Album Notes
Barry Romberg’s Random Access--(Crab People)
Random Access began as a studio experiment some 12 years ago. Over time the concept has morphed into a working unit that has gone through different configurations over the years; including the original 7 piece electric band (2 horns/guitar/violin/bass/drums/perc)--a large ensemble (w/ ten horns)--a unit featuring tabla great Ravi Naimpally; and the scaled down quartet version with special guest Donny Mccaslin on a live recording last year (2011)---and this years (2012) Crab People featuring guitar great Ben Monder.
There have been 12 RA releases in the last 12 years.
Random Access won best electric group at the national jazz awards in 2008 and was nominated in the same category 5 other times. RALE the RA large ensemble was also nominated for best big band at NJA 2 years running. Random Access was also nominated at the Juno Awards in 2009 for best contemporary jazz recording.
The new CD Crab People is a double disc release with 115 minutes of music featuring some new compositions along with our original motis operandi; spontaneous composition. Forty plus minutes of the cd features completely improvised material with the remaining seventy plus minutes penned by leader Barry Romberg.
At the same time the music of Random Access is certainly influenced by electric Miles, Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, and John Scofield with some shades of the avant garde thrown in for good measure; Random Access has their own unique and original sound.
RA also features some of Canada’s finest musicians including Rich Brown on bass, saxophone greats Kelly Jefferson and Kirk Macdonald, guitarist Geoff Young, keyboardist Robi Botos, tabla great Ravi Naimpally. This time out the band also features the amazing Ben Monder on guitar, who fits the RA concept like a glove.
Random Access began as a studio experiment some 12 years ago. Over time the concept has morphed into a working unit that has gone through different configurations over the years; including the original 7 piece electric band (2 horns/guitar/violin/bass/drums/perc)--a large ensemble (w/ ten horns)--a unit featuring tabla great Ravi Naimpally; and the scaled down quartet version with special guest Donny Mccaslin on a live recording last year (2011)---and this years (2012) Crab People featuring guitar great Ben Monder.
There have been 12 RA releases in the last 12 years.
Random Access won best electric group at the national jazz awards in 2008 and was nominated in the same category 5 other times. RALE the RA large ensemble was also nominated for best big band at NJA 2 years running. Random Access was also nominated at the Juno Awards in 2009 for best contemporary jazz recording.
The new CD Crab People is a double disc release with 115 minutes of music featuring some new compositions along with our original motis operandi; spontaneous composition. Forty plus minutes of the cd features completely improvised material with the remaining seventy plus minutes penned by leader Barry Romberg.
At the same time the music of Random Access is certainly influenced by electric Miles, Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, and John Scofield with some shades of the avant garde thrown in for good measure; Random Access has their own unique and original sound.
RA also features some of Canada’s finest musicians including Rich Brown on bass, saxophone greats Kelly Jefferson and Kirk Macdonald, guitarist Geoff Young, keyboardist Robi Botos, tabla great Ravi Naimpally. This time out the band also features the amazing Ben Monder on guitar, who fits the RA concept like a glove.
