Three-Volume Album from Montreal Jazz Artist Andy MacDonald to be Launched at Diese Onze on October 22nd, 2022
Seeking Home came about when I asked the question: “What is home?” To answer this question, I went to New Orleans for 5 weeks to gain inspiration from jazz musicians. I then composed the music during a composition residency in Banff.
Seeking Home will be available for purchase on Bandcamp, and will be released in three installments:
Volume 1 – September 2, 2022
Volume 2 – October 7, 2022
Volume 3 – October 22, 2022
Album Release Party in Montreal at Diese Onze – October 22, 2022
I feel most 'musically at home' playing Django-inspired jazz manouche music. But I wanted to push myself to add the early American jazz influence of players like Eddie Lang, Adrian Rolini and Louis Armstrong, so I went to New Orleans for five weeks of soaking up that musical culture.
Featured musicians:
- Aurelien Tomasi (bass sax, clarinet)
- Jeff Moseley (acoustic guitar)
- Olivier Hébert (upright bass, trombone)
- Burt Margeli (trumpet)
- Joseph Abbott (clarinet, alto sax)
- Drew Jurecka (violin)
- Kalya Ramu (voice)
Track Listings
- Gentle Mensch (A. MacDonald)
- Rocky Mountain Elk Rag (A. MacDonald)
- Heatwave (A. MacDonald)
- Home, I’m Goin’ Home (A. MacDonald)
- Tunnels (A. MacDonald)
- April Showers ( L. Silvers and G. DeSylva)
- I Don’t Want To Fall (In Love) (A. MacDonald)
- Heard Your Voice (A. MacDonald)
- Maple Syrup (A. MacDonald)
- I Guess I’ll Get The Papers (& Go Home) (H. Prince, D. Rogers, H. Kanner)
- House Plants (A. MacDonald)
- Moon Light (A. MacDonald)
- Rain Drops (A. MacDonald)
- Gentle Giant (A. MacDonald)
- Little Flowers (A. MacDonald)
Seeking Home est né lorsque j’ai posé la question suivante : “What is home ?” Pour répondre à cette question, je suis allé en Nouvelle Orléans pendant 5 semaines pour s’inspirer de ces musiciens. J’ai ensuite composé la musique lors d’une résidence de composition au Centre des arts de Banff.
Seeking Home sera disponible à l’achat sur Bandcamp, et sortira en trois volets :
Volume 1 – 2 septembre 2022
Volume 2 – 7 octobre 2022
Volume 3 – 22 octobre 2022
Soirée de lancement d’album à Montréal au Dièse Onze – 22 octobre 2022
C'est en jouant la musique inspiré de Django que je me sens le plus chez moi musicalement. Mais je voulais me pousser à ajouter l'influence du jazz américain des musiciens comme Eddie Lang, Adrian Rolini et Louis Armstrong, et je suis donc naturellement allé à la Nouvelle-Orléans pour m'imprégner de cette culture musicale pendant cinq semaines.
Andy MacDonald 