Articles by Matthew Kassel

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  Canaille

  Practical Men

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2011

  Toronto, ON-based sextet Canaille draw upon many different sources for new album Practical Men: Afrobeat, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Ethiopia and...

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  Patrick Cornelius

  Maybe Steps

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2011

  Alto saxophonist Patrick Cornelius wrote some pretty personal notes to accompany the tracks on new album Maybe Steps. In the notes, he expl...

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  Dead Cat Bounce

  Chance Episodes

  PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2011

  There was a moment at the start of "Silent Movie, Russia 1995" when I thought I was hearing the sad, sustained sigh of an accordion. I wasn...

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  Kenny Shanker

  Steppin' Up

  PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2011

  Young alto saxophonist Kenny Shanker can be glib. His tone and diction might remind you a bit of David Sanborn, a chief purveyor of smooth...