INDIGONE TRIO: Alex Mallett - bass; Philippe Melanson - drums, percussion (Liam O'Neill on the tracks)
with Strings: Jeff Dyrda, Neda Yamach, Sean-David Cunningham, Steph Park - violins; Valentina Shohdy - viola; Natasha White, Marianne Croft - cello
Influences
In alphabetical order: Béla Bartók, Romare Bearden, Ludwig von Beethoven, Björk, Bob Brookmeyer, Don Byron, Ornette Coleman, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Djavan, Dave Douglas, Nick Drake, Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Bill Frisell, Herbie Hancock, Fred Hersch, John Hollenbeck, Bruce Hornsby, Keith Jarrett, Billy Joel, Jack Kerouac, Jim McNeely, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Milton Nascimento, Pablo Neruda, Radiohead, Kurt Rosenwinkel, The Roots, Maria Schneider, Wayne Shorter, Dmitri Shostakovich, Paul Simon, Sting, Stevie Wonder.
“…young and talented and full of ideas.” Irwin Block, The Gazette
David Ryshpan is a Canadian pianist, composer and arranger. Beginning his studies in Toronto at the age of 6, his development led him to Montreal where he graduated from the McGill Jazz Performance program. He excelled in his studies and was able to learn first hand from eminent jazz musicians in several cities. He has participated in notable workshops including the 2005 Banff Centre Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music, led by Dave Douglas, the 2006-07 BMI Jazz Composer's Workshop in New York, directed by Jim McNeely and Michael Abene, and the 2007 Red Bull Music Academy in Toronto. These workshops reflect David's diverse accomplishments, from small group improvisation to large ensemble arrangements and compositions to electronic music production. David is also a contributor to CKUT 90.3 FM.
INDIGONE TRIO & STRINGS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH ROPEADOPE DIGITAL!!!! MESSAGE DAVID for bookings, arrangements and commissions.
Hey Dave, wow, you really turned it up last night! was a real annual pleasure man, lets do it again next april shall we? No but really, you are fantastic, have a great summer...
we know we've been in hibernation, but we've been busy recording our 2nd album! We're still in the pre-production process, but we're quite excited and we're aiming to have it done by Spring 2008. Go to this link for a little taste of some new material:
www.whiteroom.ca/music
You'll find an acoustic version of a new song called Addicted to Gold. It also gives u a good idea of what Eddy sounds like in the morning! ;-) If you like the song, feel free to download it and share it with your friends.
In addition, we've started planning our touring schedule for 2008 which will include NE US, NE Ontario and the UK next summer.
Finally, we'll soon be posting more new material and new videos so stay tuned!
