Wild Unit has had up to twelve musicians in it. Right now, there are seven. The stuff isn t too hard to play, so I can add people as needed. The purpose of Wild Unit is to have fun, communicate, interact and groove and not to stick with one sound. With Wild Unit, I ve explored HipHop and worldbeat especially African rhythms.
African music is an endless source of different rhythms.
And it uses the same language I use with jazz a system of cues with sections that are very open that enable me to switch players as needed. Wild Unit s music is very open. There is lots of interaction, long solos, and long build-ups. I want to do an album maybe a live album that focuses on the longer pieces. You re pretty much a household name in jazz and fusion circles in Canada, and parts of Europe.