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The eclectic astounding and sometimes mystifying Ratchet Orchestra continue to attract attention with the release of their third recording Hemlock. Recorded by Godspeed you! Black Emperor bassist Thierry Amar and released on the Vancouver label Drip Audio, The Ratchet Orchestra is a who's who of Montreal's edgiest musicians. Director Nicolas Caloia's compositions provide a structure to showcase fierce talents like Tom Walsh, Jean Derome, Lori Freedman, Sam Shalabi, and Christopher Cauley. The Ratchet Orchestra has existed since the early 1990s when Caloia started experimenting with improvised chamber jazz

ARTICLE: RADIO February 26, 2020

Christian McBride, Matana Roberts, Chicago Underground Quartet and More

By MAURICE HOGUE

Each of February's shows will have some music recognizing Black History Month. The selected recording for 2020 is The Movement Revisited--A Musical Portrait of Four Icons, Christian McBride's epic, and you'll hear tunes from the album each week. This show also features Matana Roberts and Coin Coin Chapter IV -Memphis. The Chicago Underground Quartet is back ...

ARTICLE: RADIO December 4, 2019

Kevin Sun, Roadworks, Anansi Trio and More

By MAURICE HOGUE

Saxophonists are all over this episode. Australia's Julien Wilson provides two different settings to display his formidable talents, and so does New York's Kevin Sun. Swiss alto player Christoph Gallio made his One Man's Jazz debut with his trio, Day & Taxi, but this time he's back with a larger and freer ensemble, Roadworks. You'll hear ...

ARTICLE: RADIO November 20, 2019

Day and Taxi, Adam Rudolph, Harish Raghavan and More

By MAURICE HOGUE

First out of the mixed bag of audio treats this week (it's Halloween after all!) is a track from Oliver Lake's first recording 43 years ago Ntu: The Point from Which Creation Begins. I haven't played Oliver in a while and that seemed like a good place to begin catching up. Adam Rudolph's epic project, Ragmala, ...

ARTICLE: RADIO October 30, 2019

Tomeka Reid Quartet, Piero Bittolo Bon & Ratchet Orchestra

By MAURICE HOGUE

I guess this episode could be termed a “friendly" one, as it just so happens a number of my musical friends have new releases out for sampling, so I dove right in. Toronto drummer Nick Fraser has an excellent album out with Tony Malaby and Kris Davis and they open the show. Violist Ig Henneman from ...

ARTICLE: ALBUM REVIEW February 12, 2013

Ratchet Orchestra: Hemlock

By AAJ ITALY STAFF

Un'orchestra di trenta elementi con tanto di sezione d'archi è merce rara nell'attuale panorama jazzistico. A maggior ragione se le poche notizie che la accompagnano riferiscono di oltre vent'anni di lavoro che, attingendo all'ampio bacino di improvvisatori in qualche modo collegati alla scena di Montreal, ha creato una sorta di workshop di musica creativa permanente e ...

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