Results for "Petr Cancura"

Album

PeopleMusic

By Petr Cancura

Label: RootsToBoot Music
Released: 2009

Article: Album Review

Joe Morris: Fine Objects

by Mark Corroto
October 22, 2009

Guitarist Joe Morris continues his 2002 experimentation with the double-bass. On Fine Objects, he leads a trio of saxophone, bass, and drums through two of his own compositions, a couple of trio improvisations, and other compositions by Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Larry Clinton and Petr Cancura. Morris chose two former students from the New ...

Article: Album Review

Joe Morris: Wildlife

by Wilbur MacKenzie
September 1, 2009

Joe Morris has made a career of directing creative energy towards new experiences and a fascinating development has been the incorporation of new instruments to his vocabulary. Morris distinguished himself as a guitarist in 1994 with the release of Symbolic Gesture. Many duo, trio and ensemble records followed but Morris was not content simply to refine ...

Article: Album Review

Joe Morris / Petr Cancura / Luther Gray: Wildlife

by Troy Collins
July 10, 2009

Widely revered in avant-garde music circles for his innovative approach to the electric guitar, Joe Morris' decision to take up the contrabass in 2002 was initially met with apprehension from certain corners of the new music community. Fears that the singular guitarist might disavow his primary axe have been dispelled, replaced by a burgeoning parallel discography ...

Article: Album Review

Matt Newton: PUSH

by Jerry D'Souza
July 10, 2009

Toronto, Canada-based pianist Matt Newton comes up with a convincing performance on his debut, PUSH. Born in Ottawa, Newton started on classical music before he moved to jazz. After his education, he began playing gigs at clubs and at the jazz festivals in Toronto and in Ottawa, appearing as a sideman on two CDs. With that ...

Video

Karifa

Featuring the music of Petr Cancura
Duration: 3:19
April 3, 2009

Recorded in Brooklyn, New York. Footage from BC Canada, Prague, Manhattan, Brooklyn. Featuring Petr Cancura, Richie Barshay, Garth Stevenson and Clay Ross. Music by Petr Cancura's PeopleMusic Petr Cancura - saxophone, Garth Stevenson - bass, Richie Barshay - drums, Chris Bartos - guitar

News: Recording

Petr Cancura's New Album - "PeopleMusic"

February 2, 2009

Recorded in Brooklyn, NY, the new record celebrates the sounds of Brazil, Africa, the Balkans and Americana. All for the fun, sadness and hope of life through music. The album PeopleMusic is a collection of fables told with the help of masterful music makers. With a soft spot for music that makes people cry, dance and ...