Cadence (vocal group) explained

Cadence
Origin:Toronto, Canada
Genre:A capella
Years Active:1998–2020
Website:cadence-unplugged.com
Past Members:Ross Lynde, Kurt Sampson, David Lane, Lucas Marchand, Carl Berger, Aaron Jensen, Dylan Bell, Kevin Fox, Daniel Galessiere, Darryl Huggins, James De Pinho

Cadence was a Canadian a cappella vocal group based in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Nominated for the 2006 Juno Award for Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year[2] for their album "Twenty for One", they have produced five albums.

History

Cadence formed in 1998 by York University students Carl Berger, Ross Lynde, Daniel Galessiere, and Kevin Fox.[3] In 2000 the group released an album, Frost Free, with a capella arrangements of popular pop and jazz songs.[4] Their album Twenty For One was released in 2005.[5]

In 2009, Cadence sang on Kristy Cardinelli's album My Romance.[6] [7] By 2007 Fox and Bell had left the group, and Aaron Jensen and Kurt Sampson had joined; this lineup recorded the group's next album, Speak Easy.

Cadence toured and performed around Canada, as well as in the United States, Europe and Asia. Cadence was also active in music education, attending school functions and hosting a summer camp for a cappella musicians.

On October 21, 2020, Cadence announced via their Facebook page that the group would no longer be continuing.

Discography

Year Album Notes
2000 Frost Free
2005 Twenty For One Winner, 2006 Juno Award for Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year
2010 Speak Easy
2011 Cool Yule Featuring Lori Cullen on Baby, It's Cold Outside
2018HomeAll Canadian content, featuring David Clayton Thomas on Lucretia MacEvil

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20100305/290150811550042 "Acappella groups ... survey"
  2. Web site: 2006 Vocal Jazz Album of the Year Cadence The JUNO Awards. The JUNO Awards. en-US. 2016-05-03.
  3. http://www.acappellanews.com/archive/2011_08.html "Cadence: 4 Men, 4 Microphones, No Instruments"
  4. https://www.rarb.org/reviews/albums/253-frost-free/ "Cadence Frost-Free (2000)"
  5. https://www.allmusic.com/album/twenty-four-one-mw0000756288 "Cadence Twenty Four One"
  6. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/my-romance-kristy-alma-records-review-by-raul-dgama-rose.php?width=960 "Kristy: My Romance"
  7. https://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/booksrecords2/jazzaimprovised/257-jazzimp-feb-09 "Jazz and Improvised "