Brodie West Quintet: Co-operators Hall, River Run Centre (1/2)

Friday, 13 September, 8pm (double-bill with Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Rainey & Hank Roberts)

From the festival brochure:

"For decades, Toronto’s field of creative music has thrived on the energy of a handful of uncompromising voices. Saxophonist Brodie West is unquestionably one of them, and his Quintet recording, Clips, is both his most achieved work and one of the best Canadian jazz records of 2018. West’s smart, varied composing blends quirky post-Coleman bebop chromaticism, agitated rhythmic investigation, and rough-hewn lyricism inspired by his work with The Ex and legendary Ethiopian tenorman, Getatchew Mekuria. West and pianist Tania Gill share a wonderfully lateral imagination and are spurred on by the off-kilter swing of the two-drum rhythm section: Evan Cartwright and Nick Fraser, plus bassist Josh Cole."

Co-operators Hall, River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich Street

https://brodiewest.bandcamp.com/album/clips