Released March 8, 2016 

Jack Bodkin - Piano 
Mark Godfrey - Bass 
Eric West - Drums 

Recorded July 10th and 11th, 2015 at the Canterbury Music Company. 

Mixed by Jeremy Darby (Canterbury Music Company), mastering by Peter Letros (Wreckhouse Mastering), artwork and design by Camille Lauren.  

Saga Thirteen is a six-track album recorded by Pram Trio in July 2015. This collection of compositions represents a period of constant change in the ensemble’s history. Featuring all original music composed by bassist Mark Godfrey and pianist Jack Bodkin, Saga Thirteen is the group’s second official release. 

The record chronicles a period in which Pram Trio’s approach to writing and performing was in a state of flux as they developed their new sound with the addition of drummer Eric West. The music takes the listener on a journey exploring the breadth of Pram Trio’s compositions, visiting hard-hitting grooves (Mrs. Kim Visits the Living Room Alone, Undercurrent), soulful melodies (Bucket List), elaborate improvisations (April, Treptower Park) and a simple through-composed ballad (Control). Saga Thirteen is a small sample of the group’s new musical direction and further establishes Pram Trio as a strong artistic voice in the Canadian jazz landscape.

Saga Thirteen

From Pram Trio's second official release "Saga Thirteen." 

Release date: March 8th, 2016. 

Recorded July 10th and 11th, 2015 at the Canterbury Music Company. 

Mixed by Jeremy Darby (Canterbury Music Company), mastering by Peter Letros (Wreckhouse Mastering), artwork and design by Camille Lauren. 

Composed by Jack Bodkin.

Undercurrent

From Pram Trio's second official release "Saga Thirteen." 

Release date: March 8th, 2016. 

Recorded July 10th and 11th, 2015 at the Canterbury Music Company. 

Mixed by Jeremy Darby (Canterbury Music Company), mastering by Peter Letros (Wreckhouse Mastering), artwork and design by Camille Lauren. 

Composed by Mark Godfrey.

Control

Mrs. Kim Visits The Living Room Alone

Bucket List

April

Pram Trio is a Toronto-based ensemble founded in 2009 by Mark Godfrey (bass) and Jack Bodkin (piano). Joined by Eric West (drums) in 2014, Pram Trio was awarded the Grand Prix de Jazz from the 35th Festival International de Jazz de Montreal by a unanimous panel.Dan McClenaghan of Allaboutjazz.com describes the group as: “edgy and interactive, often urgent, and very much in the school of the modern-leaning piano trios.”Influenced by a wide range of traditional and current jazz artists as well as many other styles, their music is “very contemporary, composed and multi-sectional” (Peter Hum/Ottawa Citizen Jazz Blog). Pram Trio puts a strong focus on collective improvisation and creates an experience that appeals to listeners both familiar and unfamiliar with jazz.