SETLIST (click to listen/right-click or ctrl-click to download)
1) MP3: Flux in a Box
Solos: Erik Hove, alto sax; Gordon Webster, keyboard
2) MP3: Induction Effect
Solo: Lina Allemano, trumpet
3) MP3: Ritual
Solos: Kelsley Grant, trombone; Sebastian Noelle, guitar
4) MP3: Phobos
Solos: Jon Wikan, cajon; Joel Miller, tenor sax
5) MP3: Drift
Solo: Chet Doxas, tenor sax
6) MP3: Desolation Sound
Solo: Christine Jensen, alto sax
7) MP3: Ferromagnetic
Solo: Kevin Turcotte, trumpet
8) MP3: Habeas Corpus
Solo: Mike Fahie, trombone
9) MP3: Transit
Solo: Ingrid Jensen, trumpet
This was not just the first-ever gig for the Society's Canadian splinter cell, it was my first gig in Montreal since August 2000. Thanks to all who came out to hear us -- you made this hit feel like a real homecoming. With any luck, it will not take another seven years for us to be back.
And of course, a huge thank-you to all of our supporters -- this tour would not have happened without your individual contributions.
Here are some reviews -- Juan Rodriguez in the Montreal Gazette:
The morning after, I was still stunned at what I'd heard - clearly some of the most ambitious and compelling sounds I've ever encountered in the past 40 years.
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Adam Kinner at the Gazette's Words and Music blog:
Point is: it’s great to see a jazz composer who is actively manipulating the jazz tradition and the incorporating other music to produce a truly fresh and unique sound.
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And David Ryshpan at Settled in Shipping:
[E]ven though I'd been listening to recordings of the New York band, hearing that music live had a different power and immediacy that I wasn't expecting.
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Our winter 2008 tour is now complete, but it's not too late to help support this effort by making a tax-deductible donation.
"Flux In A Box" is on heavy iPod rotation right now. Great chart. Great performance. Sorry I missed IAJE this year. And I love the shot of the Sala Rossa. If I had two nickels to rub together, I'd contribute to the recording fund, but until then, these recordings sound very good.
Posted by: John Chacona | 17 January 2008 at 06:52 PM