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"With each new release, Canada Day is developing into a more intriguing ensemble as well as an ideal, malleable outlet for Eisenstadt’s distinctive concepts." - JazzTimes.com "Four Stars. With their keen ability to transform notated material into adventurous but accessible variations, these five artists manage to balance convention with experimentation in a manner that remains palatable to mainstream sensibilities. Building on an already strong discography, Canada Day IV is far more exceptional than its unremarkable title suggests." - All About Jazz This fourth album from award-winning drummer Harris Eisenstadt and his longest-running band Canada Day is their most accomplished album yet, a thoroughly entertaining, provocative programme of original compositions that blends swinging modern jazz and spikier, off-center avant-jazz styles. The band’s idionsyncratic sound world features close percussive and textural interplay between the vibes and drums. Eisenstadt leads the quintet from his drum kit almost like a modern day Art Blakey. "I do think we’re at our best when there’s a palpable sense of high-wire negotiation of written and improvised materials happening. There’s a congeniality amongst us that is also palpable. I value that looseness and trust within the group very much. If you’re not enjoying yourselves together, why bother?" - Harris Eisenstadt