Gordon Grdina, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian – Think Like the Waves (2006) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Gordon Grdina, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian – Think Like the Waves (2006)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 58:28 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Songlines

The young, Vancouver guitarist and oud player Gordon Grdina sought out Gary Peacock after a Keith Jarrett concert in San Francisco in 2000, and for the next five years Gary became his mentor and teacher. At their last meeting at Gary’s house in upstate New York there was virtually no discussion, they just sessioned together for an hour or so, and the next day Gordon asked Gary if he would do a trio record. Gary agreed, and helped bring Paul Motian (another of Gordon’s musical heroes) into the picture. Recorded in Brooklyn in January, Think Like the Waves is a remarkable international jazz debut, full of compelling original tunes by Grdina and deep interaction by the trio.

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Gordon Grdina, François Houle, Kenton Loewen, Benoît Delbecq – Ghost Lights (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Gordon Grdina, François Houle, Kenton Loewen, Benoît Delbecq – Ghost Lights (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:24 minutes | 1,32 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Songlines

Since 2014, the collective Grdina-Houle-Loewen has forged a new stream of complex compositions that meld together density, ferocious energy and technical virtuosity. The group’s versatility and wide dynamic range has become finely honed, creating an ensemble that can change course dramatically. The group just spent some time at Afterlife Studios in July 2016, recording a set of quartet music with French pianist Benoît Delbecq, that been released by Songlines Records in the spring of 2017.

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Gordon Grdina – No Difference (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Gordon Grdina – No Difference (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 58:46 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Songlines

Vancouver string virtuoso Grdina’s new project includes searching, delicate duets on oud or guitar with famed NY bassist Helias, expanding to a quartet with Kenton Loewen and Tony Malaby to create denser, more energetic spaces. Grdina’s compositions range from tender ballads to angular, searing avant-jazz. Arab-flavored duos with oud provide a subtle world music dimension similar to Grdina’s Think Like the Waves release with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian. Dynamic, textured audiophile recording.

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Gordon Grdina – The Music of Tim Berne : Oddly Enough (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Gordon Grdina - The Music of Tim Berne : Oddly Enough (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz] Download

Gordon Grdina – The Music of Tim Berne : Oddly Enough (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 44:13 minutes | 684 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © AttaBoyGirl Records

Though billed as a solo guitar album, Oddly Enough only fits that description in its periphery. On this new effort, Gordon Grdina employs electric, acoustic, and classical guitars, the oud, and a number of MIDI instruments to perform pieces written by saxophonist Tim Berne.
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Gordon Grdina Mark Helias Matthew Shipp – Pathways (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Gordon Grdina Mark Helias Matthew Shipp – Pathways (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 48:33 minutes | 841 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © AttaBoyGirl Records

Recording two days after their concert in British Columbia, BC at Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art’s Skin And Bones Music Series, the trio of pianist Matthew Shipp, guitarist Gordon Grdina and bassist Mark Helias captured these collective improvisations at Afterlife Studios in Vancouver BC, titling their album after their well-received concert.”Skin and Bones is a concert series dedicated to the presentation of experimental music in the Okanagan. Improvisation, noise, and contemporary composition.Improvisation, contemporary composition, noise, and things in between, the Skin and Bones Music Series showcases performers both local and abroad. Skin and Bones shot forth from the dreams of Mike Woodworth and Darren Williams.

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