I debated not posting this at all, as it is far from polished at this point, but I've had a lot of people asking why I never post any saxophone recordings.  This started as a simple looped idea with a quartet of saxophones, and just kept getting bigger.  Rather than just sticking with live looping practice, I decided to use the idea as the seed of a recording experiment.  I opted to forego the looper pedal and record each track separately.  With the exception of the drum track - I don't own a drum set, and wouldn't be adept enough at drumming if I did - everything on this recording was played by me on real instruments: 5-string electric bass; digital piano; electric guitar; bari, tenor, alto, and soprano saxes; Eb marching mellophone; and trumpet.  Even the hand claps are real multi-track overdubs rather than samples.  I have listed it as a "Work In Progress" because the background parts are still rough - it's pretty busy - and of course I'll never be satisfied with the solo part - this was just a rough take, after all.  At some point, I'll likely remix or rerecord the whole thing.  I'm also considering posting the background without the solo (as it obscures the arrangement).  I recommend listening with good quality headphones to hear the mix properly.  Comments are always welcome.

Drive

On The Go Marche On with the birds, taking a walk sometimes we here strange things happening around us ... observe soak in your surroundings let the sounds of your environment breed in your soul ... march on the way to where ever you are going and listen ... this tune was inspired by a bird song (starling bird) ... thank you for lending an ear to my madness ...

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On The Go Marche On

20240604 - Track 87 - On The Go Marche On

Walkin The Alien ... We sometimes and some of us, most of the time, have these aliens residing in our heads, we walk and walk to try to calm the alien takeover ... take a minute in your day ... meditate to clam the alien in your head ... thank you for lending an ear to my alien madness ...

Walkin The Alien

20240604 - Track 88 - Walkin The Alien

Track performed on a Tele into a small pedalboard featuring the Strymon Sunset and Line6 HX Stomp. Captured on an iRig stream and iphone se. "Mastered" in Logic pro X

Europa Rising

EbBbDGCE  slow build tapping  photo Bern Boxill

snow moon EbBbDGCE comp.boost.octave.delyays - 2025-02-16, 12.35 AM

in vivo

michael keith guitar improvisation recorded may 30 2025

Newt

Long & Mcquade

Half-Caf

Anna Lee

Recorded in August of 2017 in NYC featuring Canadian pianist Adrean Farrugia and Brooklyn saxophonist Joel Frahm. Half Moon is composed by Adrean Farrugia (SOCAN)

Half Moon - Adrean Farrugia/Joel Frahm

Geordie Haley is a composer, improviser, educator and guitarist. Contributing to the creative music scenes of Fredericton NB, Toronto ONT, and now Halifax NS, Geordie has been presenting songs, rhythm based compositions and improvised music for over 25 years. 
Since returning to the Maritimes Geordie has been a featured artist in concert and festival programs by creative music presenters Upstream Music, Suddenly Listen, Canadian Music Center, The Motion Ensemble, Jazz East, Scotia Festival, Shattering the Silence Festival, and the Harvest Jazz Festival.

THRENODIES, a work for 4 musicians and 3 dancers based on Haley’s original compositions in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Susanne Chui was featured a during the 2012 Halifax Jazz Festival.

As an educator Geordie continues his practice at the NSCC Waterfront Campus Music Arts Department, teaching private lessons and instructing ensembles.
As a bandleader Geordie’s music can be heard at cd baby and on CBC RADIO 3.


snow moon EbBbDGCE comp.boost.octave.delyays - 2025-02-16, 12.35 AM

Geordie Haley

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