A long list of 2019’s best Canadian jazz albums, plus even more honourable mentions By Peter Hum, The Ottawa Citizen North Carolina bassist and educator Steve Haines, an Ottawa native, released a beautiful orchestral album. Haines’ project featured the impeccable vocalist Becca Stevens singing a program that leaned heavily into Canadiana (think Gordon Lightfoot, Kim … Read More
by Jerome Wilson, All About Jazz Eric Hofbauer‘s Five Agents Book Of Water Creative Nation Music Guitarist Hofbauer leads a spellbinding live recording where his spidery and intricate lines weave in and out of the bracing free-to-funk blowing of an able group of musicians. Steve Haines And The Third Floor Orchestra Justin Time Bassist Haines … Read More
By: Elliot Marlow-Stevens, Jazz Journal Bassist Steve Haines’ latest release blends jazz band and full orchestra for an impressive and ambitious album, combining originals and well-chosen covers. The atmosphere shifts from more typical orchestral style such as Here Are Our Hearts, to the more jazz influenced, such as Neil Young’s Harvest Moon, in a seamless … Read More
Tak Tokiwa, Jazz Life Magazine A Masterpiece that Steve spent 2 years to complete, it came from working with the hottest singer of today in New York, Becca Stevens, and a soprano saxophone player Chad Eby with an orchestral sound. Steven’s original pieces, track 3 and 10, are also featured. Also cover songs of famous … Read More
By: Selwyn Harris, Jazz Wise Canadian double-bassist Haines’ touching folky orchestrations pay tribute to the songwriters of his homeland including Neil Young (an unexpectedly likable swinging versions of ‘Harvest Moon’), Kim Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, and feature highly feted singer-songwriter Becca Stevens.
By: Parke Puterbaugh, News & Record Steve Haines is a jazz musician who plays double bass and teaches in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program at UNCG. Despite his lifelong devotion to jazz, he has just released an album that isn’t strictly of that genre. Titled “Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra,” it’s got a … Read More
Jack Bowers, All About Jazz This is by and large lovely music, to be sure, but to paraphrase a Burger King ad from years gone by, “Where’s the jazz?” Aside from a handful of perfunctory solos by soprano saxophonist Chad Eby and pianist Joey Calderazzo, there isn’t much here. Instead, composer / arranger Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra … Read More
Ron Schepper, Textura REVIEW: Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra: Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra Justin Time Records Many albums impress; a scant few dazzle. This extraordinary set by Steve Haines is one such instance, a recording so special one hardly knows where to begin. A few details first: he’s a Canadian-born double … Read More
Justin Time Records is proud to release bassist, composer and arranger Steve Haines’ new album Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra TODAY! The album features Becca Stevens on vocals, Chad Eby on soprano saxophone, Joey Calderazzo on piano and a full orchestra providing a beautiful sonic backdrop over which Eby’s sax floats and Stevens’ … Read More
Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra Join Becca Stevens for New Release on Justin Time Records, Out March 29th Justin Time Records is proud to announce the March 29th release of bassist, composer and arranger Steve Haines’ upcoming album Steve Haines and the Third Floor Orchestra. The album features Becca Stevens on vocals, Chad … Read More
