Results for "Chris Gale"

Chris Gale

Chris Gale is a Toronto-based saxophonist, composer, producer and educator whose driving style and rich tone can be heard on hundreds of recordings. As leader and a sideman, Gale has performed around the globe in theatres, clubs and at festivals, impressing crowds with his lyrical sensibility and soulful approach. Gale’s diverse musical career has led to performances with Randy Brecker, Jeff Healy, Arkells, Ron Sexsmith, Brandi Disterheft, Michael Kaeshammer, Colin James, Blue Rodeo, Johnny Reid, Oliver Jones, Powder Blues Band and Jarvis Church. Chris is also a long standing member of The Worst Pop Band Ever, Hector Quartet, and Gordon Mowat’s Skeleton Crew.

Put It There

By Shirantha Beddage

Label: Cornerstone Records Inc.
Released: 2025
Track listing: Abraca-Pocus; Baritone Boogaloo; Blues for Owl; Turrentrane; For Matt and Kate; Yamp; Don't Call Me Victor; Put It There; Old-Soul - for Emmett.

BARI-ed Alive: Put It There

by Pierre Giroux
July 4, 2025

In an era teeming with standard horn sections and predictable lineups, BARI-ed Alive's Put It There stands out as a bold and sonorous declaration of individuality. The sextet's audacious choice to feature three baritone saxophones--masterfully played by Alex Dean, Shirantha Beddage, and Chris Gale--creates a sound that is muscular, bottom-heavy, and perhaps surprisingly buoyant. Rounded out ...

Night Flight

By Barry Elmes

Label: Cornerstone Records Inc.
Released: 2024
Track listing: Night Flight; Morning Star; Opus 3; Sandino; Hindsight; Azure Te; Spiral Dance; Turn Out The Stars; Funk In Deep Freeze.

Barry Elmes Quintet: Night Flight

by Pierre Giroux
February 2, 2024

Barry Elmes is a drummer and composer who, over the years, has made notable contributions to the Canadian jazz scene. On the release Night Flight, he pays tribute to several iconic composers such as Charles Mingus, Cedar Walton, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans and Hank Mobley each of whom had made a deep musical impression on Elmes. ...

Into the daybreak

By Mike Freedman

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Day of Change; May the 4th Be With You; Lamentation Revelation; Samba on the Sand; Snake in the Grass; Into the Daybreak; Tomorrow is Yesterday; Journey Beyond Seven; Resolve

Day of Change

May 1, 2021

Album: Into the daybreak
By Mike Freedman
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Duration: 04:30

A Very Large Gap

By Michael Herring

Label: Independent
Released: 2016
Track listing: Treefology Midden Impermanence With Both Feet On The Ground Moanin' Fearless and Kind Seedy Underbelly Button Roadhouse, Mass. Blues Bird (White Throated Sparrow) Further Than The Future Quantum Tzac A Very Large Gap

Mr. Marblesz: Mr. Marblesz

by Jerry D'Souza
December 13, 2010

Mr. Marblesz, a band with a twist in its name and its music, has its roots in Toronto, Canada. The music finds a home in jazz, but branches out into several genres with finesse and a decided sense of fun, which raises it to an appreciable level. Guitarist/vocalist Tom Juhas shows flair as a ...