Two-time Juno-winning banjoist, composer and instigator Jayme Stone makes music inspired by sounds from around the world, bridging folk, jazz, and chamber music. His award-winning albums both defy and honor the banjo’s long role in the world’s music, turning historical connections into compelling music. The Other Side of the Air is a travelogue of imaginary landscapes and faraway lands. The album traverses the Cinnamon Route through Persia and India, revisits and reinvents melodies Stone collected in West Africa, and includes a Concerto for Banjo and Chamber Symphony. In concert, you’ll catch his quartet playing a Bach fugue, Trinidadian Calypso, Bulgarian mountain dance, and selections from his award-winning albums.
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Press
The Yo-Yo Ma of the banjo.
- Globe and Mail
This is what the future of the banjo sounds like.
- Songlines
I take back what I said about Jayme Stone.
- Steve Martin
Stone's banjo playing is a source of limitless creative expression.
- No Depression
This music sounds like nothing else on earth.
- Toronto Star
Delicate, imaginative and unusual music.
- Time Out New York
Sounds like a whole new instrument.
- WASHINGTON POST
The music is as spirited as its creator.
- GEORGIA STRAIGHT
This confirms Stone's place as one of the most adventurous banjo players out there.
- EDMONTON JOURNAL
Stone combines a jazz musician's sense of timing and sureness of touch with a pop musician's brevity and directness.
- The Guardian
Stone is the consummate team player... always right in the middle with his polished, inventive banjo playing.
- Downbeat
Bridging jazz, bluegrass and everything in between with smart compositions, playful jams, and a great sense of purpose. It's music that's difficult to describe, but easy to love.
- CBC Radio