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Gordon Grdina is a Vancouver based Oud/Guitarist whose sound is a combination of his interests in mainstream jazz, free-form improvisation and Arabic classical music. A protégé of jazz great Gary Peacock, he is a well-respected contributor to the jazz and world music scenes constantly being sought out for projects that need a fresh sound. He was introduced to the NativeDSD community on the label Songlines Recordings, and as their collective catalogue continues to grow we thought it best to bundle a few of his recent albums.

Think Like the Waves

Vancouver guitarist and oud player Gordon Grdina asked his mentor Gary Peacock if he would do a trio record. Gary agreed, and helped bring Paul Motian (another of Gordon’s musical heroes). Recorded in Brooklyn in 2006, Think Like the Waves is Grdina’s remarkable international jazz debut, with compelling compositions and deep three-way interaction.

Inroads

Inroads combines intricate counterpoint with the ebb and flow of dynamic yet focused improvisation. Grdina takes inspiration from the complexity of Bartok, the freedom of Ornette Coleman, the energy and logical construction of ideas in Soundgarden, and the delicacy of Webern.

Ejdeha

The Marrow began as a trio with Helias and Hank Roberts but soon morphed into a quartet with the addition of the Canadian Persian percussionist Hamin Honari. The music, all original compositions by Grdina but mostly based on classical Arabic and Persian modes (many with quarter-tones, well executed by Helias and Roberts), provides a context for creative group interplay. The music is intricate, sometimes delicate, other times high-risk exciting.