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John Geggie / Marilyn Crispell / Nick Fraser: Geggie Project
by John Kelman
Released a few months prior to Across the Sky (Plunge, 2009) and, despite the two releases really representing one multifaceted debut, Geggie Project is the official first release as a leader from John Geggie, a bassist deserving far greater recognition. Geggie Project finds the Ottawa, Canada-based bassist, Toronto-based drummer Nick Fraser, and inestimable free improvising pianist ...
Bassist John Geggie Interviewed at AAJ...And More!
Most cities have them: musicians who act like a lightning rod, focusing and driving their jazz scenes. In Ottawa, Canada, bassist John Geggie has been one of those significant focal points for two decades, but in particular over the past ten years. He's one of the founding organizers and faculty members of Jazzworks which, amongst other ...
John Geggie: Unexpected Conversations
by John Kelman
Most cities have them: musicians who act like a lightning rod, focusing and driving their jazz scenes. In Ottawa, Canada, bassist John Geggie has been one of those significant focal points for two decades, but in particular over the past ten years. He's one of the founding organizers and faculty members of Jazzworks which, amongst other ...
Geggietrio + Donny McCaslin: Across the Sky
by John Kelman
With too many musicians releasing albums as leaders before they're ready, Canadian bassist John Geggie is a refreshing alternative. Waiting until his late forties might, in fact, seem a little overcautious for this central figure on the Ottawa scene, but to compensate--and better demonstrate the breadth of his musical interests--he's released two debuts as a leader, ...
Kate McGarrigle Canadian Folk Singer and Songwriter Dies
Kate McGarrigle, the Canadian singer and songwriter who, with her sister Anna, recorded a string of critically acclaimed albums of literate and wistfully romantic homespun songs and then became the proud matriarch of an extended folk-rock-pop musical family, died Monday after battling cancer in recent years. She was 63. McGarrigle died at her home in Montreal ...
Disques Air M.S. Launches Recording Rhodes Trip by Tomisheep
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal based recording label Disques Air M.S. (Air M.S./Les Entreprises de Productions Air M.S. Mdia Inc.) proudly announces the launch of Rhodes Trip, the debut solo recording of original music by Tomisheep (Tams Brny). Rhodes Trip was produced by Eric Ranzenhofer for Air M.S. Media., and arrangements, mixing and mastering are by Tomisheep. ...
Random Access: was, shall, why, because
by Jerry D'Souza
Multi-instrumentalist Barry Romberg brings his band of fellow adventurers, Random Access, on another musical journey that is filled with generous dollops of invention, surprise and just plain old darn good music. Romberg retains his trademark sense of humor, a trait that washes into his fellow cohorts. The underlining feature, however, is the way in which they ...
Nineteen-Eight Records Six-Day Music Festival in Toronto
The Rex Jazz and Blues Bar will host a six day music festival featuring Nineteen-Eight Records artists from February 2-7, 2010. Highlights of the week-long event include appearances by 2007 Juno Award Winner Chris Tarry and RUDDER, the NYC based quartet whose most recent album, Matorning, was named one of the top ten albums of the ...
Creaking Tree Guitarist Brad Keller Releases Solo Album "House on Fire"
In April 2001 Toronto-Based Musician/Composer/Producer Brad Keller co-founded The Creaking Tree String Quartet. After three award winning CD's and performing throughout most of Canada and the U.S. Keller has released his first CD under his own name entitled House On Fire. Keller decided to assemble some of Toronto's finest musicians to perform his latest compositions featuring ...
