Sunday, October 28, 2018
Pietro Tonolo / Michele Calgaro / Paolo Birro / Salvatore Maiore / Mauro Beggio - Deep Art Men (CALIGOLA RECORDS 2018)
Da qualche anno ormai il jazz è diventato corso di laurea nei Conservatori italiani. Il rischio, per una musica che si è sempre distinta per l’esuberante vitalità e la sincera voglia di suonare dei musicisti, è quello di sedersi sugli allori passati, accontentandosi di un banale deja–vu. Ciò non è successo a Vicenza, dove cinque talentuosi ed affermati jazzisti si sono incontrati fra le mura di un conservatorio ed hanno deciso oltre che di insegnarvi, di suonare insieme facendolo nella maniera più naturale possibile: un repertorio di brani originali, alcuni concerti per rodarlo, e poi tutti in studio di registrazione per cementare il gruppo intorno ad un prodotto comune.
Anche il titolo dato al disco dell’inedito quintetto lo conferma, visto che «Deep Art Men» ci ricorda chiaramente che si tratta degli insegnanti del Dipartimento Jazz del Conservatorio A.Pedrollo di Vicenza. Tornano utili al proposito le note di copertina scritte da Federico Benedetti, sassofonista, già allievo di Pietro Tonolo, che al suo maestro ha dedicato la traccia conclusiva dell’album, Tonolulu. Creatività ed entusiasmo traspaiono infatti “… nella solare serenità di Airport, con Birro sorprendente al piano elettrico; in Dettato, brano tranquillo ma allo stesso tempo deciso ed incalzante; negli shorteriani Progression e Porto Franco, dove Calgaro si mostra particolarmente eloquente, ma anche nella magia notturna di Bluerik, geniale omaggio postmoderno a Satie, che Tonolo colora delle numerose sorprese che riesce ad estrarre dal suo sax tenore …”.
Merita ancora di venire ricordata “… tra le altre numerose perle, Ammentos, una vera festa, che evoca la ricchezza di tutti i sud del mondo, in cui Maiore e Beggio tessono con efficacia un caleidoscopio poliritmico in cui tutti si gettano a capofitto in un gioco scoppiettante di idee sonore …”. Un disco da ascoltare con la massima attenzione, perché in grado di riservare nuove e belle sorprese ad ogni successivo ascolto.
Etiquetas :
CALIGOLA RECORDS,
Mauro Beggio,
Michele Calgaro,
Paolo Birro,
Pietro Tonolo,
Salvatore Maiore
Maciek Pysz & Daniele di Bonaventura - Coming Home (CALIGOLA RECORDS 2018)
«Coming home» è il quarto album da leader del musicista polacco Maciek Pysz, classe 1982, che fa seguito, nell’ordine, a «Insight» (2013), in trio con Yuri Goloubev e Asaf Sirkis, «A journey» (2015), dove il trio diventa quartetto grazie all’innesto di Daniele di Bonaventura, ed al più recente «London stories», realizzato in duo con il chitarrista Gianluca Corona. Pysz predilige le chitarre acustiche, con cui ha ormai maturato uno stile estremamente personale, lirico e scorrevole, che gli consente di affrontare con grande fluidità e naturalezza anche i passaggi più difficili.
Trasferitosi poco più che ventenne a Londra, dove si è presto messo in luce per la rara facilità nel riuscire ad unire virtuosismo strumentale e fantasia melodica, il chitarrista si è già esibito in molti importanti festival (nel 2013 anche in quello di Londra). Musicista sensibile e raffinato, pregevole compositore, ha quindi avuto occasione di rincontrare Daniele di Bonaventura, costituendo con lui un duo che, dopo una serie di concerti in Italia e Polonia, ma soprattutto dopo questa riuscita incisione, realizzata da Stefano Amerio, sembra poter diventare stabile.
Di Bonaventura, fra i più apprezzati bandoneonisti italiani, soprattutto per la lunga collaborazione con Paolo Fresu, che ha contribuito ad aumentarne la popolarità, è anche uno splendido compositore e pianista – si ascoltino a tal proposito More & more e Blue tango di Pysz, ma anche il suo Tango, con relativa breve introduzione improvvisata – anche se in questa veste meno apprezzato di quanto meriterebbe. Album crepuscolare, come il titolo lascia chiaramente intendere, «Coming home» è giocato su sottili sfumature e melodie intense ma appena sussurrate, capaci di dilatarsi oltre ogni aspettativa.
Pysz riesce a farlo per esempio, grazie al sapiente uso della chitarra elettrica, nel brano che dà il titolo all’album, e di cui costituisce un’ideale chiusura. Non manca qualche episodio più disteso e movimentato – Nadir, Paquito e I gazzillori su tutti – ma alla fine è sempre la malinconia del tango a dominare gran parte del lavoro. E’ un “ritorno a casa” insomma, che unisce la gioia nel ritrovare gli affetti più cari alla nostalgia di quello che ci si è lasciati alle spalle.
Etiquetas :
CALIGOLA RECORDS,
Daniele di Bonaventura,
Maciek Pysz
Baba Sissoko - Mediterranean Blues (CALIGOLA RECORDS 2018)
Baba Sissoko, griot e polistrumentista del Mali, classe 1963, ha stabilito da ormai 18 anni la sua residenza in Calabria, e la sua è diventata quindi una presenza costante (e di spicco) nel panorama musicale italiano. Attivo artefice della diffusione della tradizione musicale del suo paese nel mondo, nell’Art Ensemble del “dopo–Bowie” Sissoko ha avuto modo di mescolare l’amadran – che per molti studiosi è all’origine del blues – con il jazz e le musiche popolari afro–americane.
Le successive prestigiose collaborazioni con Omar Sosa, Dee Dee Bridgewater e Roberto Fonseca, non hanno soltanto consolidato la sua fama internazionale, ma ci hanno anche fatto capire che la sua preferenza va a tutti quei musicisti che, a partire da un approccio tradizionale al jazz, hanno gradualmente spostato la loro ricerca verso le origini africane di tutta la musica nero–americana: blues, jazz e soul. Dopo il riuscito «Jazz (R)evolution» – firmato con Antonello Salis e Don Moye, trio di fatto paritetico – Sissoko torna a pubblicare per Caligola un altro lavoro “live”, ma stavolta fortemente sbilanciato verso il blues.
Le canzoni eseguite nel concerto siciliano ci raccontano alla fine una vera e propria storia, e lo fanno nel più tipico stile del leader. Proprio il blues (o l’amadran se preferite), che ci racconta storie che nascono nell’anima di chi le canta, rappresenta per Sissoko una grande occasione di incontro fra diverse culture ed il titolo, «Mediterranean Blues» – che è anche il brano di apertura del disco – assume un significato altamente simbolico, perché proprio il mare Mediterraneo, oggi luogo di morte e contrasti, ha invece da sempre favorito l’incontro fra culture, popoli e tradizioni diverse
Affiancato dal suo collaudato gruppo elettrico, dove convivono mirabilmente Mali, Camerun e Sud Italia, Sissoko ha voluto accentuare la componente blues del progetto invitando in alcuni brani come ospiti Domenico e Fabrizio Canale (padre e figlio), apprezzati bluesman calabresi, ed in quest’occasione anche eccellenti armonicisti.
Etiquetas :
Alessandro De Marino,
Angelo Napoli,
Baba Sissoko,
CALIGOLA RECORDS,
Domenico,
Erick Jano,
Fabrizio Canale,
Kalifa Kon
Maurizio Brunod / Giorgio Li Calzi / Boris Savoldelli - Nostalgia Progressiva (CALIGOLA RECORDS 2018)
Il titolo potrebbe trarre in inganno. Non siamo di fronte ad un’operazione che guarda con nostalgia al passato, nella fattispecie alla stagione d’oro del rock progressivo. D’altro canto tre musicisti lucidi e creativi come Maurizio Brunod, Giorgio Li Calzi e Boris Savoldelli non potevano accontentarsi di toccare solo queste corde. I 10 brani selezionati vengono riletti con i mezzi offerti dalle nuove tecnologie ma soprattutto con la consapevolezza che i 40 anni (e più …) che ci separano da quelle storiche registrazioni non sono passati invano. E’ il jazz, condito da un sapiente uso dell’elettronica, a guidare il trio in questa personale rilettura di un repertorio che non è poi tutto e solo “progressivo”.
C’è il jazz–rock dei Nucleus di Ian Carr e dei Soft Machine di Robert Wyatt, c’è Elvis Costello, ci sono i Beatles più onirici a rendere ancor più cangianti le atmosfere musicali. Se i King Crimson fanno la parte del leone, vanno ricordate anche le riletture dei Kraftwerk e delle Orme. Sottolinea nelle sue esaurienti note di copertina il critico John Ephland (DownBeat): “Non è un approccio tanto avanguardistico quanto riflessivo, quello che hanno avuto i tre straordinari musicisti, capace di scavare a fondo su canzoni ricche di spunti sia melodici che ritmici, forse prendendo in giro quello che loro stessi avevano più amato in ciascun brano. Non ci sono gli eccessi del prog rock più convenzionale, ed infatti il brano più lungo supera di poco i 10 minuti, mentre tutti gli altri durano fra i 4 ed i 6 minuti. In altre parole, non siamo di fronte ad un’operazione nostalgica, dove la musica è riproposta da chi si accontenta di rivivere il passato ...”.
Da precisare come il progetto sia stato realizzato in tempi davvero rapidi. Alcuni riusciti concerti hanno convinto il trio sulla necessità di registrare. Tutto è stato fatto in un sol giorno, quasi in presa diretta, alla vecchia maniera. L’alchimia è risultata magica, e l’album appare estremamente fresco, sincero e naturale.
Etiquetas :
Boris Savoldelli,
CALIGOLA RECORDS,
Giorgio Li Calzi,
Maurizio Brunod
Omit Five - Omit Five (CALIGOLA RECORDS 2018)
Omit Five was born in 2010 in the Conservatory of Rovigo, as an extension of the laboratory of improvisation of the Master Degree courses. Drawing his inspiration from jazz masters such as Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Dave Douglas and Dave Holland, the quintet has quickly elaborated a proposal that is more and more personal, succeeding in creating a repertoire of original tunes which have become part of this first but already convincing recording. Certainly the self–esteem of the band was enhanced by the victory obtained in the jazz section of the National Prize of the Arts 2010/2011, in which bands from all over Italy had taken part. Only one year later Omit Five have other new finished songs, already played live and that will constitute their now forthcoming second album. Tying the post–bop tradition with completely acoustic sonorities, the quintet winks at what new has emerged during the last years from the New Yorker and north–European vanguard scene. Even if they are all about 25 years old, the musicians have been able to lessen juvenile passion and enthusiasm with the rationality derived from their studies with the Rovigo’s teachers Moreover, Omit Five express the attempt to merge two different geographical areas, a southern one, represented by the drummer Simone Sferruzza, from Palermo, and the guitarist Joseph Circelli, from Campania, and a Venetian one. This area is related to the trombonist Filippo Vignato, from Vicenza, who has moved some time ago to the Venice dry land, where the saxophonist Mattia Dalla Pozza and the double bass player Rosa Brunello work too. Among the ten tracks, if the suggestive Oclupaca, which is one of the little–known songs of the last Ellington’s production, and Shiny things, by Tom Waits, are excluded, two compositions are by Brunello, two by Vignato, one by Sferruzza and three by Circelli.
Thus Omit Five’s music is the result of a really collective and equal work, where even the varied timbric and rhythmic–harmonic solutions, resulting from the taste and sensibility of the different composers, are nevertheless attributable to a well–defined sonority. This could already suffice to be satisfied of what has been achieved in such a short time by five jazzmen we shall surely hear a lot about soon.
Etiquetas :
CALIGOLA RECORDS,
Joseph Circelli,
Mattia Dalla Pozza,
Omit Five,
Simone Sferruzza
Zoe Pia - Shardana (CALIGOLA RECORDS 2018)
his is a debut album – and what a debut! – for the young Sardinian clarinettist and composer Zoe Pia, who has developed a project within the F.Venezze Conservatory of Rovigo, attended after her graduation in Cagliari, where she first specialized in chamber music and then enrolled in the Jazz Department directed by Marco Tamburini. Right at Venezze Conservatory the clarinet player has found the musicians (and friends) capable of co–interpret her music with passion, and of inserting in the project tones and colours unexpected even for those familiar with the vanguard. Roberto De Nittis, keyboards, Glauco Benedetti, tuba – now much more than a promise of the young Italian jazz – and Sebastian Mannutza, also Sardinian and from the classical world, violin and drums (brother of Luca, an affirmed jazz pianist), have been more than just partners and reliable instrumentalists, contributing proactively to the success of the recording.
Etiquetas :
CALIGOLA RECORDS,
Glauco Benedetti,
Roberto De Nittis,
Zoe Pia
Mars Williams - Mars Williams presents: An Ayler XMas Vol 2 (2018)
Saxophonist Mars Williams is most famous as a member of The Psychedelic Furs, but has proven his jazz bona fides with Peter Brötzmann and Ken Vandermark, and while guiding Liquid Soul and Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble, to name just a few. (His rock CV is also varied, including Akron New Wave band The Waitresses and work with Billy Idol, Ministry, Massacre, and many more.) He also leads the Albert Ayler tribute band Witches & Devils, and out of their holiday concerts grew a unique tradition.
One look at this album's track titles and you'll understand the concept here. One listen and you'll hear that, as odd as that concept may seem, it's brilliantly effective, with the disparate melodies working together in their common projection of joy and celebration. And it's worth noting that Williams's worlds collide on track 3 here, featuring The Waitresses' biggest hit, "Christmas Wrapping", on which Williams played on the original recording.
After enjoying “An Ayler Xmas” Vol. 1 last year, ESP invited him to make vol. 2 a co-release of Williams's Soul What label and ESP-Disk', the top Ayler label.
Mars will be supporting the release with both Witches & Devils' annual Xmas show and tours in the U.S. and Europe using renowned local musicians.
Tracks 1, 3, 4 recorded live at The Hungry Brain, Chicago
Featuring: WITCHES & DEVILS
Mars Williams – Saxes, Toy Instruments
Josh Berman – Cornet
Fred Lonberg-holm - Cello
Jim Baker – Piano, Arp Synth, Viola
Kent Kessler - Bass
Brian Sandstrom – Bass, Guitar, Trumpet
Steve Hunt – Drums, Percussion
Jeb Bishop, trombone (track 1 only)
Tracks 2, 5 recorded live at Porgy & Bess, Vienna, Austria
Featuring:
Mars Williams – Sax, Toy Instruments
Thomas Berghammer - Trumpet
Hermann Stangassinger - Bass
Didi Kern – Drums, Percussion
Christof Kurzmann – lloopp, vocals
TRACKS 1,2 CONTAIN MUSIC WRITTEN BY:
ALBERT AYLER (Syndicore/BMI)
TRACK 3 CONTAINS MUSIC WRITTEN BY:
ALBERT AYLER (BMI) © Spurt Music (BMI)
CHRIS BUTLER (Future Fossil Music / BMI)
TRACKS 4 CONTAINS MUSIC WRITTEN BY:
ALBERT AYLER (Syndicore/BMI)
KATHERINE K. DAVIS (EMI MILLS MUSIC / ASCAP)
TRACK 5 CONTAINS MUSIC WRITTEN BY:
ALBERT AYLER (ROUND HILL MUSIC / BMI)
HOLIDAY SONGS: PUBLIC DOMAIN
ARRANGED BY: MARS WILLIAMS (Music From Mars /BMI)
TRACKS 1, 3, 4
RECORDED, MIXED & MASTERED BY: DAVE ZUCHOWSKI
TRACK 2, 5
RECORDED BY: Porgy & Bess, Vienna
DESIGN BY: RICH GOOD
SOUL WHAT RECORDS / ESP disk'
SWR 0004
1. XMAS MEDLEY 15:15
2. O TANNENBAUM - SPIRITS - 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (VIENNA) 11:35
3. LOVE CRY - CHRISTMAS WRAPPING 04:41
4. CAROL OF THE DRUM - BELLS - O COME EMMANUEL - JOY TO THE WORLD 17:24
5. UNIVERSAL INDIANS - WE WISH YOU A MERRY XMAS (VIENNA) 04:49
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Billie Davies trio - PERSPECTIVES II (2018)
An all spontaneous, instinctive, intuitive improvisation inspired by 7 perspectives, words written by Billie Davies and 7 chakra musical keys, expressed by a quartet of piano / keys, baritone sax / flute, bass and drums, vocals / spoken word by 2 female vocalists and 2 female dancers.
Perspectives that affect all human beings, regardless of race, nationality, culture, gender, creed, religion, politics, social status and personhood.
Abstract Expressionist Improvisations
Neither confused by the light
Nor blinded by dogma, color or political correctness
A symphony to mother nature, to the tree of life and people. One big conversation where each artist responds to another artist’s call, where each and every action taken is in response to another, all being influenced by each other, all being one and one with mother nature.
Musicians expressing through sound, vocalists through words and in the video dancers through movement, all expressing perspectives of Nature, Life, Happiness, Love, Freedom, Art and Rhythm.
Evan Oberla - piano/keys/trombone
Oliver Watkinson - bass
featuring:
Ari Kohn - woodwinds
Iris P - vocals
Allie Porter - vocals
Lyrics by Billie Davies
1. Nature 11:37
2. Life 06:13
3. Happiness 07:14
4. Love 07:15
5. Freedom 16:47
6. Art 13:37
7. Rhythm 14:45
live recorded for sound and video at: Art Klub, New Orleans LA
live recording date: June 1, 2018, 8 - 10 pm
audio recording, mixing, mastering: Mike Davies
video recording and post production: Marion Hill
Etiquetas :
Allie Porter,
Ari Kohn,
Billie Davies,
Evan Oberla,
Iris P,
Oliver Watkinson
10³²K - The Law of Vibration (November 20, 2018)
While they're quite proud of their first album and the critical reaction to it-- "a 21st century version of fire music," "one of the best jazz releases I've heard this year," "a vivid and imaginative masterpiece that showcases a band at the height of its powers"-- the trio feels this next album is a major step forward. The three years between the two have made them a tighter, more focused ensemble, with added depth and adventurousness.
Highlights include the interplay between Lacy and guest artist Roswell Rudd on Rudd's classic composition "Yankee No-How," the contrasts on "RB," ranging from soft delicacy to face melting fury, and the intensity and cooperation on "Living Space," along with engineer Bernie Matthews's brilliant double-tracked effect.
Roswell Rudd - trombone on "Yankee No-How"
1. 1000 Years of Peace
2. RB
3. Yankee No-How
4. I'll Be Right Here Waiting
5. All the While... Forgiveness
6. Living Space
Produced by 10³²K
Recording engineers: Jamie Saft (tracks 2, 3, 4), Bernard Matthews (tracks 1, 5, 6)
Mixed and mastered by Bernard Matthews
Tracks 2-4 recorded at Potterville International Sound, Kerhonkson, NY
Tracks 1, 5, & 6 recorded at GCR Audio, Buffalo, NY
Album title and design by Pablo Medina
© 2018 10³²K Productions
All rights reserved. Unauthorized use or duplication is strictly prohibited.
El Perro Del Mar debuts video for her first song in Swedish (THE CONTROL GROUP 2018)
El Perro Del Mar
releases new single in Swedish
debuts new video for "Broder"
El Perro del Mar releases the single ”Broder” - her first self-composed song sung in Swedish. The single initially came about through a request to interpret the winner of the Swedish Radio’s own novel prize 2018 but turned out to be so much more. The winner of the award was the novel ”Broder” by Swedish author Aleksander Motturi dealing painfully and breathtakingly honest with the passing of his brother.
"My own brother passed away ten years ago today," El Perro del Mar says. "Reading the novel and processing it helped me put a finger on what it’s like missing him. Every day. And also realizing what it’s like dealing with childhood memories and self-identification when the one once closest to you isn’t there anymore. Maybe also singing in Swedish helped me to not shy away from what it exactly means. There is something extremely raw and unmasked singing in my native language."
”Broder” is produced by El Perro del Mar and Petter Granberg who also co-produced her recent ep ”We Are History”(2018). The single artwork is by Swedish artist Annie Hägg. The single is released via The Control Group in North America and Ging Ging worldwide. The video is by El Perro del Mar and Gustaf Holtenas.
John MacMurchy's - Art of Breath Volume 2 (FLATCARD RECORDS November 9, 2018) + ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT (November 15)
JOHN MACMURCHY'S ART OF BREATH
New Album OUT NOVEMBER 9
VOLUME 2
+ ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
1585 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON
Doors 6:30 pm | Music 7:30 pm
“A fleet, accomplished reedman with a knack for writing and arranging"
- Christopher Loudon, Vocal Jazz Critic: JazzTimes
"A diverse variety of always tuneful jazz with guaranteed appeal to a wide range of listeners.”
- Mark Rheaume, CBC Radio
“Sonically refreshing.”
– Ted Quinlan, The Wholenote
On the new album, MacMurchy masterfully weaves samba, bebop and fusion elements together in inventive arrangements - highly sophisticated, but always accessible. This rich musical tapestry is highlighted by breathtaking vocal and instrumental performances, to create a progressive, yet timeless, body of work. The album starts off with 'Calliope', a declaration of love set in a lush soundscape, featuring a gorgeous nylon guitar solo.
Next is 'Meu Coraçao Canta', which translates from Portuguese as 'My Heart Sings' and describes the joy in writing for, and working with musicians and beautiful people. 'The Remains' is about the damage we do when we play with other people’s affections in an effort to hide our own insecurity. 'Voice of America' is an anthemic and ominous musical criticism of American foreign policy. It features Bruce Cassidy doing things on the EVI that apparently you’re not supposed to be able to do. The organized chaos of 'WTF' is a response to both mass shootings and the vulgar chaos sown by the Trump administration. 'February Brings the Rain' features vocalist Jocelyn Barth with a one take, live off the floor, no overdubs performance of the famous Bobby Troup song. 'Slippery When Wet' explores the delight in sliding between time signatures.
'Autumn Brown and Blue' deals with being deeply in love with a friend as the days grow shorter and the light fades. This arrangement features Olivia Esther on horn, and a vocally demanding interpretation handled with grace and depth by Jessica Lalonde.
John MacMurchy has released four full length records to critical acclaim and international airplay, including Art of Breath Volume One (2016), Silent Partner (2014), Outside The Ministry of Truth (2004) and Product '58 (1999). In between he has worked with artists such as Guido Basso, Henry Mancini, Linda Ronstadt, Peter Appleyard, as well as being in demand as a sideman on the Toronto scene.
John MacMurchy leads ART OF BREATH, a group of superb Toronto jazz musicians, on a musical journey that crosses borders and musical traditions; deep grooves, Brazilian rhythms, and straight-ahead jazz.
Original Music & Woodwinds - John S. MacMurchy - Copyright 2018
Bruce Cassidy - EVI, Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Dan Ionescu - Guitar
Stacie McGregor - Piano
Ross MacIntyre - Bass
Daniel Barnes - Drums
Alan Hetherington - Percussion
Jessica Lalonde - Vocals
Jocelyn Barth- Vocals
Olivia Esther - French Horn
Paul Tarussov - Trombone
Maninho Costa - Percussion
Recorded by Jeremy Darby & Julian DeCorte
Canterbury Music Company in Toronto
Mixed by John "Beetle" Bailey at The Drive Shed
Mastered by Peter Letros at Wreckhouse Mastering
Design by Tom Ionescu with cover paintings by Jessica Lalonde
Photography by Jen Squires
Tia Brazda - Daydream (FLATCARD RECORDS 2018)
Tia Brazda's jazz-pop gems and retro style have established her as a sparkling presence on the jazz scene at home and abroad, paying homage to the golden era while adding a modern twist. Having honed her cutting-edge sound in the clubs of Toronto, she burst onto the scene in 2012, hitting #1 on the iTunes Canada Jazz Chart as well as receiving play on BBC Radio 6, CBC Radio, Jazz FM 91.1 in Toronto and college radio stations across Canada. This debut brought her to Paris and Amsterdam as well as cities around the UK in support, in addition to performing at major festivals at home across Canada.
In 2015 Tia followed up with her debut full-length album 'Bandshell', which also debuted at #1 on the iTunes Jazz Chart and #3 on the Nielsen Soundscan Chart in Canada. It was also ranked the #5 best Canadian jazz release of 2015 by Jazz FM 91 in Toronto. The album also hit #24 on the CMJ national radio chart in the U.S. after being added to over 35 stations nationwide.
In support of 'Bandshell', Tia toured Canada, the U.S. and Spain in 2015 and 2016, performing at such major festivals such as the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (main stage), Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (front cover of festival program), TD Toronto International Jazz Festival, Jazz Sudbury Festival, All-Canadian Jazz Festival and Iboga Summer Festival (Spain). In 2016 she also released an electro-swing collection of remixes titled 'Bandshell Remixed', featuring prominent DJs from around the globe, including Wolfgang Lohr and Sound Nomaden. Tracks from this release continue to be featured on BBC6 Radio in the UK and Rai Radio 1 in Italy and the album made the Best of 2016 list by the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC6 Radio in the UK. In 2017 Tia performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival as well as the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest (rated "Best of the Fest") as part of her European and North American touring.
In September 2018, Tia releases her new all-original album, 'Daydream', which finds her irresistible voice cradled in a rich and varied atmosphere of strings, horns, and backing vocals, in service of her positive outlook on various states of romance. She moves effortlessly from the bossa nova of the title track, to the pure jazz balladry of “Irreplaceable,” to the tango-infused French chanson of “Un amour bohème” – with the songs sounding as strong as if they’ve been around forever.
Brazda strides confidently on a brave new musical path as well, with her most pop-oriented recordings to date: among them, the soulful “Right On Time,” the big, brassy chorus (and synthesizer solo!) of “Moondust Baby,” and the optimistic, can’t-miss, enthusiasm of the pure-pop “Brand New Day” – a song that would sound entirely at home as Michael Bublé’s next single. The album also features a who’s who of Juno-nominated players including Larnell Lewis of Snarky Puppy on drums, Shirantha Beddage on saxophone, William Sperandei on trumpet, Adrean Farrugia on piano, William Carn on trombone and Marc Rogers on bass. The funky track “Livin’ Easy” also features a songwriting collaboration and genre-bending piano solo by Marc Pelli of Billboard #1 group, MAGIC!, whose song “Rude” continues to be a global phenomenon.
1. Right On Time 03:29
2. Moondust Baby 02:48
3. Daydream 03:16
4. Un amour bohème 03:40
5. Perfect Distraction 04:22
6. Irreplaceable 03:20
7. Livin' Easy 02:50
8. Brand New Day 02:54
Produced and Mixed by Chris Graham at Sublime Media Works
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering
Recorded at Canterbury Music Group, Number 9 Audio, TA2 Sound + Music and Sublime Media Works in Toronto
Artwork by Chris Graham & Tia Brazda
Cover photo by Jen Squires
Back cover photo by Chris Graham
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