Petr Cancura's Down Home at Barbes

Born in Eastern Europe, brought up in the wilderness of the Great White North, and now residing in the Jungle of New York City, it is no surprise that Petr Cancura’s musical pallet is as wide as it is.

Known for bringing together roots music and jazz, his critically acclaimed group from Brooklyn tackles the old-time acoustic blues and country on the porch, off the beaten path in Mississippi… you will not be disappointed with this music!

"The saxophonist/banjoist's Down Home is three parts roots music, two parts jazz, one part blues, 
mixed on a country porch, and, pardon the cliché, it cooks… the saxophonist takes jazz back to a rural place... It's as if the windows have been thrown open ...

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Born in Eastern Europe, brought up in the wilderness of the Great White North, and now residing in the Jungle of New York City, it is no surprise that Petr Cancura’s musical pallet is as wide as it is.

Known for bringing together roots music and jazz, his critically acclaimed group from Brooklyn tackles the old-time acoustic blues and country on the porch, off the beaten path in Mississippi… you will not be disappointed with this music!

"The saxophonist/banjoist's Down Home is three parts roots music, two parts jazz, one part blues, 
mixed on a country porch, and, pardon the cliché, it cooks… the saxophonist takes jazz back to a rural place... It's as if the windows have been thrown open 
to allow a deep breath of music to flow through the jazz house."
          Mark Corroto, All About Jazz

"From the nostalgic to the personal to the eternal, it’s the multiple layers of meaning on Down Home 
that make it special and ring with resonance. Much more than a musical travelogue, the disc suggests 
that home in fact is where Cancura’s heart is, and that we as listeners are very welcome to enjoy ourselves there."
          Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen

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