“One of the great minds in jazz ” – Jazz FM
“One of the most tenacious and engaging musical artists in Canada an artist at the peak of his creativity and technical facility ” – WholeNote
JUNO AWARD nominee RON DAVIS Pianist, composer, CBC and BBC Radio repeat performer, international favourite, solo artist, critics’ choice. Ron is a Canadian jazz visionary.
His music blends genres and pushes boundaries, building on his jazz and classical training, he seeks new textures, new forms, new compositions, new formations and new ways of presenting his signature sound without losing a connection to audiences.
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Ron Davis – piano
Kevin Barrett – Electric, Acoustic & E-Bow Guitars, Loops.
Aline Homzy – violin / violin solos
Mike Downes – bass (tracks 1,3,5,7,9-12)
Louis Simão – bass (tracks 2,4,6,8)
Steve Heathcoate – drums and percussion
Brielle Goheen – violin
Laurence Schaufele – viola
Beth Silver – cello
Track Listing
- Slow Down (Kevin Barrett / arr. Kevin Barrett)
- Sergei’s Shuffle - after Sergei Prokofiev - (Ron Davis / arr. Jason Nett, adapted for SymphRONica by Louis Simão)
- Pin Y Panouche - after Django Reinhardt - (Ron Davis & Aline Homzy / arr. Aline Homzy)
- Brahms - after Johannes Brahms - (Ron Davis / arr. Louis Simão)
- Bachzy - after J. S. Bach - (Aline Homzy / arr. Aline Homzy)
- Torontango - after Astor Piazzola - (Ron Davis / arr. Louis Simão)
- Canada’s Passage Hill - after G. F. Handel - (Ron Davis / arr. Louis Simão)
- Spatialism (Ron Davis / arr. Louis Simão)
- The Climb (Ron Davis)
- Dror Yikrah - with a nod to Igor Stravinsky - (Ron Davis / arr. Jason Nett)
- Reel du Pointe-au-Pic (trad. / arr. Aline Homzy)
- Rhosymedre - with a nod to Ralph Vaughan Williams - (trad. / arr. Louise Bevan)
