Results for "Petr Cancura"

Petr Cancura

Born: April 23, 1977

Born in Eastern Europe, brought up in the wilderness of the Great White North, and later thrust into the urban Jungle of New York City, it is no surprise that Petr Cancura’s musical pallet is as wide as it is. A saxophonist with a vast knowledge of Jazz, Balkan, African and American folk traditions, Petr performs on banjo and mandolin as well as on the medium format black & white camera… all of which influences each other into a Roots Song & Improvising music machine with a visual sensibility. Petr, now based in Ottawa, Canada, is the Program Director of the Ottawa Jazz Festival, two-time Artist-In- Residence of Carleton University, and was the Musical Director of the National Arts Center’s Crossroads Series, reimagining the songs of current Canadian Songwriters for an all-star jazz cast

New Dreams, Old Stories

By Way North

Label: Roots2Boot
Released: 2022
Track listing: Play; I'm Here to Stay; New Dreams, Old Stories; Château Gonflable; Pajarillo Verde; If Charlie Haden couldn't write a song to bring world peace, what hope is there for me?; Dr Good; Lonely Hearts; New Way Through; Come Over to Our House; Dig; When You Say Goodnight to Me.

Way North

Way North is a cross-border mash-up of North American artists born out of the joy of playing together. Formed in Brooklyn in 2014 by three Canadians and a New Yorker, the band features saxophonist Petr Cancura (Down Home - JUNO nominee), trumpeter Rebecca Hennessy (2018 Toronto Emerging Jazz Artist/Women’s Blues Revue bandleader), bassist Michael Herring (Peripheral Vision - JUNO nominee) and American drummer Richie Barshay (Herbie Hancock/Chick Corea/Esperanza Spalding). The quartet brings together four composers who love to explore folk and world music with a backbone in jazz improvisation

Popular Jazz Songs: 2020

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2021

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2020. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Did Mark Murphy Believe In UFOS? Tony AdamoDid Mark Murphy Believe In UFOS? ...

Another Way Home

By Petr Cancura

Label: Roots2Boot
Released: 2020
Track listing: Lonely Hearts; Another Way Home; Crystal ball; Good Times; Time To Look Around; Freedom Waltz; Chug Chug

Occupational Hazard

By Jacek Kochan

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Fear No More; Evident Monk; Not to be Trusted; Occupational Hazard; Misunderstood Intentions; Soliloquy; Half Baked; Better Yet; Mocker's Lounge; Mocker's Lounge (reprise)

Life is a Gong Show

By Petr Cancura

Label: RootsToBoot Music
Released: 2020
Track listing: Traure; Burning Bright; Awake; Cinema; Jojis; Cluster; Non-Fiction; Sun Sets in the West; Moanin'; Sideways; Mary Go Round;

Don't Let It Stop! Live at On the One Music

By Petr Cancura

Label: Roots2Boot Recordings
Released: 2020
Track listing: Soulidity; Boogie Nights; Gettin' Ready; Don't Let It Stop!; Country Song; Chug Chug; There Is a Chance; Here to Stay; Good Times

There Is a Chance

November 27, 2020

Album: Don't Let It Stop! Live at On the One Music
By Petr Cancura
Label: Roots2Boot Recordings
Released: 2020
Duration: 09:28

Maria Schneider, Joe Morris, Rick Cutler and More

by Joe Dimino
November 8, 2020

This week we open with music off the brilliant new album by Maria Schneider's Orchestra, Data Lords. Also featured are Petr Cancura, Micah Thomas, Ben Rosenblum and David Billingsley and we explore the connections between these emerging artists and masters like Bob Brookmeyer, Joe Morris and Rick Cutler. Enjoy the show! Playlist Maria Schneider ...