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evan parker, wes neal & joe sorbara . at somewhere there


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



aimtoronto orchestra . year of the boar


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



various . sixty interpretations of sixty seconds by sixty solo improvisers


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 @ guzheng dot ca



anthony braxton and the aimtoronto orchestra . creative orchestra (guelph) 2007


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



ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble . the great divide


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 @ ken aldcroft.com



ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble . the great divide


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 @ ken aldcroft.com



ken aldcroft/ evan shaw/ joe sorbara . remnants


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

[ $19.99 ]
shipping included



tom arthurs/ bruce mckinnon/ joe sorbara . squash recipe


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

[ $24.99 ]
shipping included

...or available online @
iTunes



glen hall/ trio muo . angles


glen hall's trio muo
angles
2005 . tarsier records

glen hall - woodwinds
michael morse - bass
joe sorbara - drums, percussion



F-IRE collective: F-IRE works vol 2


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 @ f-ire dot com
or @ amazon dot com



freejazz dot org sampler vol. 1


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


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 @ ken aldcroft.com



ken aldcroft trio+1 . from our time


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 @ ken aldcroft.com



peter van huffel . mind over matter


peter van huffel
mind over matter
2003 . independant

peter van huffel - alto and soprano saxophones
chuck maclelland - tenor saxophone
greg dedenus - piano
brandi disterheft - bass
joe sorbara - drums

available online @ jazz promo dot com



...and coming soon to a record store bin near you:

i was just in the studio with other foot first and the results sound great. i'll do what i can to make the music available as soon as possible. more soon...

the AIMToronto orchestra recently spent two days in the studio recording music by kyle brenders, germaine liu, justin haynes and myself. little silver discs will be available very soon...

ken aldcroft's convergence ensemble has spent time in the studio again since our most recent release, trolleys... and we're about to go in again! the results of all these sessions should soon be available on ken's label, trio records...

jean martin recently documented a performance by wes neal and myself with improvised music pioneer, evan parker... and it sounds amazing! look for it on barnyard records in the spring...

colin fisher and i hung out in jean martin's studio for a day almost two years ago where we documented some duet music. if you don't know his music, please head to colin fisher's myspace page imediately. more on this soon, too, i hope!



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