Available November 9th 2018

The Lion, Camel & Child is the second release from Toronto saxophonist Johnny Griffith’s all-star quintet- a band made up of of four of Toronto’s leading jazz lights, along with the legendary New York trumpeter Jeremy Pelt.

For this release, Griffith drew inspiration from the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche – specifically his philosophy of change, the Three Metamorphoses. As Griffith explains, “Metamorphoses is concerned with what propels each new phase of human growth, so it seemed fitting to frame this as a suite – each track individual unto itself, yet when listened to as a whole representing the arc of the personal struggle to know more and be more.”

Featuring the same lineup as Johnny’s critically acclaimed 2015 album Dance with the Lady. Eight swinging original compositions including the three-part hard bop suite The Lion, Camel & Child.