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On this episode of the Sounds Visual Radio spinoff series How Deep Is Your Crate, trombonist/vocalist/composer Audrey Ochoa phoned in to talk about her newest album, The Sorceress, and talks about some of her favorite albums by artists including Solange Knowles, Kurt Elling, and John Scofield.
Trombonist/vocalist/composer Audrey Ochoa’s debut album, Trombone and Other Delights (2013), was widely acclaimed and spent three consecutive weeks as the number one Jazz album on the Canadian charts. Ochoa’s sophomore release, Afterthought (2017), is an extension of her consummate understanding of arrangement and dedication to her craft – leading to a No. 1 position on the Canadian jazz charts and breaking top 20 in the U.S. She is a decorated award winner, having earned recognition at the Western Canadian Music Awards, the Global Music Awards and a recent recipient of the Edmonton Music Prize, noting an outstanding musical contribution to the local arts scene.
The recording of Frankenhorn (2020) marked an exploration into arranging for strings with horns and rhythm section, landing her at number one on both the Canadian and US campus jazz charts during the pandemic. Her follow up, The Head of a Mouse (2023), finally earned her much deserved recognition among peers, with a 2025 JUNO Award nomination.
And now, Ochoa presents The Sorceress, available worldwide on Chronograph Records on March 20, 2026,continuing to demonstrate her versatility, craftsmanship, and playful spirit. Ochoa elaborated on the album’s title, “On my last album release, I had been described as a ‘trombone enchantress’ and a ‘sorceress of the trombone’ by some media. I found that imagery both hilarious and flattering. Before having even written a song, I knew I had a title for my next album.”
Never to be pigeonholed, Ochoa has compiled a listening experience for every jazz fan – from swing, to groove, to Latin – Cuban and Brazilian. Listeners are treated to even more of her sultry vocals than before as she steps out from behind the horn on four tracks. She commented on the music on The Sorceress, “I try to write something every time I want to remember a moment, a person or a feeling. For example, ‘Button People’ are saxophone players, The ‘Maintenance Phase’ is the most failure-prone stage of dieting and one of my favorite podcasts, and ‘Let’s Give Up’ tries to capture the moment where you realize freedom means letting go. This album is a collection of memories from a middle aged, Canadian, Trombonist-Composer-Witch.”
Exhilarating and exuberant, Audrey Ochoa exemplifies an artist who has dedicated herself to expertise while remaining relevant and light-hearted. With a magnificent and fresh-faced approach, she defies categorization and plants her flag firmly as a centerpiece of the Canadian music arena.
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