Sam Kirmayer CD reviewed

Opening Statement (self-released)Sam Kirmayer
Earlier this week, after all the online ballots were cast, Montreal guitarist Sam Kirmayer’s debut disc Opening Statement took home the Julian Award for Excellence for Emerging Canadian Artists, a prize given by Simon Fraser University’s CJSF 90.1FM to an album by a young Canadian jazz up-and-comer.
It’s a well-deserved honour for Kirmayer, a McGill University grad still shy of 30 who demonstrates his deep attachment to the swinging