Capri recording artists Colin Stranahan (drums), Glenn Zaleski (piano), and Rick Rosato (bass), celebrate the October 18 release of their debut CD, Anticipation, with shows in Rosato's hometown of Montreal and in Toronto. This leaderless trio, founded on Rosato's initiative, first played together in 2010 for a concert series in Montreal and immediately clicked. "We started playing and noticed how making music together seemed so effortless," says Stranahan. "It was really a pleasure and we felt the chemistry right away."
They play:
Thursday, September 29 The Upstairs, 1254 Rue Mackay Montreal
7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Tix: 16.50/12.50 per concert 514-931-6808
www.upstairsjazz.com
Friday, September 30 The Rex, 194 Queen St West Toronto
9:30 p.m. www.therex.ca 416-598-2475
On Anticipation, Zaleski penned three tunes, Rosato two, and Stranahan one, but they are all in fact collaborative efforts. "What's great about this band," comments Stranahan, "is that we are all composers, and we work on our music as a band. One of us writes something, but the composition doesn't take shape until we work on it together as a band, making changes as each of us adds our input." The tracks on Anticipation were all among the tunes they played together when they first played together in Montreal, and Anticipation recaptures the synergistic musical energy from their first weekend together. Says Stranahan, "We went into the studio and just played. Every tune was done in just one or two takes."
All three musicians maintain active performance careers, and each has played with some of the leading names in jazz. This fall, the trio also performs throughout the USA, in Poland and in Spain.
