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Jazzlab: Octo Portraits

Read "Octo Portraits" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


There is much more to Jazzlab's molten Octo Portraits than a sense that the ensemble is so finely attuned to each other as to create works of timbral excellence and nuanced textures. The outstanding voices of the individual instrumentalists are not hidden in this bubbling liquefaction, beaming radiantly through the crack in the door each time it is opened for soloing--which is every once in awhile. The result is an enriched mixture of programmatic and improvised music of the highest ...

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JazzLab: Chance Meeting

Read "Chance Meeting" reviewed by Martin Gladu


Since Montreal's bustling post-war heydays of live entertainment, local jazz musicians and entrepreneurs have continually found creative ways to present the music. No strangers to the concert production business, Effendi Records' founders, bassist Alain Bédard and vocalist Carole Therrien, created the JazzLab project to actively promote their expanding roster and brand (which has recently coalesced into a distinct visual identity). Initially conceived as a live concept in 2002, the tandem released Réunion in 2004. The formula, while quite simple, is ...

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Recording

World Colors: A New Album by John Roney and Jazzlab Orchestra

World Colors: A New Album by John Roney and Jazzlab Orchestra

Source: Vivo Musique Internationale

The music on this album is inspired by the travels of pianist and composer John Roney as a professional musician and the many musical worlds he has found. He has been fortunate to enjoy a wide range of musical cultures from across the globe, both as a listener and as a performer, and to experience these cultures intimately. This album is a reflection of the places he has been, the people he has met, and the music he has experienced ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Octo Portraits

Effendi Records
2011

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Chance Meeting

Effendi Records
2007

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