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Nicolas Ferron Trio: Multiverse
by Glenn Astarita
The Nicolas Ferron Trio hails from Montreal's vibrant jazz scene where guitarist Nicolas Ferron has been slinging strings alongside local heavyweights like Rémi-Jean Leblanc and Benjamin Deschamps. With Multiverse, Ferron--joined by Jonathan Cayer on B3 organ and Louis-Vincent Hamel on drums--crafts a sonic wormhole that blends psychedelic rock, a punky attitude and experimental jazz. This eight-track 47-minute journey does not merely nod to jazz tradition--it teleports it into a kaleidoscope of modern energy. Ferron's compositions paired with the trio's taut ...
Continue ReadingBenjamin Deschamps: Augmented Reality
by Anya Wassenberg
A dynamic approach, delivered with crisp modern panache, characterizes saxophonist, clarinetist & composer Benjamin Deschamps' Augmented Reality. For Deschamps, a greater reliance on an electric sound marks a considered departure from earlier work. A sense of forward momentum pervades all the tracks on the album, notably anchored by Al Bourgeois on the drumkit. Deschamps' and his sax lead off the first track, “Unfinished Business," a song with an aggressive drive that showcases the ensemble's strengths-- virtuosic technical precision, ...
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Immigrant Song
From: NaufragésBy Nicolas Ferron
