Fond of Tigers
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Fond of Tigers is a seven-piece instrumental band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The group began in 2000 as a solo project of guitarist Stephen Lyons, and became a full band in 2003. On June 20th, 2006, they released the debut a thing to live with. Their second album, Release the Saviours, was released on November 27th, 2007. Both albums are on Vancouver-based creative-music label Drip Audio[1], operated by Jesse Zubot[2].
The band has performed at the Vancouver Jazz Festival[3] and the International Festival de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville[4].
"Fond of Tigers is, two albums in, working towards something explosive and beautiful and coherent, and the way to get there is just as brilliant as the destination."[5]
With Stephen Lyons guitar, JP Carter trumpet, Morgan McDonald piano, Jesse Zubot violin, Shanto Bhattacharya bass, Skye Brooks and Dan Gaucher drums
[edit] References
- ^ Drip Audio
- ^ Jesse Zubot
- ^ Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Vancouver Canada >>
- ^ Programming — 24th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (2006 Edition) — FIMAV Archives
- ^ Cokemachineglow Review by Mark Abraham at http://www.cokemachineglow.com/record_review/1566/fond-of-tigers
