The debut iteration of Stranger Friends is a piano quartet featuring Thad Bailey-Mai on trumpet, Wynston Minckler on bass, and Ben Parker on drums. This album is a mark in the sand between looking back at the people and places that have inspired this music and looking ahead to the many more projects and recordings to come. 

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STRANGER FRIENDS

Dean Thiessen | piano & composition
Thad Bailey-Mai | trumpet

Wynston Minckler | bass

Ben Parker | drums

Gavin Grochowshki | tenor saxophone

featured on track 8

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recorded at 12th street sound by Anthony Cenerini

mixed and mastered by Brad Turner

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release date : April 2nd 2021