Results for "Counterpoint"

Josh Cohen

Born: August 28, 1987

Josh Cohen is a Toronto-based composer, electric bassist, bandleader, author, and professor of music at Humber Polytechnic. His work has expanded from solo electric bass performance into composition, improvisation, and ensemble writing, drawing from jazz, counterpoint, groove, odd-meter writing, and electronic music.

Cohen has performed on two JUNO Award-nominated albums. He earned first place in the 2020 NAMM Phil Jones Bass Solo Bass Competition and second place in the competition’s 2016 edition. He was also named a 2018 Madison Magazine honoree for Innovation in the Arts and received No Treble’s No. 1 Bass Video of the Year in 2015. In 2022, he was included in Titans of Bass, a book profiling 130 bassists from around the world.

Lindsey Boullt

Born: September 25, 1959

LINDSEY BOULLT
“Zeppli-Vishnu”

When Dream Theater’s Derek Sherinian dubs Lindsey Boullt “Zeppli-Vishnu”—a high-velocity collision of Led Zeppelin’s power with Mahavishnu Orchestra’s complexity — the name carries weight. When the album that earned it was built entirely outside the industry — no label, no institutional path, no inherited network — the weight doubles.

When Boullt released Composition in 2007 with Mahavishnu violinist Jerry Goodman, Derek Sherinian, and drummer Atma Anur, critics heard it immediately. His evolution defied traditional apprenticeship — the late start forced a predatory approach, conservatory precision merged with the shrewd grit of the club circuit. This balance built a career the industry didn’t see coming.

Saku Mantere

Born: April 3, 1974

Saku Mantere is a Finnish-born, Montréal-based jazz vocalist and composer, whose music explores the borderlands between jazz, poetry, and storytelling. His debut album Upon First Impression (2022, Orchard of Pomegranates) received acclaim for its narrative lyricism, stylistic range, and elegant arrangements. Mantere’s supple, story-driven vocal style has drawn comparisons to Kurt Elling and Leonard Cohen, balancing jazz phrasing with singer-songwriter intimacy. With Divine Apology, Mantere continues to chart an original path in vocal jazz, connecting personal narrative with musical exploration.

Counterpoint

By Ivo Perelman

Label: Leo Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Part 1 – Part 10.

Ivo Perelman: Counterpoint

by Glenn Astarita
June 30, 2015

Tenor sax strongman Ivo Perelman underscores the objective for this release, advising that “This combination, with viola and guitar--I've never before used this particular grouping ... I knew it would be challenging, with dense textures and this three-part counterpoint." However, the respective musicians have recorded in various formations in the past, so one would immediately surmise ...

On Highway 61: Music, Race and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom

by Doug Collette
December 14, 2014

On Highway 61: Music, Race and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom Dennis McNally 384 Pages ISBN: # 1619024497 Counterpoint 2014 Don't be intimidated by the subtitle of Dennis McNally's book. On Highway 61 is the antithesis of the dry drone of academia. On the contrary, while this is not ...

Counterpoint

By Ralph MacDonald

Label: Savoy Jazz
Released: 1995