Aurochs Toronto (Ali Berkok - piano/accordion, Pete Johnston - bass, Jake Oelrichs - drums/percussion, Mike Smith - electronics) Formed in the autumn of 2012, these musicians have played with each other in various combinations in numerous groups in Toronto over the last ten years, including Muskox, Arkana Music, See Through Trio, and the Toronto Jazz Orchestra. This quartet emerged out of a shared desire to create extended improvised musical structures in which the instruments would function as equal partners in the ensemble texture. Drawing on a range of influences including jazz, dub reggae, American minimalism, electronic music, and punk rock, Aurochs seeks to expand the traditional palette associated with this instrumentation. To this end, Aurochs focuses on developing sustained, gradually unfolding ensemble improvisations. Aurochs's wide open approach to music-making means that they never end up with the same song structure twice. You can catch Aurochs playing at the Tranzac on the final Friday of every month, at 7:30p.m. Aurochs’s tracks Part I by Aurochs published on 2022-12-11T01:21:02Z Part II by Aurochs published on 2022-12-11T01:21:01Z Part III by Aurochs published on 2022-12-11T01:21:00Z Part IV by Aurochs published on 2022-12-11T01:20:58Z Track01 by Aurochs published on 2022-05-04T00:36:11Z Track02 by Aurochs published on 2022-05-04T00:36:10Z Track03 by Aurochs published on 2022-05-04T00:36:09Z Track04 by Aurochs published on 2022-05-04T00:36:08Z The Grey Tale by Aurochs published on 2019-12-31T21:09:24Z Warrior Without a Home by Aurochs published on 2019-03-30T15:56:50Z