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Ratchet Orchestra

Band, *1990
Jazz and Classical

The Ratchet Orchestra is an avant garde jazz musical group based in Montreal, Canada. The band was started in the early 1990s, when musical director Nicolas Caloia began experimenting with improvised chamber jazz. Members such as Tom Walsh, Jean Derome, Lori Freedman, Sam Shalabi, and Christopher Cauley soon joined. Four members played on their 1994 eponymous debut.Recently the Ratchet Orchestra has also performed the works of American composer and violinist Malcolm Goldstein.

     
Members
PortraitJean Derome
fl *1955 CA
PortraitLori Freedman
cl, bcl *1958 CA
Chris Burns
key, g *1966
PortraitNicolas Caloia
cb, vc
PortraitJohn Heward
dr
PortraitSam Shalabi
eg, oud, g *1964 LY
PortraitGordon Krieger
bcl, b, cl CA
Craig Dionne
fl
Thea Pratt
frh FR
Jacques Gravel
tb
PortraitGuillaume Dostaler
p, syn
PortraitJean René
vl CA
PortraitTom Walsh
tb, sampler
Eric Lewis
tr, eu
PortraitGeneviève Heistek
vl, vn CA
PortraitGuido del Fabbro
vn *1980 CA
PortraitNorsola Johnson
vc CA
PortraitYves Charuest
as CA
PortraitJoshua Zubot
vn CA
Christopher Cauley
as US
Michel Bonneau
perc
PortraitJason Sharp
bs, sax, b CA
Louisa Sage
as
PortraitScott Thomson
tb CA
PortraitDamian Nisenson
ts, as, sss
Brigitte Dajczer
vn
PortraitIsaiah Ceccarelli
dr, perc *1978 CA
Ellwood Epps
tr
Philippe Battikha
tr
Gabriel Rivest
tu
Noah Countability
ssph
Ken Doolittle
perc, voc
Popular Tracks   
Winnow on Hemlock by Ratchet Orchestra
Backstage - Live on Ratchet Orchestra Alive by Ratchet Orchestra & Nicolas Caloia
Wish - Part 2 on Hemlock by Ratchet Orchestra
Dusty on Hemlock by Ratchet Orchestra
Hemlock - Part 2 on Hemlock by Ratchet Orchestra
Our Lady - Live on Ratchet Orchestra Alive by Ratchet Orchestra & Nicolas Caloia
Scuttling a Space of Time, Slowly on Goldstein: Soweto Stomp by Malcolm Goldstein & Ratchet Orchestra
What we Know - Live on Ratchet Orchestra Alive by Ratchet Orchestra & Nicolas Caloia
Aeon - Live on Ratchet Orchestra Alive by Ratchet Orchestra & Nicolas Caloia
Macramé - Live on Ratchet Orchestra Alive by Ratchet Orchestra & Nicolas Caloia

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Band Membership
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Soweto StompMalcolm Goldstein, Ratchet Orchestra2016Album
HemlockRatchet Orchestra2012Album
Ratchet OrchestraRatchet Orchestra2008Album
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