The Cut

by Alex French

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1.
The Schoon 05:14
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2.
Metro 10:36
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3.
Parc La Fontaine Blues and Greens 09:38
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4.
Aylmer 08:19
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5.
The Second Fall 06:22
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6.
The Cut 07:04
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7.
Up 05:38
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8.
Shakshuka 07:46
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about

Since returning to New Zealand in 2011 (after many years studying abroad), Alexis French has become one of the most in-demand musicians in the country. THE CUT, recorded with (highly talented) friends in Montreal, Canada, is a major work by any standard. The real surprise is that the album constitutes Alexis's first serious foray into jazz composition.

The compositions on THE CUT were also influenced by Alexis' teacher (and renowned alto sax player), Remi Bolduc, whose refined compositional techniques enabled Alexis to articulate what he was hearing. Many of the tunes were inspired by places and people in and around Montreal.

credits

released June 6, 2014

Alexis French (trumpet)
David Bellemare (tenor saxophone)
Nicolas Ferron (guitar)
Nicolas Bedard (bass)
Mark Nelson (drums)

Produced by Alexis French
Recorded by Kevin Fallis and Brandon Wells at McGill University MMR and Studio A, Montreal, Canada
Additional recording by Rob Fernandes and Alan Joosoo Han
Mixed and mastered by Steve Garden at Garden Shed Music Studio, Auckland
Photography by Charly Vilmart
Design by UnkleFranc

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