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Shuffle Demons: Are You Really Real

Read "Are You Really Real" reviewed by Anastasia Bogomolets

by Anastasia Bogomolets
June 2, 2025

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," ...

Article: Album Review

Shuffle Demons: Are You Really Real

Read "Are You Really Real" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
May 27, 2025

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 ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Orrin Evans, Lux Quartet, Andromeda Turre and Nasheet Waits

by Hobart Taylor
July 31, 2024

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 ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

All New Music From Sonic Skin, Annie Chen, Debby Wang, And More

by Bob Osborne
March 7, 2024

On this show we present all new music from Sonic Skin, Annie Chen, Debby Wang, Ari Joshua featuring John Medeski and Billy Martin, The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, Daniel Reyes Llinás, Christian Fabian Trio, Teiku, Mike Downes, Paul Kendall, Gustavo Cortinas, and Alice Coltrane.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Annie Chen “Rozpacz (Despair) from Guardians (JZ Music) ...

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Convergence

By Nick Maclean

Label: Browntasauras Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Dolphin Dance; Road Warrior; Brotherhood; Why The Caged Bird Sings; Eye Of The Hurricane; True North; Butterfly; Verboten; Lie Of Easy Attainment; Fragility Of Being; Wisdom Of Aurelius

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Atlas

By Matt Greenwood

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Constellations Dehyah; Atlas; Wild Angels; From Sunshine; Campfire Ghosts; What's Left of the World; The First Mourning; Redemption; Commitment.

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Live at the Rex!

By Tevet Sela

Label: Tevet Sela
Released: 2023
Track listing: Shabbaton; Omaya; Over the Mountain; Closer Horizon; Dream in Blue; Love for Sale; Lying Sun; Smoken Blues;

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Dolphin Dance

November 11, 2023

Album: Convergence
By Nick Maclean
Label: Browntasauras Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:29

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Redemption

January 29, 2023

Album: Atlas
By Matt Greenwood
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Duration: 06:38

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All In

By Richard Underhill

Label: Stubby Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: All In; One Step Ahead; Wait, What?; Watch Your Step; Five's Company; COVID Blues; Walk The Walk; Strange Days; Inside Out; Let's Play.