The joy and exuberance of their striking powerhouse take on global jazz has forged deep bonds with audiences around the world.
Over the past four decades this nine-piece global-jazz artists collective has become a family, one of profound respect and enduring friendships. The offspring of Manteca’s musicians have grown up in this musical family... backstage, proudly wearing their “All Access” passes, raiding candy at the craft table, sound asleep on the studio couch while a mix played back at ear-blistering levels, or starry-eyed when the tour bus came to fetch Mom or Dad. In some cases, their parents had left the band long before they.
The Offspring……Lucas Zimbel, Maddy & Suzy Wilde, Christopher Avalos, Ben Dwyer, Gabriel Davis, Alex Tait, Edwin Sheard, Jake Koffman, Hunter Logue, Virginia MacDonald, were born and they had only heard tales of Manteca’s exploits on the road, and likely not as bedtime stories!
Eleven offspring of current or former members have followed in their parent’s footsteps, becoming professional musicians and composers who have achieved remarkable success in their own right.
Surely, the elders have influenced the youngers, and now, with The Offspring Project, the youngers make their mark, writing six of the twelve compositions on this disc, in addition to playing on the entire recording.This instinctive, intergenerational musicality is unique, perceptible and marks an exuberant exchange between the generations.
The Offspring Project was recorded at Revolution Recordings in Toronto,in October 2022, by Tony Crea & Luke Schindler & mixed by Jeff Wolpert and Luke Schindler.
Manteca - Colleen Allen, Charlie Cooley, Doug Wilde, Art Avalos, Matt Zimbel, Mark Ferguson, Jason Logue, Will Jarvis, Nick Tateshi. Special Guests Lyne Tremblay vocals, James Ervin trumpet.
The Offspring Sessions invited nine very accomplished young musicians, the children of Manteca members, to collaborate in the composition, arranging and recording of Manteca’s 14th CD release, The Offspring Project ,which was recorded live in front of a studio audience at Revolution Studios in Toronto in October of 2022.
In the past forty-three years of performing, recording and touring, the nine-member global/jazz artists collective Juno Award winners Manteca, founded in Toronto in 1979, has become a family, one of enduring respect and friendships. Bonds forged in the joy of playing together and the collective spirit of determination that brings voice to the often-marginalized dialect of jazz and global music.
Manteca’s children have grown up in this musical family... backstage raiding candy bars at the craft table, sound asleep on the studio couch while a mix played back on 10… starry eyed when the tour bus came to collect or deposit mom or dad. Nine of the offspring of current or former members have become professional musicians and have achieved remarkable creative success and recognition in their own right. Surely, the elders have influenced the youngers, and now, the youngers make their mark. This instinctive, intergenerational musicality is unique, audible and sparked a creative two-way exchange between the generations.
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