Tilden Webb - Piano and Rhodes,
Jodi Proznick - Bass
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Joel Haynes
The Time is Now (Cellar live records)
[One of] the best Canadian trio releases of the year. Drummer Haynes is joined by the husband-and-wife team of pianist Tilden Webb and bassist Jodi Proznick over 10 diverse tracks of music composed by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Lennon-McCartney, Harry Warren (the overlooked “Summer Night”) and originals by Tilden and Jodi. [Well] worth your undivided attention. 9.5/10
Len dobbin, Montreal Jazz Journalist
The Time is Now ***1/2
Joel Haynes Trio (Cellar Live)
Toronto drummer Joel Haynes sets the bar high for unabashedly swinging Canadian jazz with his CD The Time is Now. For it’s time-feel alone, Haynes’ disc is a crowd pleaser. This trio outing, with Vancouver husband-and-wife team of Tilden Webb (piano) and Jodi Proznick (bass), grooves heartily and sometimes ferociously. Lennon and McCartney’s Blackbird, Summer Night and Manteca stand out as especially assured and compelling. But all the tracks reflect the tight rapport the young musicians developed at McGill University in the 1990’s. Fellow McGill alumni Denzal Sinclaire adds his charismatic singing to Georgia. But even his star power can’t steal the show.
Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen
Earl MacDonald, Director of Jazz Studies, University of Connecticut – It sounds fantastic! Great stuff. The first track is especially awesome.
Andre White, Assistant Professor, McGill University – The wide range of expression these three provide along with special guest Denzal sinclaire really does exult “The Time is Now”!
Andy Sheppard, CBC “After Hours” host – One of the top 20 best Jazz albums of 2005.
Jaymz Bee, Jazz FM 91.1 – What a record!
Joel Haynes is an emerging, dynamic drummer on the Canadian jazz scene. Since a very young age, he has been playing and studying the drums with absolute dedication and determination. Joel has grown from his early community musical experiences in his hometowns of Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario, and has progressed to playing with some of the finest jazz artists in Canada. Highlights include being nominated for a “National Jazz Award” in 2003, and being invited to perform with Oscar Peterson and Dave Young for the Canadian Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert in January, 2005.
He has been an active musician in Canada and has been “…known by his fellow musicians as an unfailing, solid, and devoted player who demonstrates courage, swing and sensitivity in a variety of musical situations” (Andre White, 2005). Many influences have formed Joel’s musical styling. His jazz studies at Humber College, McGill University, and the University of Toronto have given him a broad base of skills and knowledge which have shaped him into a highly technical, defined, inventive and diverse musician. Instructors in Montreal and Toronto include: Andre White, Dave Laing, Chris McCann, Bob McClaren, Don Vickory, and Barry Elmes.
During and following his educational experiences, Joel has performed at many major jazz festivals in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Japan, Korea and the Caribbean. While in Ontario, he has played with many outstanding jazz artists, such as: Russell Malone, Bill Mays, Ray Anderson, Rob McConnell, Sam Noto, Dave Young, P.J. Perry, Cornelius Dupré, Don Thompson, Neil Swainson, Jim Vivian, Bernie Senensky, David Braid, Steve Koven, Andrew Scott, Billy Robinson, and Verve recording artist Denzal Sinclaire. While Joel is admired for his skills within the jazz idiom, his diversity and excellent reading skills have enabled him to perform for popular musical theatrical productions, such as: Cats, West Side Story, the Rat Pack, Urinetown and several other major shows.
Joel’s largest project to date is his debut CD, released in November, 2005, titled The Time is Now, (Cellar Live Records, Vancouver). It is a collaborative collection with Tilden Webb, Jodi Proznick, and special guest vocalist, Denzal Sinclaire. The trio of Haynes, Webb & Proznick was first formed in 1993 while they were all attending McGill University in Montreal. They have been performing together as a trio and as a backing rhythm section ever since their university days. Despite the geographical distance between Joel in Toronto and Jodi, Tilden and Denzal in Vancouver, they still find it necessary to continue working together to explore new ideas and develop upon older ones.
Joel is looking forward to the Trio’s second recording with Webb and Proznick, recorded live at Vancouver’s Cellar Jazz club in February 2008 with special guest Seamus Blake.
I am glad to announce the release of my debut CD called "Interro Island". This is my first solo project, which includes original tunes composed and arranged by me. I hope you will enjoy my work!!!
JOEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, LOVE YOUR TALENT, IF YOU WILL BE PERFORMING IN MONTREAL,IT WILL BE A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU PERFORM LIVE...KINDLY LET ME KNOW...WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST, WARMLY, CAROL
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