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Ryan Oliver: Zigging With A Jazz Maestro, His Secrets and Wisdom
by Kerilie McDowall
Tenor saxophonist Ryan Oliver of Canada's The Cookers Quintet, is no stranger to the art of touring the globe. For years he was an integral part of The Shuffle Demons, an adored Toronto jazz saxophone group known for their mid-'80s hit single, “Spadina Bus," written in humorous reference to the Toronto Transit Commission's ...
The Schwager/Oliver Quintet: Senza Resa
by Jack Bowers
Even though Canada's admirable Schwager/Oliver Quintet carefully dots every “I" and crosses every “T" on Senza Resa, something else seems to be missing, and that something could be a clear sense of purpose. This is an album on which everyone plays well, the songs are by and large respectable, and yet the whole somehow adds up ...
Kait Dunton, The Pacific Jazz Group & Dee Daniels
by Joe Dimino
We kick off the 812th Episode of Neon Jazz with a gem from The Pacific Jazz Group's 2023 eponymous release. Then buckle up for a full hour of tasty new jazz from Brian McCarthy's Nonet, The Harry Allen Orchestra, The Elec Set and The 14 Jazz Orchestra. There's also a new album from Kait Dunton entitled ...
The Schwager/Oliver Quintet: Senza Reza
by Edward Blanco
Canada became the first country beyond the USA to have developed its own vibrant jazz scene. What do major jazz artists like Oscar Peterson, Maynard Ferguson, Gil Evans, Rob McConnell and Diana Krall have in common? They're all Canadians, like the players of The Schwagger/Oliver Quintet presenting their debut on Senza Resa, an Italian phrase meaning ...
Emilie-Claire Barlow At Nocturne Jazz and Supper Club
by Geoff Anderson
Emilie-Claire Barlow Nocturne Jazz and Supper Club Denver, Colorado April 5, 2023 The most prominent feature of Emilie Claire Barlow's music is its pure happiness. Disneyland bills itself as “The Happiest Place on Earth." But Barlow has the Imagineers beat and she does that without focus groups or prepackaged commercial products. ...
Bird of Beauty
Album: Sparkbird
By Emilie-Claire Barlow
Label: Empress Music
Released: 2023
Duration: 04:55
Dança do Amor
Album: Late night
By Fernanda Cunha
Label: Ia (independent Artists)
Released: 2021
Duration: 04:07
Very Well & Good
Label: Cornerstone Records Inc.
Released: 2021
Track listing: Very Well & Good; Not so Early; Re-Entry; Waltz for Zeke; It is What it Is; Selohssa; Residue; Mangoes; Pat and Mike;
La Belle Epoche; Right Here, Right Now, with You; Dancing with Zeke.
Richard Whiteman: Very Well & Good
by Edward Blanco
One of the finest jazz musicians on the Canadian jazz scene, Toronto-based pianist / bassist Richard Whiteman lays down what he considers, perhaps, his best recording to date on the audacious Very Well & Good. A long established pianist for decades, Whiteman picked up the double bass in 2004 and has not put it down since. ...
