NEWS

New Release
Ken Aldcroft/William Parker "One Sunday" is now available

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itunes
Most of Trio Records catalogue is now available as downloads from itunes

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Here is a poem written by Nicholas Power which was inspired by a set of improvised music performed by me, drummer/percussionist Germaine Liu and bassist Jim Sexton at the LoD Series in Toronto.

Interviews and Reviews
Press

Interviews CD Reviews

Four things you need to know about... Ken Aldcroft
David Dacks, Eye Magazine, February 2011

Insides and outsides of great jazz
Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal, January 26, 2007

Jazz ensemble finds its harmonic Convergence
Sarah Chan, Vue Weekly, January 25, 2007

Kirby your enthusiasm
Mike Doherty, Eye Magazine, October 21, 2004

Trio + 1 gets seasonal dash
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star, November 28, 2002

OFF BEAT
Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight, Summer 1999

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Reviews

CD Reviews Live Reviews Interviews

Ken Aldcroft/William Parker "One Sunday" (trp-DS01-014)

Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery 2011

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Hat & Beard "Live at Somewhere There" (trp-013)

David Olds, Whole Note Magazine, November 2011 (on-line)
David Franklin, Cadence Oct - Nov - Dec 2011
Glen Hall, Exclaim! June 29 2011
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery 2011

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Solo Ken Aldcroft "Home: Solo Guitar Compositions" (trp-SS02-012)

David Franklin, Cadence Oct - Nov - Dec 2011
David Olds, Whole Note Magazine, November 2011 (on-line)
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery 2011

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Alaniaris "Live at Somewhere There" (trp-011)

Hodgepodge and Shorties Cadence July August September 2011
Bryon Hayes Exclaim!
Matt Fong, Spontaneous Combustion Issue #4 October 2010

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Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Our Hospitality" (trp-010)

Grego Applegate Edwards, Cadence, April May June 2010
Ken Waxman, The Whole Note, January 28, 2010
Bryon Hayes, Exclaim, November 2009
Jazz n Bossa, November 28, 2009

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Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Trolleys" (trp-009)

Robert Iannapollo, Cadence, Oct. Nov. Dec. 2009
Ken Waxman, The Whole Note, February 1- March 7, 2009
Benjamin Boles, NOW, December 3-10, 2008

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AIMToronto Orchestra "Creative Orchestra (Guelph) 2007"

Mike Heffley
Ken Waxman, The Whole Note, February 1- March 7, 2009

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Solo Ken Aldcroft "VoCaBuLaRy: Solo Guitar Improvisations" (trp-SS01-008)

Ken Waxman, Whole Note, February 2009
Grego Applegate Edwards, Cadence, Apr. May June 2009
David Dacks, Eye Weekly, October 22, 2008

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Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "The Great Divide" (trp-007)

Nate Dorward, Cadence Magazine, March 2007
Tiina Kiik, Wholenote Magazine, October 2006
Geoff Chapman, The Toronto Star, September 14, 2006
CC, La Scena, November 2006
Tom Sekowski, Live Music Report, October 2006
Vish Khanna, Exclaim!, October 2006

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Aldcroft / Shaw / Sorbara "Remnants" (owr-002)

David Dacks, Exclaim!, August 26, 2006
Tom Sekowski, Wholenote Magazine, June 2006
Geoff Chapman, The Toronto Star, April 2006
David Fujino, The Live Music Report, April 27, 2006

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Ken Aldcroft Group "Kirby Sideroad" (trp-006)

Randal McIlroy, Coda, March/April 2005
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun, February 24, 2005
Randal McIlroy, Manitoba Style, 2004
Michael Clifton, Toronto Downtown Jazz Society, December 2004
Stuart Broomer, Toronto Life, October 2004
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star, October 2004

Kirby Sideroad, From Our Time

Steven Loewy, Cadence Magazine, April 2005

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Ken Aldcroft Trio + 1 "From Our Time" (trp-005)

Stef Gijssels, Free Jazz, October 21, 2007
Marc Chenard, La Scena Musicalle, April 2004
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star, January 2004
Mike Doherty, Eye Magazine, October 2003
Doug Fischer, The Ottawa Citizen 2003

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Ear Contact: George McFetridge/Ken Aldcroft "January Sun" (trp-004)

Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal, 2001
Randal McIlroy, Coda Magazine, May/June 2001
Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight, 2000

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Ken Aldcroft Trio + 1 "His Mistress Never Sleeps..." (trp-003)

Randal Mcilroy, Coda Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2000
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun, June 2000
Jennifer Van Evra, Georgia Straight, 2000

Big Picture, His Mistress Never Sleeps...

Laurence M. Svirchev, Planet Jazz, 2000
Jeff Morris, 52nd St. Jazz, April, 2000

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Ken Aldcroft Trio "Big Picture" (trp-002)

Doug Lang, Coda Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2000
Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight, 1999
Chris Wong, Vancouver Courier, June 6, 1999
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun, June 1999
John Goodman, North Shore News, May 21, 1999

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Ken Aldcroft Trio "Featuring..." (trp-001)

Mystery Reviewer

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Live Reviews CD Reviews

The Best of Toronto Jazz Fest
Chris Bilton, The Grid, Tuesday July 5, 2011

Higher Colin: Colin Stetson/Hat & Beard, The Music Gallery, June 29
Chris Bilton, The Grid, Thursday June 30, 2011

Phantom Orchard @ the Music Gallery, Oct. 22 With the Ken Aldcroft Convergence Ensemble
Chris Bilton, Eye Magazine, October 23, 2009

AIMToronto Orchestra at the third annual X Avant Festival of New Music
David Fujino October 26, 2008

The Engines & Oswald / Aldcroft / Valdivia
David Fujino Live Music Report December 7, 2007

Improvisation -Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Guelph Jazz Festival
Paul J. Youngman www.jazzreview.com September 7, 2007

Ken Aldcroft Solo - Music (in) Galleries
David Fujino, Live Music Report, July 14, 2007

Ullman / Swell 4tet + Hat & Beard
Tom Sekowski, Roger Humbert, The Live Music Report, April 4 2007

Hat & Beard + Tone Collector- Music in the Silences, the Pauses
David Fujino, The Live Music Report, October 4, 2006

Dave Rempis Double Percussion Quartet and Aldcroft / Shaw / Sorbara with Nicole Mitchell
You and the Night and the Music
Joyce Corbett, The Live Music Report, April 7, 2006

Jazz Festival scores a winner with fun opening night (Ken Aldcroft Quartet)
Peter Meisenheimer, Geulph Mercury, September 5, 2002

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