NEWS!
August 11-14, 2016:
Teaching Creative Jazz & Improvising Guitar Symposium
Presentations
Concert Series
Interview for Guitar Moderne
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Live at the Tranzac Vol 1
Ken Aldcroft - William Parker
Mister, Mister
Solo Ken Aldcroft
Red & Blue
Ken Aldcroft & Scott Thomson
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Ken Aldcroft Presents
Second Wednesday Series
The Tranzac, 10pm
Alaniaris
Third Sunday of the Month
The Tranzac, 3pm
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itunes
Most of Trio Records' catalogue is now available as downloads from itunes
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Here is a poem written by Nicholas Power which was inspired by a set of improvised music performed by me, drummer/percussionist Germaine Liu and bassist Jim Sexton at the LoD Series in Toronto.
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Interviews 
Five Questions for Ken Aldcroft
Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen, November 2014
Four things you need to know about... Ken Aldcroft
David Dacks, Eye Magazine, February 2011
Insides and outsides of great jazz
Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal, January 26, 2007
Jazz ensemble finds its harmonic Convergence
Sarah Chan, Vue Weekly, January 25, 2007
Kirby your enthusiasm
Mike Doherty, Eye Magazine, October 21, 2004
Trio + 1 gets seasonal dash
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star, November 28, 2002
OFF BEAT
Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight, Summer 1999
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Reviews
CD Reviews 
Ken Aldcroft-William Parker "Live at the Tranzac Vol. 1" (TRP-DS04-023)
Raul da Gama, The Wholenote Magazine, May 2016
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery, March 2016
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Solo Ken Aldcroft "Mister, Mister" (TRP-SS03-022)
Curt Cuisine, Skug Journal for Music, January 2016
Stuart Broomer, Music Works Magazine, December 2015
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery, October 2015
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Ken Aldcroft & Scott Thomson "Red & Blue" (TRP-DS03-021)
Bernie Koenig, Cadence Magazine, Jan Feb March 2016
Stuart Broomer, Jazz Eh! The Wholenote Magazine, October 2015
Chris Haines, Freejazzblog, October 2015
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery, June 2015
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Convergence Ensemble "Tangent" (TRP-020)
Stuart Broomer, The Whole Note: Jazz, 'eh, March 2015
Ed Pettersen, Guitar Week: Four or More, freejazzblog.org, November 2014
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THREADS (Quintet) "10/09/11" (TRP-019) and Convergence Ensemble "Tangent" (TRP-020)
Bernie Koenig, Cadence Magazine, Fall 2015
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THREADS (Quintet) "10/09/11" (TRP-019)
Ken Waxman, the Whole Note, January 2015
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery, January 2015
Ed Pettersen, Guitar Week: Four or More, freejazzblog.org, November 2014
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Hat & Beard "Reflections" (TRP-018)
Robert Iannapollo, Cadence Magazine, January 2015
Donald Elfman, New York City Jazz Record, April 2014
Paul Acquaro, Guitar & Drums Roundup, freejazzblog.org March 2014
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery February 2014
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Convergence Ensemble "Saskatoon" (TRP-017) and Hat & Beard "Reflections" (TRP-018)
Stuart Broomer, Jazz Eh, The Whole Note, March 2014
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Convergence Ensemble "Saskatoon" (TRP-017)
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery December 2013
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Ken Aldcroft/Joel LeBlanc "The Long and the Short of it" (TRP-DS02-016)
Dustin Mallory, Cadence Magazine July 2014
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery November 2012
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Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Sneaky Pete-Slugs'" (TRP-015)
Fo, KZSU Stanford 90.1fm, April 21 2013
Dustin Mallory, Cadence Magazine, Fall 2013
Stuart Broomer, The Whole Note, January 2013
Lawrence Joseph, Cult Montreal December 2012
Bryon Hayes, Exclaim! December 2012
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery November 2012
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Andy Haas/Ken Aldcroft "Notes on the Miasms" (resonantmusic 010)
Fo, KZSU Stanford 90.1fm, September 1, 2013
Tiina Kiik, The Whole Note, January 2013
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery Sept 2011
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Ken Aldcroft/William Parker "One Sunday" (trp-DS01-014)
Mark Keresman, The New York City Jazz Record, April 2015
Daniel Sylvester, Exclaim! November 2012
Michael G. Nastos, Cadence, April - May - June 2012
Tiina Kiik, The Whole Note, May 2012
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery 2011
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Hat & Beard "Live at Somewhere There" (trp-013)
Fo, KZSU Stanford 90.1fm, April 2012
Paul Acquaro, Free Jazz, February 2012
David Olds, Whole Note Magazine, November 2011 (on-line)
David Franklin, Cadence Oct - Nov - Dec 2011
Glen Hall, Exclaim! June 29 2011
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery 2011
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Solo Ken Aldcroft "Home: Solo Guitar Compositions" (trp-SS02-012)
David Franklin, Cadence Oct - Nov - Dec 2011
David Olds, Whole Note Magazine, November 2011 (on-line)
Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery 2011
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AIMToronto Orchestra "Year of the Boar" (BR0323)
Michael Jackson, Downbeat, October 2012
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Alaniaris "Live at Somewhere There" (trp-011)
Hodgepodge and Shorties Cadence July August September 2011
Bryon Hayes Exclaim! November 2010
Matt Fong, Spontaneous Combustion Issue #4 October 2010
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Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Our Hospitality" (trp-010)
Wilbert Sostre, Jazz Review.com
Grego Applegate Edwards, Cadence, April May June 2010
Ken Waxman, The Whole Note, January 28, 2010
Bryon Hayes, Exclaim, November 2009
Jazz n Bossa, November 28, 2009
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Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "Trolleys" (trp-009)
Robert Iannapollo, Cadence, Oct. Nov. Dec. 2009
Ken Waxman, The Whole Note, February 1- March 7, 2009
Benjamin Boles, NOW, December 3-10, 2008
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AIMToronto Orchestra "Creative Orchestra (Guelph) 2007"
Mike Heffley
Ken Waxman, The Whole Note, February 1- March 7, 2009
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Solo Ken Aldcroft "VoCaBuLaRy: Solo Guitar Improvisations" (trp-SS01-008)
Ken Waxman, Whole Note, February 2009
Grego Applegate Edwards, Cadence, Apr. May June 2009
David Dacks, Eye Weekly, October 22, 2008
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Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble "The Great Divide" (trp-007)
Nate Dorward, Cadence Magazine, March 2007
Tiina Kiik, Wholenote Magazine, October 2006
Geoff Chapman, The Toronto Star, September 14, 2006
CC, La Scena, November 2006
Tom Sekowski, Live Music Report, October 2006
Vish Khanna, Exclaim!, October 2006
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Aldcroft / Shaw / Sorbara "Remnants" (owr-002)
David Dacks, Exclaim!, August 26, 2006
Tom Sekowski, Wholenote Magazine, June 2006
Geoff Chapman, The Toronto Star, April 2006
David Fujino, The Live Music Report, April 27, 2006
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Ken Aldcroft Group "Kirby Sideroad" (trp-006)
Randal McIlroy, Coda, March/April 2005
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun, February 24, 2005
Randal McIlroy, Manitoba Style, 2004
Michael Clifton, Toronto Downtown Jazz Society, December 2004
Stuart Broomer, Toronto Life, October 2004
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star, October 2004
Kirby Sideroad, From Our Time
Steven Loewy, Cadence Magazine, April 2005
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Ken Aldcroft Trio + 1 "From Our Time" (trp-005)
Stef Gijssels, Free Jazz, October 21, 2007
Marc Chenard, La Scena Musicalle, April 2004
Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star, January 2004
Mike Doherty, Eye Magazine, October 2003
Doug Fischer, The Ottawa Citizen 2003
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Ear Contact: George McFetridge/Ken Aldcroft "January Sun" (trp-004)
Roger Levesque, Edmonton Journal, 2001
Randal McIlroy, Coda Magazine, May/June 2001
Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight, 2000
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Ken Aldcroft Trio + 1 "His Mistress Never Sleeps..." (trp-003)
Randal Mcilroy, Coda Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2000
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun, June 2000
Jennifer Van Evra, Georgia Straight, 2000
Big Picture, His Mistress Never Sleeps...
Laurence M. Svirchev, Planet Jazz, 2000
Jeff Morris, 52nd St. Jazz, April, 2000
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Ken Aldcroft Trio "Big Picture" (trp-002)
Doug Lang, Coda Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2000
Alexander Varty, Georgia Straight, 1999
Chris Wong, Vancouver Courier, June 6, 1999
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun, June 1999
John Goodman, North Shore News, May 21, 1999
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Ken Aldcroft Trio "Featuring..." (trp-001)
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Live Reviews
Gurpeet Chana & Alaniaris featuring Scott Good at The Music Gallery
Devin Hurd, Exclaim! Magazine, October 21, 2013
William Parker and Ken Aldcroft: subtle textures, which filled the room
Alayne McGregor, Ottawayjazzscene.ca, Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble, Sneaky Pete-Slugs' CD Release and Debut of "Tangent"
Mechanical Forest Sound, Monday, December 10, 2012
The Best of Toronto Jazz Fest
Chris Bilton, The Grid, Tuesday July 5, 2011
Higher Colin: Colin Stetson/Hat & Beard, The Music Gallery, June 29
Chris Bilton, The Grid, Thursday June 30, 2011
Phantom Orchard @ the Music Gallery, Oct. 22 With the Ken Aldcroft Convergence Ensemble
Chris Bilton, Eye Magazine, October 23, 2009
AIMToronto Orchestra at the third annual X Avant Festival of New Music
David Fujino October 26, 2008
The Engines & Oswald / Aldcroft / Valdivia
David Fujino Live Music Report December 7, 2007
Improvisation -Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Guelph Jazz Festival
Paul J. Youngman www.jazzreview.com September 7, 2007
Ken Aldcroft Solo - Music (in) Galleries
David Fujino, Live Music Report, July 14, 2007
Ullman / Swell 4tet + Hat & Beard
Tom Sekowski, Roger Humbert, The Live Music Report, April 4 2007
Hat & Beard + Tone Collector- Music in the Silences, the Pauses
David Fujino, The Live Music Report, October 4, 2006
Dave Rempis Double Percussion Quartet and Aldcroft / Shaw / Sorbara with Nicole Mitchell
You and the Night and the Music
Joyce Corbett, The Live Music Report, April 7, 2006
Jazz Festival scores a winner with fun opening night (Ken Aldcroft Quartet)
Peter Meisenheimer, Geulph Mercury, September 5, 2002
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Contact:
Ken Aldcroft
77 Wychcrest Ave.Toronto, Ontario
M6G 3X8
Canada
416-530-0983
kenaldcroft at yahoo.ca
