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NEW QUINTET ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW

The Lion, Camel & Child

Featuring:

Johnny Griffith • Tenor Saxophone

Jeremy Pelt • Trumpet

Adrean Farrugia • Piano

Jon Maharaj • Bass

Ethan Aredelli • Drums

Featuring the same lineup as Johnny’s critically acclaimed 2015 album Dance with the Lady. Eight swinging original compositions including the three-part hard bop suite The Lion, Camel & Child.

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J.D. Considine - Downbeat Magazine "joyful and cohesive performances, informed by a conversational interplay that suggests a great live band" Read More George Harris - Jazz Weekly A hopping mix of good themes, charts and inspiring solos. A must for hard bop fans. Read More Dan Bilawsky - JazzTimes "Griffith and company advance and adjust to fit each and every scenario." Read More Matt Greenblatt - The Aquarian A tour-de-force of invention! Read More Raul da Gama – The WholeNote Griffith’s repertoire is wholly homegrown and is centred in the jazz tradition, written for a quintet of musicians who parley with the familiarity of old friends Read More EDWARD BLANCO - allaboutjazz "Saxophonist Johnny Griffith demonstrates here why he is one of the premier jazz players in Canada and the world, playing the instrument with energy and sophistication" Read More WBGO Radar - Tim Wilkins "Canada is a place where chops can grow - sometimes to epic proportions. A case in point is Toronto saxophonist Johnny Griffith" Read More Jazz Life Magazine - Japan Featured In Jazz Life Japan - click to read article Read More Chris Young - Toronto Star "Dance With The Lady really swings in a 60's Miles-Coltrane throwback and thrilling way" Read More Stuart Broomer - Whole Note Magazine "A kinetic player, pushing toward a raw expressionist edge, showing affinities with John Coltrane and the ancestral energies of rhythm & blues" Read More Art of Cool - Ben Gray "Outstanding solos from Griffith, Pelt, and Farrugia" Read More Jazz Weekly - George W. Harris "Modern hard bop as in the vintage days of Blue Note Records" Read More Jazz Buzz Σαξοφωνίστας από τη νέα γενιά της καναδικής τζαζ, ο Johnny Griffith κυκλοφορεί το “Dance with the lady”... Read More Jaymz Bee - Jazz FM91 "Johnny knocked one out of the park with this CD!" Read More O's Place Jazz Magazine Featured in O's Place - Jazz Magazine   Read More Allaboutjazz.com - Dan Bilawsky "Johnny Griffith manages to do what few artists are capable of doing: he blends the styles of the past and present while projecting the attitude of today." Read More Winnipeg Free Press - Chris Smith "Dance With The Lady really swings in a 60's Miles-Coltrane throwback and thrilling way." Read More Midwest Record "Griffith plays his axe like a New Yorker with something to prove. ...one bad cat that's going to be blazing his trail across the night time sky for some time to come" Read More Critical Jazz - Brent Black "Canada swings and Johnny Griffith is leading the charge, Dance With The Lady is stellar! Griffith has that compositional x-factor and is obviously as artistically gifted as he is technically proficient." Read More Improvijazzation Nation magazine - Rotcod Zzaj "These folks understand what jazz is really all about – FUN!" Read More Canadian Audiophile - Jordan Richardson "It pulses with melody and resonates with big splashes of the good stuff." Read More Ottawa Citizen - Peter Hum Toronto saxophonist Johnny Griffith has also drafted a hard-hitting New Yorker for his latest release, the solid post-bop... Read More Philadelphia Tribune - Bob Karlovits "Griffith's 'Dance With The Lady - A fresh, post-modern quintet" Read More
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I acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council & FACTOR

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