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https://litsocrecords.bandcamp.com/track/banff-2?ref=thetonearm.com
Banff, by The Patrick Smith Words Trio
from the album Words Underlined
Lit Soc Records
In this excerpt from The Tonearm Podcast, saxophonist Patrick Smith shares advice attributed to Sonny Rollins: that continuing to create is an act of rebellion against forces that try to squash creativity.
Don't miss our latest episode for the full conversation: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/patrick-smith-toronto-saxophone-bebop-brass-bands-and-a-bookstore/
In this clip from our latest podcast episode, saxophonist Patrick Smith discusses his trio album 'Words Underlined,' describing the group as "technicians of tone" rather than players focused on chops.
Don't miss the full conversation on The Tonearm Podcast: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/patrick-smith-toronto-saxophone-bebop-brass-bands-and-a-bookstore/
In this excerpt from the new episode of The Tonearm Podcast, saxophonist Patrick Smith explains why guitarist Dan Pitt is central to his album 'Words Underlined,' describing how recording the guitar in stereo with a chorus effect dramatically expanded the sound.
Don't miss the full conversation: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/patrick-smith-toronto-saxophone-bebop-brass-bands-and-a-bookstore/
Today's new episode of The Tonearm Podcast features a conversation with Toronto saxophonist Patrick Smith about 'Words Underlined,' his new trio record with guitarist Dan Pitt and drummer Lowell Whitty — and the first release on Lit Soc Records, the new imprint from beloved Toronto bookstore and venue Sellers & Newell.
Smith walks us through the making of a record that was almost just a demo session, why the trio format is the hardest thing in music, what obsessive attention to tone sounds like in practice, and how a Sonny Rollins quote keeps him honest about why creative music matters.
We also get into mentorship — from Mark Shim to Dave Liebman to Dave Young on the Toronto bandstand — and what it means to be a working musician who doesn't pick a lane.
Be sure to tune in: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/patrick-smith-toronto-saxophone-bebop-brass-bands-and-a-bookstore/
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https://stevebarrymusic.bandcamp.com/track/quasimodo?ref=thetonearm.com
Quasimodo, by Polyglot
from the album Before Words
In this clip from The Tonearm Podcast, musician Noah Franche-Nolan compares Vancouver and Toronto's music scenes, highlighting Vancouver's countercultural legacy and the key figures who shaped its risk-taking artistic community.
Don't miss the latest episode of The Tonearm Podcast: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/noah-franche-nolan-music-making-as-spiritual-practice/
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https://noahfranche-nolan.bandcamp.com/track/hawks?ref=thetonearm.com
Hawks, by Noah Franche-Nolan
from the album Rose-Anna
Today's new episode of The Tonearm Podcast features Vancouver-based pianist, composer, and producer Noah Franche-Nolan, here to talk about his new trio album 'Rose-Anna'. In addition to discussing the album's quiet spiritual component, Noah tells us about the Toronto jazz scene that shaped him, the Vancouver countercultural current that keeps him curious, and why he thinks the best thing a musician can do is get out of the way.
Be sure to tune in to The Tonearm Podcast: https://podcast.thetonearm.com/noah-franche-nolan-music-making-as-spiritual-practice/
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https://jeremyrose.bandcamp.com/track/impermanence?ref=thetonearm.com
Impermanence, by Jeremy Rose
from the album Infinity II