The Souljazz Orchestra
General Info
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Genre: Hardcore / Jazz / Tropical
Location Ottawa, Ca
Profile Views: 316323
Last Login: 8/15/2012
Member Since 6/24/2006
Website www.souljazzorchestra.com
Record Label Strut Records / Do Right! Music
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
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Members
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Influences
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Sounds Like
Europe
Jules de Lattre @ The Agency Group London
email: julesdelattre@theagencygroup.com
USA
Dave Poe @ The Agency Group Los Angeles
email: davepoe@theagencygroup.com
Canada & the rest of the world
Pierre Chrétien @ The Souljazz Orchestra
email: souljazz@hotmail.com
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General Inquiries
We don't always get to check MySpace messages. Please contact us through email: souljazz@hotmail.com
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Biography
Canada's hardest-working super-group, the Souljazz Orchestra, have been perfecting their signature sound for over a decade now: a percussive explosion of Soul, Jazz, Afro, Latin and Caribbean rhythms, driven by majestic horn-drenched melodies, all backed by an arsenal of overheated primitive keyboards.
The multicultural collective returns at full throttle this year with Solidarity, a dynamite new collaborative album released by UK-based Strut Records, featuring a range of unique artists connected to the group through Canada's vibrant underground scene, yet hailing from a variety of backgrounds, from Senegal to Brazil to Jamaica and beyond. These guests were the catalyst for memorable artistic exchange, where the group remained rooted in rhythmically rich musical traditions of the past, but kept their eyes firmly on the future, pushing the boundaries of Soul, Jazz and Tropical styles with a fresh set of heavyweight new songs, unified by an underlying message of positive social change.
Now celebrating their 10th year, the Souljazz Orchestra continue their impressive run of memorable albums. Breaking through on Toronto label Do Right!, Freedom No Go Die (2006, featuring the huge single ‘Mista President’) and Manifesto (2008) set the bar high. Rising Sun (2010), their first album with Strut Records, was subsequently recognised as a landmark in deep, spiritual Afro Jazz. Meanwhile, as a live unit, years of relentless touring have formed the Ottawa-based combo into an in-demand fixture at venues and festivals worldwide.
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Biographie
Depuis plus d'une décennie, les membres du Souljazz Orchestra bossent dur, tout en perfectionnant peu à peu leur signature sonore : une bombe ravageuse de rythmes soul, jazz, afro, latin et antillais, flanquée d’énormes mélodies cuivreuses, le tout propulsé par un arsenal complet de vieux claviers surchauffés.
Le collectif multiculturel canadien fait un retour en force cette année avec Solidarity, un nouvel album collaboratif à paraître sous l'étiquette britannique Strut. Le disque met en valeur divers invités spéciaux, oeuvrant au sein de la scène underground canadienne, mais provenant de divers horizons, du Sénégal au Brésil, en passant par la Jamaïque. L'arrivée de ces invités a déclenché plusieurs dialogues musicaux mémorables, où le groupe est resté ancré dans les traditions musicales à forte vitalité rythmique, tout en gardant les yeux vers l'avenir, bousculant les limites stylistiques des musiques soul, jazz et tropicale, avec une série de nouvelles pièces dévastatrices, unies par un même esprit revendicateur.
Cette dernière parution vient s'ajouter à la discographie imposante de ce groupe formé à Ottawa il y a plus de dix ans déjà. S'étant fait remarquer avec deux albums redoutables sous le label torontois Do Right!, Freedom No Go Die (2006, avec le tube 'Mista President') et Manifesto (2008), le groupe a ensuite fait paraître Rising Sun (2010), leur premier avec l'étiquette Strut, reconnu comme chef-d'oeuvre de l'afro-jazz spirituel. Entre temps, côté live, grâce à des années de tournées incessantes, le Souljazz Orchestra est devenu l'un des groupes de cette scène les plus en demande au niveau international.
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Information on buying LPs, 45s, CDs and digital downloads is available on the Souljazz Orchestra's official website.
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Member Since: June 24, 2006
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Members:
ZAKARI FRANTZ:
alto sax, flute, percussion, vocals
STEVE PATTERSON:
tenor sax, percussion, vocals
RAY MURRAY:
baritone sax, percussion, vocals
PIERRE CHRÉTIEN:
vintage keyboards, percussion, vocals
PHILIPPE LAFRENIÈRE:
drums, percussion, vocals
MARIELLE RIVARD:
percussion, vocals
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Influences: Le TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Willie Colon, James Brown, Orchestra Baobab, Pharoah Sanders, Alhadji K Frimpong, David Axelrod, Fela Kuti, Count Ossie, Mulatu Astatke.
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Record Label: Strut Records / Do Right! Music





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