“Murals” the debut release by Juno Award winning
bassist-composer Solon McDade features nine original modern jazz pieces infused
with a love and respect for tradition as well as a passion for modernity and
progress.
Bassist-composer Solon McDade grew up on stage and has
developed into a versatile performer, equally able to unleash his "complex
and literate bass playing" (Dirty Linen Magazine) in jazz clubs, blues
bars, and at folk and bluegrass festivals. He has been a part of numerous tours
in North America, Europe and China and his distinctive melodic and powerful
bass playing provides the foundation on which the sound of many recordings are
built. His group The McDades won a Juno Award their album “Bloom” and his
entire recording catalog features over 20 nominations for various awards.
Murals features Solon McDade on bass as well as his brother
Jeremiah McDade (Maria Schneider, Joshua Rager, Edmonton Jazz Orchestra) on
tenor sax and Montrealers; alto saxophonist Donny Kennedy (Joe Sullivan Big
Band, Christine Jensen Big Band, Kieran Overs, Kirk MacDonald and Andre White),
Paul Shrofel (Nikky Yanofsky, Sophie Milman and Susie Arioli) Piano and Rich
Irwin (Dave Liebman, Freddie Hubbard, Donny McCaslin, Dave Binney and Chucho
Valdez) on drums. Together the band paint a vibrant aural image of Solon’s
originals with an energetic swing in each beat.
The CD will be officially released on April 20th, and will
be celebrated with a performance at The Yardbird Suite in Edmonton AB on
Friday, April 20th at 8pm. A second
eastern Canadian release is planned for Montreal, QC at the Upstairs Jazz
Bistro & Bar on July 21st.
You can check out the complete album on his website at
https://www.solonmcdade.com/https://www.solonmcdade.com/
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