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Post first wave 2020 lockdown, the drummer Guy Thouin (Le Quatour du Jazz Libre du Quebec, Robert Charlebois,Le Nouveau Jazz Libre du Quebec ) and saxophonist, Aaron Leaney (Ratchet Orchestra, BORD À BORD, Aaron Leaney/Chris Dadge duo) reunited to explore new compositions based on global and generational connectivity. Bells, brass, metals and drums are extended from their roots of free-jazz to classical indian ragas and rhythms. Limited edition ep coming 2021.

STREAM IT! The GAMIQ nominated debut release from Montreal based electric saxophone trio, Bord À BordAaron Leaney, Raphael Foisy-Couture and Evan Tighe.

Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone), David Izenzon (bass), Charles Moffatt (drums) Complete freedom. Ornette’s music is full of diverse colours and tones with a sustained intensity. There’s aways swing and blues in ever piece even though it has a uniquely free and open approach. The musicians use a melodic statement as the initial inspiration of each piece and create within that moment. The jazz musician can immediately respond and incorporate other ideas from the musicians he/she performs with sometimes you hear players who are so rigid and slave to the form that they don’t get past it. “I won’t be able to tell you what it is until it happens” Stefon Harris said in a TedTalk describing the collective approach to spontaneous jazz composition. Ornette Coleman’s approach has always been to put creative people together and trust in their musicality to freely contribute to the interpretation of his compositions. His sound has changed and progressed over the past forty years; I recently saw his double bass quartet at Massey Hall and his alto sounded more like the timbre of a french horn than the brightness and playful tone from a record like, Change Of The Century. Coleman has dedicated his life to music. He has seen suffering and has struggled to keep his creativity funded almost his entire career but he has never submitted his talent to slaving for the corporate benefit. I highly doubt Coleman’s music ever made best seller lists or made it to the top 40s charts but his contribution to music will undoubtably continue to stimulate creativity, question passivity and heal our minds. Aaron Leaney www.aaronleaney.com

HAMID DRAKE: His discography includes records with Pharoah Sanders, Ken Vandermark, Peter Brotzmann, Fred Anderson, Herbie Hancock, David Murray, and David S. Ware. SOUND.

BORD À BORD AT THE JGH Jazz Festival 2015 TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH Play La Musique Guérit! Bord À Bord with Ian Ferrier. Jewish General Hospital (3755 Côte-Ste-Catherine Road Montreal, Quebec, H3T1E2), la scène sera installée à l'entrée Côtes-des-Neiges (Entrée principale en cas d'intempéries) 12-2pm

AARON LEANEY + CHRIS DADGE CONTINUITY Performing live on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 at Sloth Records (736 17th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0B7). Fb Info