Press

Album Reviews

“This thoroughly satisfying recording honours classic jazz motifs and also fearlessly explores contemporary, uncharted waters, instrumentation and compositional possibilities…” Review of Momentum in the Whole Note Magazine (2016)

“… Shirantha Beddage unfetters the baritone's capacities, both by exploring the instrument's higher registers and utilizing it in a wide variety of musical settings, while taking full advantage of its unique ability to plumb the deeper ends of the emotional spectrum.” Review of Momentum on All About Jazz (2016)

“Beddage has a well-developed identity on the demanding baritone, playing with real power” Review of Identity in The Whole Note Magazine, March 2013

Audio and Video Interviews

At the Montreal Jazz Festival, after winning the Galaxie Rising Star Award (2013).

Interview for the JUNOs (2017).