Petr Cancura Discography of CDs

Petr Cancura discography PeopleMusic came about to try capture the fun and sadness of life through music. A celebration of Brazil, Africa, the Balkans, the old worlds and the fearless adventure of new music. The group's music has some of the rawness of world music and the energy of the New York jazz scene. As an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, Petr Cancura has learned from a smorgasbord of jazz and world music. The Czech-born, Ottawa-raised, New York-based saxophonist brings his highly-appraised quartet from Brooklyn to your home. He is joined by some of the finest musicians, whose individual accomplishments are topped only by the groups' sense of adventure. Drummer ...

Petr Cancura music CDs Recorded at Happy Rock Studio and Sound Of one Hand, Ottawa, Canada. Personnel: Popo Murigande (vocals, guitar, banjo, percussion, background vocals); Madagascar Slim (guitar); Ian Babb, Petr Cancura (saxophone); Donnie Cummings (organ); Ross Murray (synthesizer, drums, percussion); Kivimba Emmanuel (drums); Abdou Sy (percussion); Laura Thompson (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Ross Murray. Recording information: Happy Rock Studio; Sound Of One Hand, Ottawa, Canada. Personnel includes: The Mighty Popo (aka Popo Murigande) (vocals, guitar, banjotar, percussion); Vince Halfhide (guitar); Petr Cancura (saxophone); Ras ...

Petr Cancura CD discography On the second album by his group Wildlife, previously heard on a 2010 disc of the same name, guitarist/bassist Joe Morris (playing the larger instrument here) has expanded the ensemble from a trio to a quartet, adding alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs to the already impressive company that includes saxophonist Petr Cancura and drummer Luther Gray. The group's six improvised compositions, taped one October day in 2010, bear titles like "Howlin'," "Tracking," and "Territorial," and there's something very ...

Petr Cancura albums Named after a mid-century animated short by Norman McLaren, a Canadian filmmaker best remembered for his groundbreaking experiments with image and sound, BEGONE DULL CARE is the third studio album by Hamilton, Ontario-based Junior Boys. While the group's arctic-swept grooves seem a far cry from the whimsical synesthesia of McLaren's hand-drawn films, the album does find Jeremy Greenspan and Matthew Didemus thawing out their signature coldwave ambience in favor of a slightly warmer sound, encompassing a broader ...

Petr Cancura discography Joe Morris plays bass, not guitar, on this set of four lengthy improvisations taped in March 2008. The trio features tenor/alto saxophonist Petr Cancura and longtime Morris collaborator Luther Gray on drums; their interaction is blustery and energetic, filled with the fire of free jazz as practiced by Charles Gayle, Peter Brotzmann, and other modern-day followers of Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Pharoah Sanders. Morris's bass playing is as fascinating as ever. He begins "Thicket" with an ...

Petr Cancura songs Gentleman Reg's smooth, becalming indie pop exhibits the influence of forerunners like New Order and Galaxie 500, while also nodding to his Canadian peers in Broken Social Scene and Wolf Parade. Reg Vermue, recognized almost equally for his white-blond hair and ultra-pale skin as for his music, makes writing and performing catchy, memorable songs seem easy. This understated quality makes the real treasures in songs like "Coastline" and the boisterous "You Can't Get It Back" worth jealously ...

Petr Cancura CD discography Track Listing of songs: Space Is Still the Place, Pt. III; Somewhere in Space/Angels and Demons at Play; Ankh/Spectrum; And of Six; I Dream Too Much; Cobalt/Satellites Are Spinning; Discipline 33; Journey to Rakestar/Love in Outerspace; Don't Do/We Travel the Spaceways;