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Noted as a profoundly musical bassist with a keen melodic sense, Toronto-based composer, arranger and bassist Mike Downes has released award-winning recordings ranging from solo bass, trio and quartet to large ensemble. His recent projects include the release of his 8th album as a leader "The Way In," a commission to arrange 12 pieces for jazz quartet and and symphony orchestra to commemorate the centenary of the great Oscar Peterson in Osaka, Japan in June 2025, and shows worldwide throughout 2025. International Society of Bassists calls him "As gifted a composer as he is a bassist" and guitar great Pat Metheny calls Downes “one of my favorite bass players.”
Music Is Life
By Joe Bowden
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Impulse Response; Music is Life; Way Out; Spacing Out; Sunny Day; The Next Step; The Way; Wolf Ticket.
Still Cookin' at 90: The Canada Sessions, Volume II
By Al Muirhead
Label: Chronograph Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Dancing on the Ceiling; My Shining Hour; Moonlight in Vermont; Corcovado; All the Things You
Are; More Than You Know; I Thought About You; What a Wonderful World.
Are You Really Real
Label: Alma Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: X Marks The Spot; Out To Sea; Are You Really Real; Bottom Dollar; Ride The Wave;
Good Mourning; Money Is My Only Religion; Scala Rosa; Sunny Side Up; Prism; In
The Air; Nice Signal; Run The World.
Impulse Response
Album: Music Is Life
By Joe Bowden
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Duration: 06:16
Shuffle Demons: They Are for Real... Really
by Dean Nardi
On the Shuffle Demons' Are You Really Real (Alma Records 2025), the uncategorizable Toronto band knits together traditional jazz, modern funk playfulness, blues, rap and the sensuality of Prince. For an ensemble that has been a going concern for 40 years, they maintain an optimistic, let's-go-for-something-new outlook, reflected in their flamboyant retro clothing that resembles that ...
Shuffle Demons: Are You Really Real
by La-Faithia White
The Shuffle Demons are a Canadian jazz fusion band from Toronto. The band features a powerhouse ensemble of saxophonists Kelly Jefferson, Richard Underhill and Matt Lagan, anchored by the deep pocket of acoustic bassist Mike Downes and drummer Stich Wynston. The title track “X Marks The Spot" opens with an intriguing dialogue between bass ...
Shuffle Demons: Are You Really Real
by Anastasia Bogomolets
Celebrating four decades of genre-blending jazz, the Shuffle Demons return with Are You Really Real, a studio album that fuses funk, post-bop, theatrical satire and spiritual jazz. Influences ranging from Eric Dolphy and Alice Coltrane to the Red Hot Chili Peppers shape the band's eclectic high-energy aesthetic. The opening track, “X Marks the Spot," ...
Shuffle Demons: Are You Really Real
by Pierre Giroux
There is a unique brand of musical madness that only the Shuffle Demons can conjure--a whirlwind of saxophones, humour, groove and a palpable sense of daring. With Are You Really Real, this storied Canadian outfit delivers a recording that captures the very essence of what made them both a cult favourite and respected presence on the ...
Orrin Evans, Lux Quartet, Andromeda Turre and Nasheet Waits
by Hobart Taylor
This week we feature brand new music from Orrin Evans' Captain Black's Big Band, The Lux Quartet featuring Myra Melford and Alison Miller, vocalist Andromeda Turre and Nasheet Waits. Playlist Brian McCarthy “The Beginning" from After/Life (Truth Revolution) 0:00 Maddie Vogler “Hymn For August" from While We Have Time (Origin) 15:09 Mike Downes “Banff ...
