"Video Selecter: The Souljazz Orchestra". ^ "Souljazz Orchestra Headlines First Major US Tour"."The Souljazz Orchestra heads south of the border for first major US tour, heats up mild American winter". "The Souljazz Orchestra: Music Biography, Credits and Discography". "Global Positioning: Ottawa's Souljazz Orchestra". "Souljazz Orchestra: Bangin' Afrobeat straight outta Ottawa". Philippe Lafrenière – drums, percussion, vocals.Zakari Frantz – alto sax, flute, percussion, vocals.Ray Murray – baritone sax, percussion, vocals.Steve Patterson – tenor sax, percussion, vocals.Pierre Chrétien – electric piano, clavinet, organ, guitar, bass, percussion, vocals.The band has had three Juno nominations: Instrumental Album of the Year ( Rising Sun, 2011), and World Music Album of the Year ( Solidarity, 2013, and Resistance, 2016.) Their Resistance album release tour of Europe, all October/November 2015, sees them among others in London, Liverpool, Zurich, Paris, Lyon, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Cologne, Vienna, Prague, Athens, Marseille. In 2012, the band completed two US tours that included stops in cities such as Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Chicago. Other musicians signed to Strut include "Ethio-Jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, Motown guitarist Dennis Coffey and Ghanaian highlife singer Ebo Taylor, to name a few." Īccording to AllMusic, the band's "overtly political 2006 single "Mista President," off second album Freedom No Go Die (Do Right!), really increased their audience, voted to the number nine spot in the 2006 Top 30 of BBC DJ Gilles Peterson's Worldwide programme. Hailing from Ottawa, The Souljazz Orchestra combine jazz, funk, African and Latin music. Brief yet loaded, Inner Fire resides among the elite albums regardless of stylistic labels in 2014. It encompasses touches of soul, Latin, Afro, and of course jazz, among others. The latter LP delved into the collision of ska, reggae, and punk that emanated from early-'80s England.The band signed to London-based Strut Records, a UK record label that focuses on dance music and afrobeat. When a band is called The Souljazz Orchestra, there is a certain expectation to uphold that name and to provide a sound that accompanies such a title this band accomplishes just that and more. What is important and notable is that Souljazz Orchestra deliver a truly genre-bending, international music juggernaut in Inner Fire. Their affiliation with Strut continued with Under Burning Skies in 2017 and Chaos Theories in 2019. Fresh influences from the discothèques of Francophone Africa and the French Caribbean were woven into their mix for Resistance, released in 2015.
Near-constant touring preceded and followed Solidarity, released in 2012.Īfter performing on three continents, the Souljazz Orchestra reconvened at Metropolitan Studios in Ottawa and emerged with Inner Fire, released in 2014. After Manifesto in 2008, the group started a long-term association with the higher-profile Strut label for Rising Sun, another Peterson favorite.
The overtly political 2006 single "Mista President," from second album Freedom No Go Die - their first of two LPs for Do Right! Music - increased their audience significantly it was voted to the number nine spot in that year's Top 30 of BBC DJ Gilles Peterson's Worldwide program. The first album from the collective was Uprooted, released in 2005 on the Funk Manchu label. sees The Souljazz Orchestra perfecting their global music fusion, and treading some extremely funky territory.
Our favorite globally-minded Canadian virtuosos have finished up a new recording for 2014, and it’s a real scorcher Inner Fire, the latest from Pierre Chrétien & co. įeaturing keyboardist Pierre Chrétien, alto saxophonist Zakari Frantz, baritone saxophonist Ray Murray, tenor saxophonist Steve Patterson, and percussionists Marielle Rivard and Philippe Lafrenière, all of whom are also vocalists, the Souljazz Orchestra took shape in 2002. Limited 180g Vinyl Edition (Only in the Strut Store). They've performed across North America, Europe, and Africa.įeaturing keyboardist Pierre Chrétien, alto saxophonist Zakari Frantz, baritone saxophonist Ray Murray, tenor saxophonist Steve Patterson, and percussionists Marielle Rivard and Philippe Lafrenière, all of. The Canadian ensemble's cross-continental sources are reflected in their reach as a tireless touring act. They expanded their audience significantly with the Fela Kuti-inspired 2006 single "Mista President" and have continued throughout the 2010s with a slew of exploratory albums for the revered Strut label, such as Solidarity (2012), Resistance (2015), and Chaos Theories (2019). A high-energy multicultural collective from Ottawa, Ontario, the Souljazz Orchestra fuse vintage African, Latin, Caribbean, British, and American sounds, from Afro-beat and zouk to funk and ska.
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