ugetsuhigh-energy hard bop sextet orignally inspired by art blakey's jazz messengers. co-led with saxophonist jon bentley. featuring original compositions by members of the band. our first album can be found here |
bernie arai triosax/bass/drums trio with andre lachance and jon bentley. this is supposedly my chance to be writing more music. our repertoire encompasses both "inside" and "out" playing |
odditya collective quartet with bassist tommy babin, andre lachance on guitar and jon bentley. we first got together to explore the use of odd time signatures in jazz improvisation. now we've ammassed a repretoire of challenging originals, twisted arrangements and obscure transcriptions.densabiextended electronic/acoustic ambient improvisations created by shakuhachi master alcvin takegawa ramos and chris gestrin playing analog synths, along with me using digital FM synthesis, generative processes on an atari ST computer and various other outdated gear.wabidrumset/piano duet project with chris gestrin. playing originals and the occasional obscure jazz tune with heavy emphasis on interplay and improvisation. influenced by paul motian, carla bley and thelonious monk.underscorenot quite ready for the public yet, this is my solo electronic project using the nintendo gameboy and my primary musical instrument. so far all the synthesis, sequencing and mixing is done on various models of gameboy and other handheld and/or obselete consumer electronics.some more of the groups that i play inaltered lawsbrad turner trio jon bentley quintet sharon minemoto quintet elevatorhead hard rubber orchestra ihor kukurudza trio fred stride jazz orchestra jennifer scott trio daryl jahnke quartet |