An individual's direction in life is often determined as much by the things they DIDN'T  say as the things they say.
This piece is a 12 Bar blues with a six bar  ostinato bass line. 
We play the melody and then let loose!

Blues for all that is left un

The inspiration for this piece was an encounter with the magnificent Great Blue Heron. While sitting on a dock in northern Ontario with my spouse, an adult bird of the aforementioned species flew directly over us, the dazzled spectators in a wake of sound and air beneath it’s enormous wingspan. This piece attempts to musically depict the majesty of this incredible bird, and is a reflection on the beauty and mystery of Canada’s north.

Heron aria

The inspiration for this piece occurred on the Toronto subway system. While a computer generated voice announced “…we are currently experiencing a delay…”, an oblivious ridership remained fixated on Personal Digital Assisitants (PDA), detached and unresponsive to external stimuli. Brilliant marketing has easily convinced consumers to acquire PDAs to “stay connected” and to access “more data than ever before”. Never did the prophetic and dystopic visions of  a brainwashed society desensitized and  run by  technology (epitomized in  the writings of Aldous Huxley and George Orwell) seem so prescient.

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As a leader of his own group, Toronto Jazz Bassist/composer Artie Roth released “Parallels” 2005 , “Currently Experiencing(2013)and most recently "Discern"(2015) with a tour of eastern Canada.His Quartet is Geoff Young(guitar), Anthony Michelli(drums) and Mike Filice (Saxophone).
As a side-person, Artie has been recorded on over 50 CDs including Rich Underhill's 2003 JUNO award winning “Tales From The Blue Lounge” and 2007 JUNO nominated “Kensington Suite”, Sophie
Milman's JUNO nominated debut CD and Rockit 88's 2004 JUNO nominated “Too Much Fun”.
Toronto-born jazz bassist Artie Roth has been an active composer, bandleader, performer and educator in the national and international jazz
communities, since his graduation from York University in 1992 with the Oscar Peterson Scholarship. Following two Canada Council sponsored study tenures in New York City (1993 and 1997), Artie returned to Toronto
establishing himself as one of the busiest, full-time composer/performers in
Toronto. As well as being nominated for a National Jazz Award in the category of Bassist of the Year, Artie's contributions were  recently acknowledged(August 2014) when he was the featured artist of the week on Jazz FM 91.1 ’s website and programming. In addition to his active  composer/band-leading and freelance career, Artie currently holds the position
of Bass Instructor and ensemble coach at York University.


The Artie Roth Quartet

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