Bobby Bazini Presented by Market Hall PAC
Wednesday, May 7 • 8 PM
After more than a decade long career highlighted by nominations, awards, platinum selling albums, tens of millions of streams, and sold-out concerts, in the fall of 2023 Bobby Bazini released Pearl, a self-released album that received widespread praise at home in Canada and far beyond: "We emerge from this album all about new beginnings, love, and human nature, […] desiring to see a brighter side of life" (La Presse); "A balm for the soul and sunscreen against life's UV rays" (Le Devoir); "Cinematic, soulful, and smoldering" (Atwood Magazine). "I love that so much!" (Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 2); "Those warm summer nights have a sultry new soundtrack." (MOJO Magazine). In addition to critical acclaim, the musical direction of Pearl has attracted many new fans all over the world, including the likes of Huey Morgan from The Fun Lovin' Criminals, famous English jazz musician Jamie Cullum, Nic Harcourt of KCRW, and legendary DJ Gilles Peterson, who was so taken by "Waterfallin'" he made a remix released earlier this year! The original version was also listed among BBC Radio 6's best songs of 2023.
Initially, fifteen songs were composed and recorded by Bobby and producer Connor Seidel (1969 Collective, Les Soeurs Boulay, Charlotte Cardin) at the Treehouse Studios, between February and May 2022, for the Pearl sessions. After numerous walks in the forest listening to the fifteen tracks, eleven were selected for the album, while the other four were chosen to be on the EP Stone of June the epilogue to Pearl — a story told in two parts.
After more than a decade long career highlighted by nominations, awards, platinum selling albums, tens of millions of streams, and sold-out concerts, in the fall of 2023 Bobby Bazini released Pearl, a self-released album that received widespread praise at home in Canada and far beyond: "We emerge from this album all about new beginnings, love, and human nature, […] desiring to see a brighter side of life" (La Presse); "A balm for the soul and sunscreen against life's UV rays" (Le Devoir); "Cinematic, soulful, and smoldering" (Atwood Magazine). "I love that so much!" (Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 2); "Those warm summer nights have a sultry new soundtrack." (MOJO Magazine). In addition to critical acclaim, the musical direction of Pearl has attracted many new fans all over the world, including the likes of Huey Morgan from The Fun Lovin' Criminals, famous English jazz musician Jamie Cullum, Nic Harcourt of KCRW, and legendary DJ Gilles Peterson, who was so taken by "Waterfallin'" he made a remix released earlier this year! The original version was also listed among BBC Radio 6's best songs of 2023.
Initially, fifteen songs were composed and recorded by Bobby and producer Connor Seidel (1969 Collective, Les Soeurs Boulay, Charlotte Cardin) at the Treehouse Studios, between February and May 2022, for the Pearl sessions. After numerous walks in the forest listening to the fifteen tracks, eleven were selected for the album, while the other four were chosen to be on the EP Stone of June the epilogue to Pearl — a story told in two parts.
