Ernesto Cervini Quartet ‘Water Pistols at Dawn’ Album Release Shows!
About This Event
Kae Murphy – Trumpet & EVI
Andrew Marzotto – Guitar
Mark Godfrey – Bass
Ernesto Cervini – Drums
Friday, November 6th: Henry’s on James (Hamilton, ON)
Saturday, November 7th: The Jazz Room (Waterloo, ON
Wednesday, November 11th: The Rex Hotel & Jazz Bar (Toronto, ON)
Thursday, November 12th: The Rex Hotel & Jazz Bar (Toronto, ON)
Friday, November 13th: The Rex Hotel & Jazz Bar (Toronto, ON)
Saturday, November 14th: The Rex Hotel & Jazz Bar (Toronto, ON)
Saturday, November 21st: Hirut Cafe (Toronto, ON)
After more than two decades leading the original Ernesto Cervini Quartet, drummer, composer and bandleader Ernesto Cervini opens a new chapter with Water Pistols at Dawn, the recording debut of a new quartet featuring Kae Murphy on trumpet, Andrew Marzotto on guitar and Mark Godfrey on bass.
“I figured it was time to see what some of the younger musicians on the Toronto scene were up to, and I think I hit the jackpot with this combination,” Cervini says. “They challenged me, inspired me, and made these compositions better than I ever imagined they could be.”
Drawing inspiration from artists including Radiohead, The Smile, Avishai Cohen, Nir Felder, The Bad Plus and Pat Metheny, the quartet moves freely between lyrical melodies, intricate grooves, improvisation and raw energy. The six-track album features three Cervini originals — Waiting for a Win, Water Pistols at Dawn and A Resonant Space — alongside distinctive new arrangements of Glenn Miller’s Moonlight Serenade, Thelonious Monk’s Evidence and The Smile’s Free in the Knowledge.
Written specifically for this new group, the title track unexpectedly took on what Cervini describes as a “cowboy feel.” Its working title eventually became “Pistols at Dawn,” but Cervini’s dislike of guns sent it in a more playful direction: Water Pistols at Dawn, evoking memories of long summer days and water-gun battles at his parents’ cottage. The title suits an album that is sophisticated without taking itself too seriously — adventurous, melodic and driven by the chemistry of four musicians discovering what they can create together.