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Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder Canadian CD Launch + Ellwood Epps' Togetherness!


  • La Vitrola 4602 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montréal, QC, H2T 1R3 Canada (map)

LANCEMENT DE DISQUE: DU DUO AARON SHRAGGE & BEN MONDER, ACCLAMÉ PAR LES CRITIQUES. OUVERTURE DU CONCERT PAR ELLWOOD EPPS' TOGETHERNESS!

CD RELEASE CONCERT FOR AARON SHRAGGE & BEN MONDER'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DUO. OPENING SET BY ELLWOOD EPPS' TOGETHERNESS!

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Doors: 8:30pm

1st set:

Togetherness!

Togetherness! est un quintette montréalais qui joue la musique d'Afrique du Sud et au-delà : une musique joyeuse et aventureuse qui swing . Nous jouons les compositions d'Abdullah Ibrahim, Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, William Parker, Don Cherry, Ellwood Epps, et plus dans le but d'élever le groupe et les auditeurs.

Togetherness! is a Montreal quintet that plays joyful, adventurous, swinging music from South Africa and beyond. We play compositions by Abdullah Ibrahim, Dudu Pukwana, Johnny Dyani, William Parker, Don Cherry, Ellwood Epps, and more in an aim to uplift the band and listeners together.

Ellwood Epps - trumpet

Erik Hove alto -saxophone

Scott Thomson - trombone

Stéphane Diamantakiou - double bass

Ivan Bamford - drums

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2nd set:

This World of Dew sera le troisième disque du duo Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder. Le duo, une collaboration méditative exploratrice, a été saluée à la fois comme "profondément moderne avec un son définit ..." (The Birmingham Times) et "... lyrique et réconfortant ..." (Jazz Times).

This World of Dew will be the third release of Aaron Shragge’s duo with Ben Monder. The duo, an exploratory meditative collaboration, has been praised as both “thoroughly modern with a definitive sound...” (The Birmingham Times) as well as “…lyrical and heartwarming…” (Jazz Times).

Aaron Shragge -dragon mouth trumpet, shakuhachi

Ben Monder - Guitar

Released on Human Recourse Records