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Rachel Therrien: Home Inspiration
by Hrayr Attarian
Canadian trumpeter Rachel Therrien's second release as a leader Home Inspiration, clearly establishes the Montreal native, even at this early stage of her career, as an accomplished composer and improviser. She contributes six of the ten originals on this cinematically inspired album, all of which have intricately constructed and memorable thematic frameworks. The delightfully ...
Rachel Therrien: Home Inspiration
by Bruce Lindsay
Montreal-based trumpeter and composer Rachel Therrien's second album, Home Inspiration is a salutary reminder of something that the American jazz scene doesn't always seem to acknowledge--there's a thriving, young and imaginative jazz scene up north, in Canada. All the tunes on Home Inspiration are originals, with Therrien taking composer credit for around half of ...
Daniel Lanois: I Look for Commitment and a Lot of Heart and Soul
by Nenad Georgievski
Whenever I'm asked to name a list of Top 10 all time favorite records, the list slightly changes and shuffles every time. However, one of the most common denominators to those diverse lists is producer/musician Daniel Lanois. Often called a “studio wizard" or “studio magician," this producer has become renowned both for his proficiency in the ...
Daniel Lanois: Flesh and Machine
by Nenad Georgievski
Credit should be given where it's due. Producer/musician Daniel Lanois has never been satisfied with just keep churning out the same kind of music for the same kind of audience that swooned over his song based records or the productions he did for other artists. As a true artist he wants to evolve and continuously create ...
Pat Metheny Unity Group at Centrepointe Theatre
by John Kelman
Pat Metheny Unity Group Centrepointe Theatre Ottawa, Canada November 12, 2014 “Every time we're planning a tour," he said to the near-sellout crowd at Ottawa, Canada's Centrepointe Theatre, “I always ask 'are we going to play Ottawa?' You think I'm joking..." It's not often that the opportunity arises to ...
Jaclyn Guillou: Winter For Beginners
by Dan Bilawsky
If ever there was a voice that could balance an icy chill with fireplace comfort and warmth, it's this one. On Winter For Beginners, Jaclyn Guillou's intoxicating voice takes the ear through an odyssey of the seasons, communing with nature in all of its beauty, be it rich or stark. Guillou's originals are ...
Michel Lambert Releases "Journal Des Episodes 2"
MONTREAL, QC — On November 18, 2014, Jazz from Rant will release the latest recording by jazz composer, drummer and artist Michel Lambert, entitled Journal des Episodes II. The epic musical journey continues with 97 new episodes! Journal des Épisodes is a series of compositions from a year long daily musical diary created by Michel Lambert, ...
Carol McCartney: Be Cool
by Edward Blanco
Toronto native Carol McCartney records another impressive vocal statement on the breezy Be Cool cementing her reputation as one of Canada's finest jazz vocalist and building on the foundation established from her critically-acclaimed debut Night In Tunisia (CDBaby, 2007). Though presenting a selection of primarily familiar standards from the jazz cannon, the Joni-Mitchell pop tune title ...
"Souling" Songs From Allison Crowe
Allison Crowe’s gorgeous voice brings tidings of comfort and joy with Souling—her 11th full album release. The artist, one of our greatest living musicians, singer-songwriters and performers, has always created authentic music. With this newest song set her voice is heard wholly a cappella. The songs themselves have a purity of expression—a 21st century take on ...
David Ryshpan & Gitanjali Jain Serrano Launch Alicuanta On Nov 27, 2014
Alicuanta: signifying a quantity or part that does not fit into its larger whole evenly or equally. Alicuanta is a staged song cycle set to the texts of Mexican poet Francisco Serrano, co-composed by pianist David Ryshpan and vocalist Gitanjali Jain Serrano. Through poetry, music, dance and visual elements, Alicuanta is an examination of the memory ...
