The Way Back Whens are a brand-new, old-fashioned traditional jazz band. Featuring a renewed collaboration between Dan Davis on clarinet and saxophone and Keith Rempel on sousaphone and bass, and joined by Edmonton's finest old school players, The Way Back Whens will take you... well, way, way back! Their music is inspired by the work of Louis Armstrong, Bennie Goodman and Django Reinhardt. Dan and Keith are joined by Canada's finest trombonist Audrey Ochoa, Canadian Grandmaster Fiddle champion Daniel Gervais, and Barbara Vargas on tap dance. Brett Hansen, Daniel Stadnicki and Eric Weiden bring their inimitable talents on Banjo, Drums and Trumpet to round out the group. Jazz is at its best when it's spontaneous, dangerous, electric, interactive, and live. The risk of a sour note, the opportunity for sublime connection - it's what makes jazz a wonderfully vibrant music. This record features trad jazz and gospel tunes, surf rock, laid back funk, intricate four-part writing for the horn and violin section, and a beautiful ballad in the style of Ray Charles' Georgia On My Mind. Audrey Ochoa and Dan Gervais deliver standout performances, while Dan Stadnicki and Barb Vargas entertain and amuse the audience with their antics on I Got Rhythm. Keith Rempel lays it down on the bass and sousaphone, and Dan Davis climbs the clarinet and saxophone with equal ease. This debut album brings together a phenomenal cast of talent, but like any good jazz group, the value of the band far exceeds the sum of its parts. On a canvas of compositions that feel at once familiar and new, filling the spectrum from joy and whimsy to sassy and sultry, the band paints a sound so rich in color it can't help but satisfy the ear and put a grin on the face. Add a dose of tap dancing and the tangible excitement of the audience, and we get a feel-good live energy the likes of which can't be found on many albums these days. But then, they are called The Way Back Whens.
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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Cwfen Sorrows (Translucent Red)
New Heavy Sounds
August 8, 2025 -
David Bowie & Mick Jagger Dancing In The Street E.P. 2025
Rhino / Parlophone
August 29, 2025 -
Michael Clifford Sidequest (Ultra Clear)
Hopeless Records
July 25, 2025 -
Various Lovely Runner - Incl. 3 Outer Sleeve, 3 Inner Sleeves + 3 Photo Lyric Sheets [3xLP]
Stone Music
August 8, 2025 -
As December Falls Everything's On Fire But I'm Fine (Red Marble)
As December Falls
August 15, 2025 -
Diamond Head Live And Electric [2xLP]
Silver Lining Music
July 11, 2025 -
Yusuf/Cat Stevens Mona Bone Jakon
A&M
July 11, 2025 -
Greywind Severed Heart City
Frontiers New Recordings Physical Only
September 19, 2025 -
Chameleons Arctic Moon
Metropolis Records
September 12, 2025 -
wave to earth play with earth! 0.03
Wavy Seoul Inc.
August 8, 2025 -
Dropkick Murphys For the People [2xLP]
Play It Again Sam
October 10, 2025 -
Coil vs Elph Born Again Pagan (Extended; 30Th Anniversary) [3xLP]
Infinite Fog
July 25, 2025 -
Paul Weller Find El Dorado [2xLP]
Warner Records/Parlophone
July 25, 2025 -
Arjen Anthony Lucassen Songs No One Will Hear [2xLP]
Inside Out Music
September 12, 2025