Gran Kasa

Personel

Meredith Bates (Pugs and Crows) – Violin Peggy Lee (Peggy Lee band, Talking Pictures, Waxwing) – Cello Chris Gestrin – Piano, Analog Synths Alvaro Rojas – Acoustic and Electric guitars James Meger (Braveheart, Sick Boss) – Acoustic and Electric Bass Liam MacDonald (Gord Grdina’s Haram, Steve Dawson) – Percussion Sam Cartwright – Drums & Elisa Thorn (04, 09, 10) – Harp Sam Davidson (02, 09, 10) – Clarinet, Bass Clarinet Susana Baca (04) – Vocals

Track Listing

Little Bell I Know, I Know Everybody Wins Tu, La Tierra (feat. Susana Baca) Gran Kasa At the Window Year of the Dog Harmonium Hum Hum Beijing Shelter

Artist Biography

Alvaro Rojas is an award-winning guitarist and composer based in Vancouver BC. As a guitarist he performs regularly with his trio, as well with other local artists in the pop, rock, jazz and improvised music communities. As a composer, Alvaro has had works performed by many of Canada’s finest new music groups, including the Turning Point Ensemble, Aventa Ensemble and the Microcosmos String Quartet. He has written music for choir, big band, orchestra, various chamber groups and small ensembles, and has scored numerous short films. Gran Kasa is the latest recording from Rojas and features an all-star lineup.