For the past several years, Blue Rodeo keyboardist Mike Boguski has been exploring a range of sonic avenues with some of Toronto’s finest musicians and producers. Originally released as digital singles, Boguski has now compiled these tracks into a six-song album entitled Here’s To Tomorrow / Goodbye To Yesterday.

The album’s first three tracks, engineered by Tim Vesely (Rheostatics) and mixed by the legendary Terry Brown, include the songs that provide the album’s title and show off the work of jazz heavyweights Andy Ballantyne (tenor sax), Lorne Lofsky (guitar), Mike Downes (electric bass), and Ethan Ardelli (drums).

The “Side B” instrumental pieces were recorded by Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies—who also contributes guitar—with “Message From Mars” mixed by the late great Peter J. Moore. These songs also feature Boguski’s Blue Rodeo cohorts Bazil Donovan and Glenn Milchem, who display their dynamic range in creating a sound that blends modern jazz with experimental funk and electronica, all grounded in Boguski’s compositional brilliance. The contrast between the unique groups of musicians is highlighted in two distinct versions of the song “December.”

Here’s To Tomorrow / Goodbye To Yesterday definitively presents Mike Boguski as a musician always striving to push boundaries while never forgetting the beauty he has contributed to the work of other artists. The album is available June 28, 2024 via Goliard Records.