j o e s o r b a r a [ d o t ] c o m . d i s c o g r a p h y
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françois houle & joe sorbara
hush
2022 . ezz-thetics by HatHut
françois houle - clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, table percussion, back porch piano guts
available online @ bandcamp
emily denison, daniel kruger, joe sorbara
mars people
music by & for ken aldcroft, vol i
2022 . oval window records
emily denison - trumpet
daniel kruger - acoustic guitar
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
my misshapen ear
washing windows
2022 . oval window records
anthony argatoff - alto saxophone
andrew furlong - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
joe sorbara
my misshapen ear
2022 . oval window records
anthony argatoff - alto saxophone
andrew furlong - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
the silence collective
riverchants
2021 . barcode free music
madhur anand - spoken word, poetry
jeff bird - composition
matt brubeck - cello
gary diggins - cornet, waterfall kalimba
christine duncan - voice
daniel fischlin - guitars, monotronics, water imaginaerium
karen houle - spoken word, poetryt
kathryn ladano - bass clarinet
kewis melville - electric banjo, betablock
joe sorbara - percussion, klepsydra
available online @ bandcamp
alien radio
clichés vol. i: trio music
2020 . oval window records
françois houle - clarinet
james meger - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
alien radio
clichés vol. ii: trio axioms
2020 . afterday audio
françois houle - clarinet
james meger - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
bill gilliam, glen hall, joe sorbara
counterstasis - refracted voices
2019 . independant
bill gilliam - piano, preparations
glen hall - woodwinds, electroacoustics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
jared burrows, clyde reed, joe sorbara
reliable parts
2018 . oval window records
jared burrows - guitar
clyde reed - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
apprehension engine
the murmuring
2018 . barcode free music
matt brubeck - cello
gary diggins - trumpet, santoor, conch, water wheel, voice, didgeridoo
daniel fischlin - guitars, flutes, monotron
mark korven - apprehension engine
lewis melville - pedal steel, banjo
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ barcode free music
allen ravenstine
waiting for the bomb
2018 . ReR megacorp
allen ravenstine
with
bob doidge
william blakeney
joe sorbara
available online @ rer megacorp
or taste a little sample @ youtube
joe sorbara
the imperative
2017 . oval window records
karen ng - tenor saxophone
jay hay - tenor saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
joe sorbara
a circle request
2017 . oval window records
anthony argatoff - alto, soprano saxophones
emily denison - trumpet
andrew furlong - bass violin, electric bass guitar
jay hay - tenor, baritone saxophones
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ bandcamp
joe sorbara
other foot first
2016 . oval window records
ken aldcroft - guitar
jay hay - clarinets
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
nate renner - guitar, violin
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
available online @ bandcamp
lullaby north
forget in rhymes (cd & dvd)
2015 . independent
chris adriaanse - bass
emilio guim - guitar, concept
dylan hillyer - voice, electro-acoustics
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
tangent (for eric dolphy)
2014 . trio records
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
karen ng - alto saxophone
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums
scott thomson - trombone
available online @ actuellecd dot com
ronda rindone's quorum
gestation
2014 . independent
ann bourne - cello
rob clutton - bass
nick fraser - drums, percussion
tilman lewis - cello
aaron lumley - bass
ronda rindone - bass clarinet
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
available online @ bandcamp
ken aldcroft's covergence ensemble
saskatoon
2013 . trio records
ken aldcroft - guitar
wes neal - bass
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
"...a prime example of strong exploration at it best!"
-- Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
available online @ actuellecd dot com
anna siddall
the day
2013 . independent
anna siddall - vocals, guitar
colin fisher - guitar
mike smith - bass
joe sorbara - drums
w/
justin haynes - organ, banjo
christine duncan - additional vocals
jean martin - organ, other
available online @ bandcamp
evan parker, wes neal & joe sorbara
at somewhere there
2011 . barnyard records
evan parker - tenor saxophone
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ barnyard records dot com
or @ iTunes
aimtoronto orchestra
year of the boar
2011 . barnyard records
simeon abbott - piano, organ
ken aldcroft - guitar
kyle brenders - soprano saxophone
rob clutton - double bass, banjo
christine duncan - voice, theremin
nick fraser - drums, percussion
pete johnston - double bass
tilman lewis - cello
germaine liu - vibraphone, percussion
rob piilonen - flute
mika posen - violin
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - clarinets
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
steve ward - trombone
christopher willes - tenor saxophone
available online @ barnyard records dot com
or @ iTunes
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
sneaky pete - slugs' (2 cds)
2011 . trio records
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
joe sorbara - drums
scott thomson - trombone
available online @ actuellecd dot com
various
sixty interpretations of sixty seconds by sixty solo improvisers
2010 . independent (david sait)
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
w/ 59 others
"A collection of solo improvisations sewn together back-to-back by sixty
innovative, forward thinking musicians from all over the World."
available online @ bandcamp
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
our hospitality
2009 . trio records
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
wes neal - bass
nicole rampersaud - trumpet>br>
joe sorbara - drums
scott thomson - trombone
available online @ actuellecd dot com
anthony braxton and the aimtoronto orchestra
creative orchestra (guelph) 2007
2008 . spool records
anthony braxton - conduction, soprano saxophone
w/
ken aldcroft - guitar
parmela attariwala - violin
victor bateman - bass
kyle brenders - soprano saxophone
rob clutton - bass
christine duncan - voice
colin fisher - tenor saxophone
nick fraser - drums, percussion
tania gill - piano
justin haynes - guitar
tilman lewis - cello
rob piilonen - flute
nicole rampersaud - trumpet
ronda rindone - Eb clarinet, bass clarinet
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
scott thomson - trombone
brandon valdivia - xylophone, percussion
"The AIMToronto Orchestra was formed especially for this performance, but there's no beginner's hesitation in the dense woodwind textures, arrhythmic percussive figures and clanking electric guitar punctuation they bring to this jagged and forbidding music"
-- Bill Meyer, Downbeat Magazine
available online @ iTunes
or listen on Spotify
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
trolleys
2008 . trio records
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums
scott thomson - trombone
available online @ actuellecd dot com
ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble
the great divide
2006 . trio records
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums
scott thomson - trombone
available online @ actuellecd dot com
ken aldcroft/ evan shaw/ joe sorbara
remnants
2006 . oval window records
ken aldcroft . guitar, effects
evan shaw . alto saxophone
joe sorbara . drums, percussion
"Intelligence, simplicity, and humour, simply abound in these eleven tunes."
-- David Fujino; The Live Music Report
available online @ bandcamp
tom arthurs/ bruce mckinnon/ joe sorbara
squash recipe
2005 . babel records
tom arthurs - trumpet, flugel
bruce mckinnon - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
"Sometimes it sounds like free-improv written down, sometimes like a spiky
contemporary-classical music; all of it is expertly performed."
-- John Fordham, the Guardian
available online from the babel label
glen hall's trio muo
angles
2005 . tarsier records
glen hall - woodwinds
michael morse - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ glen hall dot com
F-IRE Collective
works vol 2 (2 cds)
2005 . F-IRE
disc 1, track 9: cerebral blip (from squash recipe)
tom arthurs - trumpet, flugelhorn
bruce mckinnon - piano
joe sorbara - drums, percussion
available online @ amazon dot com
freejazz dot org sampler
vol. 1
2005 . free jazz dot org community
track 6: trio improvisation (otherwise unreleased)
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
joe sorbara - drums
mp3's available online @ whi music
ken aldcroft group
kirby side road (2 cds)
2004 . trio records
ken aldcroft - guitar
evan shaw - alto saxophone
wes neal - bass
joe sorbara - drums
available online @ actuellecd dot com
ken aldcroft's trio +1
from our time
2003 . trio records
ken aldcroft - guitar
gordon allen - trumpet
evan shaw - saxophones
joe sorbara - drums
available online @ actuellecd dot com
peter van huffel
mind over matter
2003 . independant
peter van huffel - alto, soprano saxophones
chuck maclelland - tenor saxophone
greg dedenus - piano
brandi disterheft - bass
joe sorbara - drums