Sean Irvine - The Oak & Alley Chapter (2020)

The Oak & Alley chapter is Irvine's first release as a composer and band leader. A full length album concisting of seven original compositions, the album features Manitoba musicians Micaylee Rodyniuk on vocals, Matt Walden on trumpet, Will Bonness on Piano, Karl Kohut on Bass, and Graydon Cramer on drums.

The album depicts the lives and stories of gay men from around the world; presented in an instrumental/ lyrical setting. Seven years in the making, each track represents a key figure in understanding gay culture and its evolution into the modern age.

The ensemble utilizes a variety on woodwinds, brass, vocals, and rhythm section instruments to paint life to the various compositions. Elements of folk music, trandition jazz styles, western classical composition techniques, and indie musical genres are woven together; generating imagery through tone, textures, and counterpoint in instrumentation