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Now let's look ahead to this weekend. Only three games, as everyone in the East has the week off except Hamilton. Analyses and Week 15 Picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2022/09/15/cfl-beat-165/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2022/09/14/cfl-week-15-preview-3/ https://3downnation.com/2022/09/16/3downnation-cfl-picks-will-the-riders-crush-the-elks-playoff-fantasy/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/13/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-week-15-picks/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/14/weekly-predictor-rolling-with-the-roughriders/ ***** 9/13 QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/13/qb-index-a-trio-of-plot-twists-in-week-15/ ***** Week 15 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/15/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-at-week-15-2/ ***** The names of ten players on each team's neg list were revealed this week. https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/15/10-players-revealed-from-each-cfl-teams-negotiation-list/

Lots and lots of catching up to do, so let's start with the most recent items. Saturday's results Toronto 24....Ottawa 19 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6263/toronto-argonauts-vs-ottawa-redblacks/#videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts-ottawa-redblacks-cfl-sept-10-2022-1.6578682 https://3downnation.com/2022/09/11/shameful-home-effort-sinks-redblacks-ten-other-thoughts-on-losing-to-the-argos/ The Redblacks weren't quite good enough to win it, but they no longer stink. ***** Winnipeg 54...Sask 20 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6264/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/#videos https://3downnation.com/2022/09/10/number-of-riders-players-to-be-game-time-decisions-for-banjo-bowl-due-to-stomach-flu-report/ https://3downnation.com/2022/09/11/it-looked-like-a-triage-in-there-riders-ravaged-by-stomach-flu-in-banjo-bowl-blowout/ https://3downnation.com/2022/09/10/blue-bombers-serve-up-50-burger-in-banjo-bowl-win-over-riders-11-other-thoughts/ Everyone expected the Bombers to win, but no one expected the Riders to come down with a stomach flu. ***** Calgary 56....Edmonton 28 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6265/calgary-stampeders-vs-edmonton-elks/#videos https://3downnation.com/2022/09/11/stamps-dominate-elks-to-complete-the-season-sweep-and-ten-other-thoughts/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts-ottawa-redblacks-cfl-sept-10-2022-1.6578682 The Elks/Eskimos have not won at home since 2019. ***** Week 14 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/12/threading-the-needle-in-the-week-14-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2022/09/12/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-b-c-lions-continue-dramatic-descent/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/12/power-rankings-changing-the-conversation/ ***** Now let's look at the standings. https://www.cfl.ca/standings/ Almost always, an 8-10 record is good enough to make the playoffs. So that means that Winnipeg, BC and Calgary are in. Toronto needs to win one more. Sask needs to win two of five. Doable, but not a certainty. Montreal needs to win three of six. Again, it's possible, but not a lock. Ottawa and Hamilton would both need to win five of six. Very unlikely. Edmonton has five games left, and will need to win all of them.

The Hot Club Of San Francisco Don't Panic Impacting September 14th, 2022 Format(s): Jazz, Non-Commercial, NPR Artist Title Time The Hot Club Of San Francisco 01. Don't Panic 03:53 The Hot Club Of San Francisco 02. Lovers' Leap 04:01 The Hot Club Of San Francisco 03. Creve Couer 07:13 The Hot Club Of San Francisco 04. Waltz Una Nota 05:18 The Hot Club O San Francisco 05. I'm Not Impressed 03:00 The Hot Club Of San Francisco 06. Ersatz Samba 04:27 The Hot Club Of San Francisco 07. Yerba Buena Bounce 04:03 The Hot Club Of San Francisco 08. Blithe Spirit Samba 04:08 Multiple award-nominated.record producer, Andrew A. Melzer, is releasing the album: "Don't Panic". "DON'T PANIC" is an acoustic jazz album of original compositions recorded by The Hot Club Of San Francisco at the iconic Coast Recorders (John Coltrane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz). For over 30 years, The Hot Club Of San Francisco have been touring and dazzling audiences in North America and Europe. This ensemble of versatile and accomplished musicians celebrate the musical style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane G_rapelli's Quintette du Hot Club de France. DON'T PANI... Don't Pani...

Jazz Pianist & NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis Dies at His Chicago Home, September 12, at the age of 87   Contact: Brett Steele Steele Management 727-420-1547 brett@steelemgmt.net September 12, 2022 Jazz pianist, three-time Grammy winner, and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis, who successfully crossed over from the Jazz charts to the Pop charts, most notably with his smash hit “The In Crowd,” died peacefully at his home in Chicago on the morning of September 12. He was 87. Ramsey E. Lewis Jr. was born in Chicago on May 27, 1935. Growing up in the Cabrini Green housing project, he began taking piano lessons at age four and played piano at church, where his father was choir director. A jazz fan who played lots of Duke Ellington and Art Tatum at home and took his son to jazz concerts, Ramsey Lewis Sr. encouraged Ramsey to embrace that music. When Ramsey was a freshman at Wells High School, saxophonist and pianist Wallace Burton, a fellow church musician whose jazz ventures had enticed Ramsey, asked him to join his band, the Clefs, a septet of collegians that blended jazz and R&B. Lewis needed to familiarize himself with bebop and other jazz styles but learned on the run. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the military draft claimed several members of the Clefs, including Burton. The three members who didn’t get drafted—Lewis, bassist Eldee Young, and drummer Redd Holt—formed what would become known as the classic Ramsey Lewis Trio. In 1956, they released their first album, Ramsey Lewis and His Gentlemen of Jazz, on the Chess label. Three years later, Lewis was invited to perform with the trio at Birdland in New York. Their three-week gig led to performances at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Village Vanguard, and recordings with Max Roach, Clark Terry, and Sonny Stitt. Lewis broke through in a big way in 1965 with the early crossover smash, “The In Crowd.” The elegantly funky, Grammy-winning song (written by Dobie Gray) was followed by two more chart-toppers, “Hang on Sloopy” and “Wade in the Water.” After Young and Holt left to form their own group, Lewis continued in the trio format with bassist Cleveland Eaton and future Earth, Wind & Fire eminence Maurice White on drums. He subsequently experimented on electronic keyboards in more expansive settings. A high point was his 1974 album Sun Goddess, produced by White and featuring members of Earth, Wind & Fire (whose falsetto specialist Philip Bailey he would tour with years later). The recording established Lewis as a fusion music icon with broad appeal. Over the years, Lewis has performed and recorded in a remarkable variety of musical settings. Throughout the ’70s, he embraced R&B and Latin music without abandoning mainstream jazz. In 1983, on the album Reunion, he reconstituted his most famous trio. In 1995, he introduced the crossover supergroup Urban Knights, featuring Grover Washington Jr., Earl Klugh, and Dave Koz. Urban Knights I was the first of eight albums by the band. In 2005, returning to his gospel roots, Lewis recorded With One Voice, which earned him the Stellar Gospel Music Award for Best Gospel Instrumental Album. Among his many honors were five honorary doctorate degrees and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Artist. “The In Crowd” single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and his personal memorabilia reside at the Smithsonian Institution. Lewis received a 2007 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award, which placed him in the hallowed company of such piano legends as Ahmad Jamal, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Dr. Billy Taylor, and Cecil Taylor. In his late eighties, Lewis still connected with younger generations. His monthly Saturday Salon livestream series, produced during the pandemic by his wife Jan, was critically acclaimed. His forthcoming album, The Beatles Songbook: The Saturday Salon Series, Volume One, which will be released November 11 by Steele Records, was drawn from the livestream performances. Ramsey also spent the last year of his life working on his memoir Gentleman of Jazz with his co-writer Aaron Cohen. The book will be released via Blackstone Publishing in 2023. Ramsey Lewis is survived by his loving wife Janet Lewis; daughters Denise Jeffries and Dawn Allain (Michael); sons Kendall Kelly Lewis, Frayne Lewis (Julletta), and Bobby Lewis (Crystal); grandchildren Apryl Daniels (Dennis), Regan Lewis, Kris Jeffries (Nailah), Joshua Allain, Junell Lewis, Malachi Lewis, Aja Alain, Jordan Lewis, Ramsey Lewis IV, Dorien Olson-Lewis, Miyoshie Lewis, Meshach Lewis, Taylor Lewis, Kevai Lewis, Frayne Lewis Jr., Niya Lewis, and Asia Lewis; great-grandchildren Jalen Simmons, Dennis Daniels III, Omari Jackson; nieces Paula Jackson and Kimberly Johnson; and nephew James Johnson. He was predeceased by his sons Ramsey Lewis III and Kevyn Lewis. “Ramsey’s passion for music was truly fueled by the love and dedication of his fans across the globe. He loved touring and meeting music lovers from so many cultures and walks of life. It was our family’s great pleasure to share Ramsey in this special way with all those who admired his God-given talents. We are forever grateful for your support.” —Jan Lewis In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Jazz Foundation of America at https://jazzfoundation.org/ Photos can be found at https://www.ramseylewis.com/photos Photography:Todd Winter     Ramsey Lewis Web Site

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Week 14 picks https://3downnation.com/2022/09/09/3downnation-cfl-picks-are-the-riders-building-to-a-banjo-bowl-upset/ ***** Montreal 31....BC 10 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6262/bc-lions-vs-montreal-alouettes/#videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-bc-lions-montreal-alouettes-recap-sept-9-1.6578286 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6262/bc-lions-vs-montreal-alouettes/#playbyplay With Nathan Rourke injured, and gone for the foreseeable future, the Lions have a serious quarterback problem. I'm going to pick them to lose until they win one.

Jeff, I was informed today that your prize will arrive in three packages. It sounds like they broke everything, and expect you to reassemble it. We'll have to see. Maybe they ran out of the appropriate-size box.

Analyses and Week 14 Picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2022/09/08/cfl-beat-164/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2022/09/07/cfl-week-14-preview-2/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/07/prediction-time-cfl-cas-writer-picks-for-week-14/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/08/weekly-predictor-picking-the-alouettes/ I pick Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary ***** QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/07/qb-index-a-familiar-face-is-back-in-the-mix/ ***** Week 14 Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/08/checking-down-news-and-notes-from-week-14/ ***** Gossip! https://3downnation.com/2022/09/07/insider-talk-elks-trade-beard-riders-waste-challenge-gittens-keeps-improving/

As some of you may recall, Jeff correctly predicted that there would be no Grey Cup Final played in 2020. Now that he is back with us (Hooray!) and I have learned his current address... Jeff, your prize will arrive in two packages by the end of next week. Please let me know when they arrive. Congratulations, Soulstation1!

Week 13 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/06/big-plays-and-clutch-kicks-in-the-week-13-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2022/09/06/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-hamilton-tiger-cats-reach-rock-bottom/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/06/power-rankings-what-labour-day-weekend-tells-us/

Pianist-Composer George Colligan Offers Musings On, And a Balm For, The Turmoil of Recent Days with "King's Dream," Due November 11 on PJCE Records Album of 11 Original Compositions Is the Acclaimed Polymath Musician's 36th as a Leader, 5th as a Solo Pianist   September 6, 2022 George Colligan expresses the complexities and conflicting emotions of our confusing, sometimes chaotic times with the November 11 release of King’s Dream (PJCE Records). Though not quite a sequel, the album builds on many of the themes presented on his previous solo album, 2018’s Nation Divided. The 11 original compositions on King’s Dream (Colligan’s 36th album as a leader) are not all new: Some of them go as far back as 2008. But like all the best improvised jazz, the tunes become about the moment in which they’re being played—in this case a very fraught moment. “It was and still is such an unusual time,” Colligan says. “Who knows what tomorrow brings? The music is a representation of that uncertainty.” The variety of moods on the album help underscore that uncertainty. It moves from the wistful, bittersweet “Clearing the Mind” to the glorious funk of “Change”; from the hard-bitten “Blues for Dwayne Burno” to the lyrical balance of hope and trouble in “King’s Dream”; from the plaintive “Wishing for Things to Happen” to the sanguine “Finally a Rainbow.” The title track of King’s Dream is also its centerpiece. Invoking the famous ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the piece both echoes and questions that optimism, making for a statement both timely and timeless about American life while also serving as a microcosm for the album’s precarious position between glass-half-full and half-empty—with glass-half-full perhaps taking the edge. “In this challenging era and complex world in which we live, we have to believe that good will and enlightenment will prevail over ignorance and hatred,” Colligan writes in the album’s liner notes. “I don’t know whether music can make a difference, but I dedicate my album to those who believe in, as drummer Al Foster would say, ‘Peace, Love, and Jazz.’” George Colligan was born December 29. 1969 in Summit, New Jersey, but considers his hometown to be Columbia, Maryland, where he grew up since about the age of 3. In the fourth grade he took up trumpet in the elementary school band, then got serious about the instrument in middle school—around the time he discovered jazz from a neighbor who gave him a stack of Clifford Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis records. Colligan went to Baltimore’s Peabody Institute, earning his degree in classical trumpet. While in Baltimore, though, he started teaching himself to play jazz licks on piano, soon getting gigs on the local scene, and suddenly found himself selling all his trumpets and becoming a professional pianist. He shuttled back and forth between Baltimore and Washington, DC, mentoring with such musicians as Paul Carr, Gary Thomas, and Reuben Brown for several years before he made the leap to New York City in 1995. These associations meant that he already had some cachet on the New York scene when he arrived, and he was soon working with legendary figures like Eddie Henderson, Gary Bartz, and Lee Konitz, as well as recruiting the revered bassist Dwayne Burno and drummer Ralph Peterson for his own 1996 debut Activism. His career continued to grow, collaborating fruitfully with other greats of his generation including Ingrid Jensen, Mark Turner, Nicholas Payton, and Kurt Rosenwinkel; working under Jack DeJohnette, Buster Williams, Billy Hart, and Al Foster; and recording dozens of albums under his own name. In 2005, he married fellow pianist Kerry Politzer, and a few years later they moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he began a career as a jazz educator. That career continued on to a job at Oregon’s Portland State University, where Colligan moved in 2011 and remains today. In addition to his academic work, he has become a mainstay of the Portland jazz scene—as a drummer as well as a pianist. (He’s the drummer on Kerry Politzer’s latest CD, In a Heartbeat, also on PJCE Records.) Indeed, although King’s Dream is a solo album, it is also a collaboration with a longtime Portland colleague, pianist Randy Porter, who recorded, mixed, and mastered the album at his Heavywood Studio. Photography: Douglas Detrick     George Colligan's EPK: "King's Dream"  George Colligan Web Site

No, Jim, it's not a "guise." As I said in the OP, I always post links to show everyone that I'm not making stuff up. CFL scores, Amazon box set sales, whatever. I note that the objections I've seen have not been to the subject matter I post about. They have always been aimed at the 21st Century media sites themselves. Shall we stop linking to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal sites because so much of their content is political? Or are their sites acceptable because those companies were founded before 2000, and are owned by billionaires? You once deleted a link I posted because somewhere the website also had an unrelated article (which I never saw) which Rooster objected to. Will you delete a link I post to an Amazon CD sale because elsewhere on its site Amazon sells rebel flags? I have friends who are offended by rebel flags. I've never cried censorship, so don't suggest that I do. And speaking of which, I've never whined (as certain people have) when their objectionable posts stay up. In my view, a large part of the appeal of the 21st Century organizations is that they discuss events that the old outfits ignore. Why post a link to an article which everyone already knows about?

Labour Day results Toronto 28....Hamilton 8 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6260/toronto-argonauts-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/#videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argos-hamilton-tiger-cats-cfl-sept-5-2022-1.6572848 https://3downnation.com/2022/09/05/ticats-suffer-first-labour-day-loss-in-a-decade-and-11-other-thoughts/ This was the Argos' first Labour Day win over the Ticats since 2012. The Ticats are in trouble. They are now tied with Ottawa and Edmonton for the worst record (3 wins) in the league. Their first two quarterbacks are injured. Rookie Jamie Newman made his first start. ***** Calgary 26....Edmonton 18 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6261/edmonton-elks-vs-calgary-stampeders/#videos https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders-edmonton-elks-cfl-recap-sept-5-2022-1.6572854 The Elks played much better than I expected, and led 8-7 at the half. But the Stampeders took the lead 22-11 in the third.

Oh, well!

Today I see this comment on the internet. Some of you know about recording and such things. Is all this correct nowadays? "With tools like GarageBand (included with any Mac) and Audacity (free open source software), anyone with technical know-how of audio mastering can create studio quality albums. Combined with the proliferation of direct-to-USB recording, you no longer need to deal with the analog headaches associated with microphone placement. Finally, you can use a platform like Soundcloud to get your initial music out there - all bypassing the parasite studio system that has put a chokehold on artists for decades." (I always post my links in the spirit of "Pics or it didn't happen." So here is the link, so that you can see that I haven't made this up.

Sunday (9/4) result Winnipeg 20....Sask 18 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6259/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/#videos https://3downnation.com/2022/09/04/liegghio-lifts-blue-bombers-over-roughriders-in-labour-day-classic-11-other-thoughts/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-recap-saskatchewan-roughriders-winnipeg-blue-bombers-sept-4-1.6572408 Great game! Sask played much better than I expected. The Bombers are now 11-1, and with this win they clinch a playoff spot.

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Thanks, Kevin!

Did the kids in NB root for the Als?

Is Eat to the Beat a legit label? They have a series of box sets of radio broadcasts called Transmission Impossible. Here is the Miles box - 3 CDs for $9.95. https://www.hamiltonbook.com/miles-davis-transmission-impossible-compact-disc

It's Labour Day Weekend! I'll catch up on the past two weeks, but first let's look at the big games this week. Analyses and Picks https://doorfliesopen.com/2022/09/01/cfl-beat-163/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2022/08/31/cfl-week-13-preview-2/ https://3downnation.com/2022/09/02/3downnation-cfl-picks-will-there-be-a-labour-day-upset-on-tap/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/01/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-labour-day-weekend-picks/ ***** Power Rankings https://3downnation.com/2022/08/29/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-maier-of-calgary-leads-stampeders-to-no-2-spot/ https://www.cfl.ca/2022/08/29/power-rankings-a-hard-to-peg-race/ ***** 8/30 QB Index https://www.cfl.ca/2022/08/30/qb-index-a-new-maier-in-town/ ***** 8/31 Checking Down https://www.cfl.ca/2022/08/31/checking-down-news-and-notes-from-labour-day-weekend/ ***** 9/1 Game Notes https://www.cfl.ca/2022/09/01/cfl-ca-game-notes-a-look-at-labour-day-weekend/ ***** The Plays of the Week have a habit of disappearing. So before it's too late, here are last week's Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2022/08/29/diving-into-the-week-12-plays-of-the-week/ And here are Week 11's Plays of the Week. https://www.cfl.ca/2022/08/22/thrilling-finishes-in-the-week-11-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Friday (9/2) result Ottawa 38....Montreal 24 https://www.cfl.ca/games/6258/ottawa-redblacks-vs-montreal-alouettes/#videos https://3downnation.com/2022/09/03/the-good-outweighs-the-bad-10-other-thoughts-on-the-redblacks-beating-montreal/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-ottawa-redblacks-montreal-alouettes-recap-sept-2-1.6572051 Ottawa made Nick Arbuckle their starting quarterback, and they have won both games! Montreal may be in disarray. First they fire their coach for no apparent reason. Now this week the team's owner has resigned from the league's Board of Governors. https://www.tsn.ca/montreal-alouettes-sale-a-test-of-cfl-s-revamped-business-model-1.1843874

Joe, I thought you were from Montreal! Did you grow up in the Eastern Townships, maybe?

6/66 - Ramsey Lewis Trio - Hang on Ramsey! - Cadet 7/66 - Ray Bryant Trio - Gotta Travel On - Cadet 10/66 - Richard "Groove" Holmes - Soul Message - Prestige

Andrés Vial Explores a Lyrical Compositional & Pianistic Vision on Juno-Nominated "When Is Ancient?," Set for Physical Release Sept. 30 By Chromatic Audio Records Montreal-Based Pianist/Composer Presents 9 Original Compositions In a Trio with Bassist Martin Heslop & Drummer Tommy Crane Appearing at GigSpace, Ottawa, 10/1; L'Off Jazz Festival, Montreal (Quintet), 10/13, & 10/15 (With Joe Chambers) August 26, 2022 Lyricism is the order of the day on When Is Ancient?, the sixth album by Montreal pianist-composer Andrés Vial, releasing in the U.S. September 30 on his own Chromatic Audio label. Recorded with a trio featuring bassist Martin Heslop and drummer Tommy Crane, the album is an expressive affair packed with rumination, sensitive interplay, and stunning melody. Initially released as a streaming-only album on December 31, 2020, When Is Ancient? has already garnered considerable acclaim, including a 2022 Juno Award (the Canadian Grammy) nomination for Jazz Album of the Year. As its June 2020 session date might suggest, it’s a small miracle that When Is Ancient? happened at all. Both Heslop (Kevin Dean, Devin Brahja Waldman) and Crane (Aaron Parks, Melissa Aldana) are old friends of Vial’s, but the three had never performed together before. “Martin, who I’ve played with for 15 years, was moving to Toronto to go to law school and work at a legal clinic for refugees. I wanted to cut a record with him before he left town,” the pianist recalls. “Tommy had moved to Montreal a few years before, but he was always on tour or teaching in Italy.” The COVID-19 pandemic kept all three of them in the city, of course, but hardly encouraged a group effort. The session was scheduled, then delayed several times over. “There was so much uncertainty about even being in a room together,” Vial says. What they finally captured once together is well worth the effort. The somber tones of “La Nuit Est Un Soleil Voilé” and “Spring 2020” carry a powerful resonance, but it finds a complement in the understated joy of “Jabok” and “Mister Mystery.” This shadows-and-light balance is also studded with idiosyncratic gems, such as the Afro-Latin meditation “Senderos” and the surprisingly down-home “The Map Is Not the Territory.” L. to r.: Martin Heslop, Andrés Vial, Tommy Crane. There are some themes running across When Is Ancient?, among them the musicians’ shared intensity after months of silence and a marking of lost time (“Spring 2020”) and people (the title track was inspired by the deaths of McCoy Tyner and Harold Mabern, along with Keith Jarrett’s loss of performing ability). The album’s true throughline, however, is its lyrical richness. Not one track is untouched by the trio’s confluence of melody, grace, and uncommon delicacy that keeps calling out to the listener well after the last notes have faded. Andrés Vial was born January 25, 1979 in Montreal. From his first memories, Andrés was seated at the piano of his father, an accomplished amateur musician, making up little songs. He eventually began taking classical lessons, also learning pop and Latin records that he heard around the house. But when he was 11 his mother came home with a copy of John Coltrane’s Blue Train, which altered his trajectory forever. Andrés joined his middle school and high school jazz bands, then enrolled in the New School in New York, where his teachers included Hal Galper, Joe Chambers, Bill Charlap, and Buster Williams. After graduation, he returned to Montreal and became a full-time musician playing jazz, funk, hip-hop, and reggae (and writing commissions for films and contemporary dance). He also became a member of the city’s Kalmunity Vibe Collective, a grassroots assemblage that welcomes players and ideas from black musical forms all over the world. Vial had the opportunity as well to perform with visiting musicians including Ingrid Jensen, Michael Blake, Greg Cohen, Bassekou Kouyate, and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Members of Kalmunity, including singer Malika Tirolien, appeared on Vial’s debut recording, 2007’s Trio/Septet. He followed it up with 2011’s The Infinite Field, a minimalist effort on which he played piano and vibraphone. While these two albums featured all original compositions, the next, conception/oblivion (2015), concentrated on a variety of American and Argentine composers, and Sphereology Volume 1 (2018) explored the music of Thelonious Monk. Vial the composer re-emerged with 2019’s Gang of Three (a trio record with bassist Dezron Douglas and Eric McPherson) and 2021’s Music for Film and Contemporary Dance Vol. 1 (a collection of Vial’s commissioned works). He continues in that vein with When Is Ancient? Andrés Vial will be performing with his trio at GigSpace, Ottawa, ON, Sat. 10/1; with his quintet at l’OFF Jazz Festival in Montreal, Thurs. 10/13; and with the Joe Chambers/Andrés Vial Ensemble at l/OFF Jazz Festival, Sat. 10/15. Photography: Nicolas Pétrowski (trio), Andi State (Vial). Andrés Vial Trio: "Jabok"  Andrés Vial Web Site ‌ ‌ ‌

There were three songs not played on New Orleans radio at that time. Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction Dion - Abraham, Martin and John Janis Ian - Society's Child