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"My father used to tell me '...it's better to be the head of a mouse than the tail of a lion.' I didn't write [these tunes] with any specific musicians in mind - unlike previous albums - so when it came time to start planning the recording, I realized I was going to need different rhythm sections, strings, additional horns and a bass trombone - 12 musicians spread across 13 tracks. I tried to highlight everyone - they're all musicians I admire so much, it wasn't hard to find places for them to shine.

All the songs are personal - they're about family, grief, relationships - I wrote them in late 2020/2021, when live performance was restricted, so composition was all I had as an outlet. I guess I was writing my own comfort music, borrowing from artists like Donny Hathaway and Daniel Caesar - and trying to include styles that I grew up playing, like Ska and Salsa. I even threw in a trombone chorale, a shout-out to my years playing in trombone quartets and choirs - I even sing on one of the tracks. This is without a doubt my favorite album. We recorded all the tracks in four days, and had it mixed the following week. It was recorded live off the floor - did two to three takes of each tune. I had the artwork finished before we even started recording. Everything about this album came together very easily - it wasn't a stressful endeavor."

Audrey Ochoa

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• Audrey’s previous release “Frankenhorn” hit #1 on the Canadian and US radio charts simultaneously in 2020.
• For fans of Trombone Shorty, JJ Johnson, Conrad Herwig, or Steve Turre.
• Audrey Ochoa was the 2020 Jazz Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, and won both the 2019 Edmonton Music Award for Jazz Recording of the Year, and the Edmonton Music Prize, a competition across genres.
• Audrey was a guest artist with the Dave Matthews Band at their B.C. Place performance in November 2022.
• Audrey has been featured in in Downbeat Magazine, All About Jazz, Canadian Musician, SOCAN Words & Music Online, WholeNote, the Edmonton Journal, and more.
• Audrey was a Canadian showcase artist at Jazzahead 2022, the worlds largest international jazz conference.
• Audrey has toured with the “Hadestown” musical, including an appearance on the James Corden show.
• Radio promotion by Lisa Reedy & Redcat handling publicity
• Audrey performed at the Jazz Education Network conference with the world-renowned One O’Clock Lab band and jazz legends Marcus Miller and Chris Potter in January 2018.

Press Quotes

Throughout [Frankenhorn], her clean, strong and melodic trombone cuts through. It's not surprising that she has numerous awards for her playing... Throughout the whole album, the string trio arrangements lend Ochoa's compositions a kind of cool chamber jazz vibe with a pretty strong serving of cinematic soundtrack. It's easy to picture Postcards playing behind some key melancholic moment in a Canadian indie film.

     —Stuart Derdeyn, The Vancouver Sun

Trombonist Audrey Ochoa's Frankenhorn has a big, bold sound. ... Ochoa seems to approach her artistry the way Dizzy Gillespie did--taking the music seriously, but without seeing any reason for avoiding a good time. ★★★★

     —Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

Hitting it over the fences without even aiming for them, [Frankenhorn] is a sure bet for solid listening to take hold and steer. Well done throughout.

     —Chris Spector, Midwest Record

Frankenhorn defies categorizing and expectations in the best way. Jazz is the best fit as a label, but it's an imperfect match when the music includes elements of Latin, pop, and, in its remixes, electronica and, most surprisingly perhaps, hip-hop.

     —Ron Schepper, Textura