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Nick Fraser (drums) has been an active and engaging presence in the Toronto new jazz and improvised music community since he moved there from Ottawa in 1996. He has worked with a veritable "who's who" of Canadian jazz and improvised music including Justin Haynes, Mike Murley, Rich Underhill, PJ Perry, Phil Dwyer, Michael Snow, John Oswald, Andrew Downing, Jean Martin, Christine Duncan, Joe Sorbara, Lina Allemano, Quinsin Nachoff, Dave Restivo, Jim Vivian, David Braid, Ryan Driver, David Occhipinti, William Carn, Nancy Walker, Kieran Overs, Kelly Jefferson, Mark Eisenman, John MacLeod, Ken Aldcroft, Scott Thomson, Marilyn Lerner, Lori Freedman, Jean Derome, Ron Samworth, John Stetch and Kirk MacDonald. In addition, he has had the opportunity to perform with such international artists as Michael Moore, Anthony Braxton, William Parker, Joe McPhee, Jean-Luc Ponty, Bela Fleck, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Wynton Marsalis, Mick Beck, David Binney, Ray Vega, Steve Turre, Matt Welch, Bill Carrothers and Bill Mays

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Spit!

By Nicola Miller

Label: Watch That Ends The Night Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Spit!; Telecommunications I; Telecommunications II; Telecommunications III; Where’s the Line?; Drummers Are Bad.

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Nicola Miller’s Living Things: Spit!

by Mike Jurkovic
August 27, 2026

On the street, they would say that maritime Nova Scotia's rogue saxophonist Nicola Miller's rhizome-like way with her quintet, Living Things, or her prog jazz as a concept, is “some crazy sh*#!." But it need be said nicer at a global concern like All About Jazz. For as gentlemen and even gentler ladies, we are sworn ...

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Nick Fraser: Still Screaming Into The Snare Drum

by Lawrence Peryer
May 23, 2026

Today, The Tonearm's needle lands on Toronto drummer and composer Nick Fraser.Nick Fraser is one of the most distinctive voices in Canadian improvised music. He has played with Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, and William Parker, and has led projects that range from raw free jazz to something much harder to name.His latest ...

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Mal Wadron, Sam Rivers, Nick Fraser, Meredith Bates, and much more

by Lawrence Peryer
May 21, 2026

An hour of creative music where archival recordings and new releases share equal footing. Irreversible Entanglements and a newly surfaced 1984 Mal Waldron-Sam Rivers improvisation open the show; Alabaster DePlume, a Daunik Lazro-Joëlle Léandre-Paul Lovens trio, Work Money Death, and Nick Fraser carry the middle sets; and Vancouver composer Meredith Bates closes it out with music ...

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Jah Wobble & Evan Parker, Maria Schneider, Nils Petter Molvaer And More

by Lawrence Peryer
May 14, 2026

This week's Rotations opens with JOEYKEYSADE, whose Afro-jazz fuses Beninese-Nigerian tradition with modern composition, then moves through Jah Wobble & Evan Parker's dub-meets-free-jazz collision, Cochemea's Yaqui and Apache-rooted explorations, and Maria Schneider's American Crow. Toronto drummer Nick Fraser anchors the third set alongside Nils Petter Molvaer, and Kamasi Washington. New releases and deep cuts, connected across ...

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Camila Nebbia, Nick Fraser Trio & Bruno Bode

by Maurice Hogue
April 22, 2026

The spotlight's on Argentinean saxophonist Camila Nebbia and her increasing recognition as one of the finest improvising saxophonists out there today. Her newest album is Noche Y Niebla, recorded with fellow Argentinean reedist Luis Nacht. Their contrasting styles are perfectly matched. Meanwhile her star grows with a pair of nominations for a German Jazz Prize, since ...

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New Music from Smith, Wendel, Fraser, Sweenie & More

by Bob Osborne
April 9, 2026

This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the expansive landscape of contemporary and classic jazz, seamlessly blending intricate post-bop textures with avant-garde exploration and orchestral grandeur. From the evocative, cinematic atmospheres to the raw, legendary improvisations, the tracks traverse a broad spectrum of emotional and technical brilliance. Modern leaders provide a fresh dialogue between tradition and ...

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Lina Allemano: The Diptychs

Read "The Diptychs" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala
January 23, 2026

Di origine canadese, la trombettista Lina Allemano distribuisce la propria attività artistica tra le scene di Toronto e Berlino, manifestando significative sfaccettature di un'attitudine che spazia con spregiudicato talento in vari ambiti della musica e dell'improvvisazione di oggi. Il quartetto protagonista di questo The Diptychs è la sua realizzazione più longeva e la più prolifica in ...

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