Son for Sunshine

From: The Bitter Suite
By Alex Lakusta

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