I would like to hear you live . Do you post your up and coming gigs in Toronto . I am a good old friend of Greg's from Sault Ste . Marie .You can give him my e-mail . Thank You .B Bpo is hard to find .
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If that cool Miles Davis vibe is what you seek, then look no further than The Tim Hamel Quartet, who offer up Relapsin' (self-released) in a fashion that is not unlike those series of albums Miles did for Prestige. right down to the homage of the album title.

Hamel himself is a trumpet player, and while he doesn't play like (or even mimic) Miles' in anyway, you do get the sense that he and his band know what it takes to create a proper atmosphere, where it is for two, or 200. With each song, they play in a way where they seem to know when each musician will come and go, the kind of intuition that comes from a lot of time together in the studio, at practice, and in the studio. There are times where it sounds like it's a bit of give and take, as Hamel and guitarist Lee Wallace do a few times in "Broke Again". Drummer Greg Pilo and bassist Mark Cashion offer a solid foundation to work off of in "What's Your 20?", while Hamel's playing weaves in and out to perfection, like a cross between Freddie Hubbard and Randy Brecker.

It's bebop with a lot of heart, and recorded very well with the kind of results that would easily compete with the jazz masters of yesterday and today.
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