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REVIEWS

TimeOut London
Recommended

All Music Guide
Canniere's intriguing works ignite the imagination

Cadence Magazine
Trumpeter Andre Canniere is yet another young musician who seeks to make music that not only draws on the worlds of Jazz, but also of Rock and elsewhere... the compositions are a far cry from the staid template contained on many Jazz records... harmonic drama and consistently shifting rhythmic sequences.
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All About Jazz
André Canniere's debut is aural evidence that good things can descend from the Ivory Tower... As of Yet is a strong opening statement from Canniere, who has immersed himself in the New York scene with everyone from Maria Schneider and Donny McCaslin... His debut gives listeners a reason to wait at the bottom of the Ivory Tower to see what else might come down from the hallowed halls of academia.
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Jazz & Tzaz
Canniere's music is a blend of electric and acoustic sounds, open to the pop/rock attitude and phraseology with trades through the indie routes. His compositional style draws from several contemporary influences including Dave Douglas, Michael Brecker and Bill Frisell, as well as Radiohead, often refering to both large and small ensemble traditions.
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be.jazz
Canniere's at his best as composer and arranger: long melodies that unfurl majestically before suddenly flaring up and melancholy ballads both sit easily on top of often complex rhythmic and harmonic patterns. As a writer, Canniere's melodic sense is highly informed by contemporary rock and pop, so a downcast ballad like "The Rest" has as least as much in common melodically with quiet indie-rock as with the traditional jazz ballad.
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onesheet (pdf)
onesheet (MS Word)
Biography (pdf)
Biography (MS Word)
CV (pdf)
Press Release (University of Oregon)
University of Oregon Guest Artist Series Program (pdf)
Press Release for As Of Yet
Press Release (Mansfield University, February 2006)