New album available now.
Featuring an instrumental quintet containing some of Canada’s most unique improvisational voices, “Once Beginning, Never Ending” is a soulful, evocative and exciting collection of all original Americana-inspired jazz music.
About
With “scene stealing guitar playing” (Exclaim, 2020), Ottawa’s Garrett Warner is a highly versatile guitarist, composer, and educator. Since arriving on the scene, Garrett has made a name for himself as a sideman and bandleader alike. He was fortunate enough to study under Roddy Ellias at Carleton University where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree with honours in composition and guitar performance.
He maintains an active performing schedule including regular appearances at internationally renowned festivals such as RBC Bluesfest, TD Ottawa Jazz Festival, Sighisoara Blues Festival, and the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Garrett has also had the pleasure of working with Juno nominees Petr Cancura and Angelique Francis, in addition to Canadian hip-hop heavies Blakdenim, jazz legend Roddy Ellias, evocative folk-jazz quartet Side-Eye & Grace, and most notably a collaboration with Daryll “DMC” McDaniels of Run DMC. Garrett's debut album titled “Once Beginning, Never Ending” was released in January of 2023. The record features 7 tracks of Americana inspired jazz and features some of Canada's finest improvisational voices.
Shows
September 11th
Duo w/ Chris Pond
Parkdale Night Market
Ottawa, ON
October 5th
Metro Jazz Series
Art House Cafe
Ottawa, ON
August 21st
Sage Reynolds Trio
Queen St. Fare
Ottawa, ON
Side-Eye & Grace
Side-Eye & Grace is an Ottawa-based chamber-jazz outfit. They play original, improvised music of the postmodern variety - their sound is a mosaic of influences from Claude Debussy and the impressionists through to Miles Davis, Philip Glass, and east-coast Canadian fiddle music. They debuted their first album, Liminal Spaces, in 2020, and released their sophomore album, Illuminate, in August 2022. Their lineup includes Garrett Warner and Kyle Jordan on guitars, Chris Pond on bass, and Erik Johnson-Scherger on violin.
