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Shirantha Beddage

Two-time JUNO-nominated musician Shirantha Beddage (“Shurr-ANN-tha BED-da-gay”) is a baritone saxophonist, composer and educator from Toronto, Canada. His original music combines hard bop and modern jazz to create a sound that is both accessible and sophisticated. He has released three critically-acclaimed albums as a leader: Roots and Branches, Identity (2013 JUNO nominee) and Momentum (2017 JUNO nominee). As a sideman, he has been featured on recordings with the Order of Canada Band, Suzie Arioli, Laila Biali, Nancy Walker, Mike Downes and many others. His compositional skills have won him accolades such as the Montreal Jazz Festival Galaxie Rising Star Award, recognitions at the Canadian Songwriting Competition, and placements in the Emmy-winning TV series “Fargo”. Shirantha currently serves as a full-time professor in the Humber College Bachelor of Music program, where he also hosts the “Staff Lounge” Teaching and Learning podcast

Cory Weeds, Rahsaan Barber, David Champagne, Joey DeFrancesco and more

by Benjamin Boddie
October 22, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Cory Weeds, Rahsaan Barber, David Champagne, Kay Kostopoulos, Johannes Enders, Jon De Lucia, The Flying Horse Big Band, Janis Siegel, Joey DeFrancesco, Henry Threadgill/Vijay Iyer/Dafnis Prieto, Adonis Rose, Bob McChesney, Aaron Johnson and Gregory Chen, Aymee Nuviola, Donald Vega, Monty Alexander, Mike Catalano, Branford Marsalis Quartet with Dianne Reeves, Jerry ...

Shirantha Beddage, The New Philly Sound, Jocelyn Gould, Vanisha Gould and more

by Benjamin Boddie
October 16, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! ... Fantastic music by Shirantha Beddage, The New Philly Sound, Jocelyn Gould, Vanisha Gould, Tyler Henderson, Shai Jaschek, 3 More Sounds, Richard X Bennett & Paula Jeanine Bennett, Phil Haynes 2 Horns & What?, Chris Whiteman John Toomey Quartet, Houston Person, Charles Gatschet, Planet Flippo, Somi, Sullivan Fortner, Enoch Smith Jr., Jalen Baker, ...

Put It There

By Shirantha Beddage

Label: Cornerstone Records Inc.
Released: 2025
Track listing: Abraca-Pocus; Baritone Boogaloo; Blues for Owl; Turrentrane; For Matt and Kate; Yamp; Don't Call Me Victor; Put It There; Old-Soul - for Emmett.

BARI-ed Alive: Put It There

by Pierre Giroux
July 4, 2025

In an era teeming with standard horn sections and predictable lineups, BARI-ed Alive's Put It There stands out as a bold and sonorous declaration of individuality. The sextet's audacious choice to feature three baritone saxophones--masterfully played by Alex Dean, Shirantha Beddage, and Chris Gale--creates a sound that is muscular, bottom-heavy, and perhaps surprisingly buoyant. Rounded out ...

Carn Davidson 9: Reverence

by Jack Bowers
February 11, 2025

The Carn Davidson 9 is a Toronto, Canada-based nonet co-led by trombonist William Carn and saxophonist Tara Davidson whose fourth studio album, Reverence, encompasses a pair of four-part suites, one written by Carn, the other by Davidson. What is most interesting --over and above the depth and quality of the music--is that the suites are not ...

Magpie

By Sarah Jerrom

Label: TPR Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Part I: The Road; Part II: For Joy; Part III: Circling Feathers; Part IV: The White Elk; Part V: Nest Predator; Part VI: Carrion; Part VII: The Mountain Cries; Part VIII: Crystallization (For R.)

Reverence

By Carn Davidson 9

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Fire (For Oatts); Groove (For Joshua); If Not Now, Then When?; Saúde; Wonderment (for C.J.); Just Because; Florencio; Joy (For Kenny).

Fire (For Oatts)

December 12, 2024

Album: Reverence
By Carn Davidson 9
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:55

Part 1: The Road

May 21, 2024

Album: Magpie
By Sarah Jerrom
Label: TPR Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 09:27