{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Podcast 995: A Conversation with Richard Underhill and Stich Wynston from the Shuffle Demons","description":"You don\u2019t judge a book by it\u2019s cover, and you don\u2019t judge a band by its name.  Toronto-based Shuffle Demons may sound like a retro-blues band, but in fact the sounds they have captured on their latest album, Are You Really Real? (Alma\/Universal ) don\u2019t easily get categorized. There\u2019s the jazz-funk of \u201cX Marks The Spot,\u201d swinging \u201cGood Mourning,\u201d and more intricate \u201cRide the Wave\u201d among a set of tunes heavy in high-energy improvisation. The band presents a unique lineup of instrumentation featuring Richard Underhill (alto and baritone sax), Kelly Jefferson and Matt Lagan (tenor sax), Mike Downes (electric and acoustic bass) and drummer Stich Wynston.  The result is an always interesting listen that will hit both your mind and bottom. Richard and Stich joined me for our conversation,  as we followed the band\u2019s history from busking on the streets of Toronto forty years ago, to personnel changes which shifted the band\u2019s core sound, to today\u2019s ensemble. Aided by the Canada Council for the Arts, the band has been able to record and release albums that try \u2013 and even succeed \u2013 to capture the energy of their live shows. Musical selections include \u201cGood Mourning" and "Scala Rosa." ","author_name":"Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show","author_url":"http:\/\/straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com","html":"