The second step of the band came on 2007 with their second album, Freedom Go No Die, which was released via Do Right!Music records. There is a progression for everybody in this band.” Zakari Frantz “I think we are all more mature after six albums. It’s worth remembering this hard-to-come-by debut both because of its general excellence and because it shows the fact that the Souljazz Orchestra had defined their signature sound early on with their mix of Afrobeat, Afrocuban music, funk, and jazz. Well-known for the tracks Molotov Cocktail, Chango and Sankofa.
Mostly instrumental, it showcases the band’s beginnings. In 2005 they released their first record, via Funk Manchu Records, Uprooted. A lot of travelling around Europe and I think we have a long way yet!” Zakari Frantz 18 th at their hometown, in Ottawa. On March, the SoulJazz Orchestra visited Greece (Athens, Volos and Crete) and the alto saxophonist Zakari Frantz opened up about the tour and the inside stuff of SoulJazz Orchestra. The second part of their Inner Fire tour is going to find an end on Oct. The SoulJazz Orchestra – featuring keyboardist Pierre Chrétien, alto saxophonist Zakari Frantz, baritone saxophonist Ray Murray, tenor saxophonist Steve Patterson, and percussionists Marielle Rivard and Philippe Lafrenière, all of whom are also vocalists - took root in 2002 and debuted with a fully developed sound that fused Latin and African jazz, funk, and Afro-beat. The Canadian musical group, based in Ottawa, has toured Canada, the United States and Europe. The SoulJazz Orchestra, have been perfecting their signature sound for over a dozen years now: a percussive explosion of Soul, Jazz, Afro, Latin and Caribbean rhythms, driven by majestic horn-drenched melodies, all backed by an arsenal of overheated primitive keyboards.
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