For those unaware, the debut album from the new Ernesto Cervini Quartet, featuring Kae Murphy on trumpet, Andrew Marzotto on guitar, Mark Godfrey on bass, and Ernesto Cervini on drums is out October 30th, 2026, via TPR Records and is entitled Water Pistols at Dawn.

Blending lyrical melodies, intricate grooves, improvisation and raw energy, the quartet draws inspiration from artists including Radiohead, The Smile, Avishai Cohen, Nir Felder, The Bad Plus and Pat Metheny.

JUNO Award winner Ernesto Cervini is a sought-after drummer, composer and bandleader and an influential presence on Canada’s modern jazz scene and beyond. He has documented his vision with the Ernesto Cervini Quartet (featuring Joel Frahm), the innovative sextet Turboprop, numerous co- led trio projects including MEM3, Myriad3 and TuneTown, and also the quartet Tetrahedron, featuring acclaimed guitarist Nir Felder, electric bassist Rich Brown and alto saxophonist Luis Deniz.

Cervini is also an experienced educator, on drums as well as piano and clarinet. He is currently a drum instructor at the University of Toronto and a guest lecturer in jazz business courses at Humber College and York University. In addition to his performing career, he founded Orange Grove Publicity in 2014 and has quickly become one of the most sought-after jazz publicists in Canada.

Guitarist Alex Goodman, saxophonist Allison Au and bandleader/composer Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School are just some of the many highly respected artists represented by Cervini and Orange Grove. Cervini is “such a protean member of the Canadian jazz community,” says The Midwest Record, “that he could singlehandedly keep a haberdashery in business just with all the hats he wears.”

1. Waiting for a Win
2. Water Pistols at Dawn
3. Moonlight Serenade
4. A Resonant Space
5. Evidence
6. Free in the Knowledge

Recorded on February 8th, 2026 by David Hermiston at Revolution Recording, Ernesto and his quartet open on the resplendently decadent Waiting for a Win and the stridently joyous, upbeat and soulfully melodious title track Water Pistols at Dawn, and then we are gifted a simply heavenly Moonlight Serenade, the emotively affecting rhythms of A Resonant Space are next, the new set rounding out on the playfully perky Evidence, coming to a resounding close on the ambiently-hued, immersive and sumptuously engaging Free in the Knowledge.

The Ernesto Cervini Quartet is:
Kae Murphy - Trumpet & EVI
Andrew Marzotto - Guitar
Mark Godfrey – Bass
Ernesto Cervini – Drums

Official Purchase Link

www.ernestocervini.com