Cobblestone Jazz is a Canadian trio based in Victoria, British Columbia, known for their jazz improvisation-influenced approach to making electronic music."Cobblestone Jazz - The best Victoria band that no one in town has heard". Mike Devlin, The Victoria Times Colonist, November 25, 2010 The band has been described as "a 21st century jam band, a 'Plastikman-meets-the-Grateful Dead' juggernaut.""The Stages of Cobblestone Jazz". Exclaim!, Dimitri Nasrallah, Oct 30, 2007 The band consists of Mathew Jonson, Danuel Tate, and Tyger Dhula. Together with regular collaborator The Mole (Colin de la Plante), the group has also performed as The Modern Deep Left Quartet.
History
The members of Cobblestone Jazz had been jamming and performing together since about 1996. The band was founded in 2002 and began playing electronic jazz music in Victoria. They later did some touring, including a set at Mutek 2003 in Montreal and performance in Madrid, Spain."Mutek 2003 May 28 to June 1, Montreal QC". Exclaim!, Jan 01, 2006 They recorded some tracks, including "Dumptruck" and “India In Me”, in 2006."Cobblestone Jazz: The Modern Deep Left Quartet". FACT Magazine, Mar 22 2010"Cobblestone Jazz: Chance EP". Inverted Radio, March 2010.
In 2007, the group released a double album, 23 Seconds, through the German label !K7, featuring a studio and a live disc."Dusted Reviews: Cobblestone Jazz 23 Seconds, !K7". Dusted, Nov. 30, 2007"Cobblestone Jazz makes techno by hand". Georgia Straight, by Martin Turenne on March 12th, 2008
In 2008, the band toured in the United States, and in 2009 the trio was joined by a fourth musician, Colin de la Plante, and performed at festivals as The Modern Deep Left Quartet. In 2010, this lineup released an album with leanings more toward electronic music influences than jazz. Reviews were fairly positive."Q&A: Mathew Jonson of Cobblestone Jazz". Self=Titled, February 29, 2008."Cobblestone Jazz – The Modern Deep Left Quartet". musicOMH, by Ben Hogwood | 29 Mar 2010" Cobblestone Jazz: The Modern Deep Left Quartet". All About Jazz, May 4, 2010"Album Review: Cobblestone Jazz – The Modern Deep Left Quartet (!K7)". Complete Music Update, By Paul Vig | 24 March 2010
In 2015, the band performed in Japan and released an EP, Northern Lights."Cobblestone Jazz TalkCobblestone Jazz Talk". The Ransome Note, by Dan Leach.
The group played at the Houghton Festival in the UK in 2017. and was scheduled in 2020 for the same festival, which was canceled due to the pandemic. FLUX, September 15, 2017. by Joshua Taylor They performed at the Caprices Festival in 2018."Caprices review 2018: Legendary party in the mountains tops it once again". Independent, Megan Townsend, 27 April 2018 As of 2021, they were slated to appear at the 2022 NEOPOP Electronic Music Festival but they no longer have a website.
Discography
Albums YearAlbumLabelReviews200723 Seconds!K7Allmusic Resident Advisor 2010The Modern Deep Left QuartetWagon Repair!K7Resident Advisor
Extended plays YearEPLabelReviews20025th Element EP Itiswhatitis Recordings2005The Live EPItiswhatitis Recordings2006The Creator EPItiswhatitis RecordingsResident Advisor 2006Dump TruckWagon Repair2006India in MeWagon RepairResident Advisor 2007DMTWagon Repair2007Put the Lime in Da CoconutWagon RepairResident Advisor 2009Traffic Jam EPWagon RepairResident Advisor 2010Chance EPWagon Repair2011Lunar LanderWagon Repair2011Memories (From Where You Are)Wagon RepairResident Advisor 2015Northern Lights Itiswhatitis Recordings2023Hip WadersLive and Death
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