Video Release: "Mountain" by Crooked House Road

Excited to release this live video shoot of "The Mountain" by Crooked House Road! If you like what you hear, catch the band at ROUND venue on Friday, December 13th - starts at 10 pm!

Featuring: Shaina Silver-Baird (lead vocals), Mirian Kay (guitar/vocals), Tom Mifflin (vocals), Darren Eedens (banjo), and Derek Gray (drums). Recorded by: Matthew Riggs. Video by: Felid Eye Pictures

For more about Crooked House Road, check out: www.crookedhouseroad.com

For concert info: roundvenue.com OR Facebook Event

Roarshaq Ontario/Quebec Tour & EP Release

In November/December, Roarshaq embarked on three weeks of daily rehearsals - lots of improvising, workshopping, writing, and discussion. To wrap up the rehearsal residency, we'll be playing a series of concerts in Ontario/Quebec. As part of the tour, we'll also be releasing our debut EP! Come grab a copy at any of our upcoming concerts:

TORONTO: Mon, Dec 2nd @ 9 pm - Emmet Ray (www.theemmetray.com)

GUELPH: Thurs, Dec 5th @ 8 pm - Manhattan's Jazz Club (www.manhattans.ca)

OTTAWA: Fri, Dec 6th @ 8 pm - Brook Street Hotel (www.brookstreet.ca)

MONTREAL: Sat, Dec 7th @ 9:30 pm - Resonance Cafe (www.resonancecafe.com)

Jeff LaRochelle – Tenor Saxophone
Joel Vistentin – Piano
Mark Godfrey – Bass
Derek Gray - Drums 

For more info: www.roarshaq.com

Concert for Suyun

One year ago, alto saxophonist Suyun Kim passed away in his sleep at the age of 29. In his passing, the Toronto music community lost a kind spirit and a beautiful musician. On Wednesday, November 27th at the Rex Hotel, the "Concert for Suyun" will be a celebration of his life. Also, this will mark the post-mortum release of "New Place To Be", the Suyun Kim Quintet's debut CD.

From Seoul, Korea, Suyun was completing his fourth-year of a Bachelor of Contemporary Music at Humber College. The lead alto saxophonist with the Humber Studio Jazz Ensemble, he was also a highly in demand soprano saxophonist and flutist.

In the fall of 2012, the Suyun Kim Quintet recorded their debut CD, "New Place to Be". Featuring the compositions of Suyun Kim and pianist Byung Gul Jung, the recording was completed in November 2013. After Suyun's passing, recording engineer Nathan Carter-Moore (ncmsound.com) volunteered to mix and master the recordings at no cost. One year after his passing, the Suyun Kim Quintet is pleased to announce the official release of "New Place To Be" at the Rex.

The Suyun Kim Quintet features:

Pat LaBarbera - Tenor/Soprano Saxophone

Jeff LaRochelle - Alto/Tenor Saxophone

Byung Gul Jung - Piano

Neil Swainson & Soren Nissen - Bass

Derek Gray - Drums

A portion of the contributions from the concert/CD sales will be donated to Humber College's Suyun Kim Memorial Scholarship.

A Couple (Really Positive) Reviews

Monsoon: Synthesis @ the Canadian Opera Company (Tues, Nov 5th)

Concert Review by James Sandham (Canadian Music Hall of Fame)

http://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/

NEXT CONCERT: Thursday, November 21st -

Monsoon: Synthesis will be joining DRUMHAND (drumhand.bandcamp.com) @ the Placebo Space. Check the Events page for more info.

Tesseract "Visions of Collisions" CD Review - Peter Hum (Ottawa Citizen)

www.jazzblog.ca

"Visions of Collisions" is now available on iTunes

TESSERACT: "Visions of Collisions" CD Release Tour

In January 2013, Tesseract was back in the studio to record "Visions of Collisions", our second full-length album. Working with recording engineer Brandon Wells, we spent two days in Montreal - recording the entire album at McGill University’s state of the art studio. 

Following up on our debut album “Impossible Images” (2012), we're all very excited about this brand new CD release. Be the first to grab a copy on the "Visions of Collisions" CD Release Tour:

TORONTO: Wed, Nov 13th @ 9:30 pm - The Rex Hotel (www.therex.ca)

WATERLOO: Fri, Nov 15th @ 8:30 pm - Jazz Room (www.kwjazzroom.com)

OTTAWA: Sat, Nov 16th @ 8 pm - Brook Street Hotel (www.brookstreet.ca)

 “...expect some poised and expressive saxophone work from alto player Edwin Sheard and tenor player Leland Whitty, eclectic beyond-jazz sounds from guitarist Patrick O’Reilly, and a solid foundation from bassist Julian Anderson-Bowes and drummer Derek Gray.” (Peter Hum - Ottawa Citizen)

For more info, please visit: tesseractmusic.com

PLUS: Download a FREE sneakpeak from "Visions of Collisions" here!