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JazzWorks Jazz Camp is a unique opportunity for singers and instrumentalists to learn jazz theory and technique from award-winning, highly innovative Canadian and international jazz musicians and special guests. JazzWorks' faculty will guide participants through a varied weekend of jazz master classes and workshop sessions, rehearsals and performances, highlighted by a public concert on Sunday afternoon.
Adrian Vedady
Musical Director/Bass/Composition
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"The closing number was calming (yet also disquieting if one thinks of the lyrics): Joni Mitchell's 'Rainy Night House'. And that tune gave the clearest demonstration I have yet seen of what a ridiculously fine bass player Adrian Vedady is. His impeccable ear for tuning and level/balance, his agility around the instrument and his fluency as improviser are just jaw-dropping. A player who 'must be counted among Montreal's finest double bassists' (La Presse, 2009) might also happen to be one of the best in the world."
- Sebastian Scotney, LondonJazzNews.com Since 1999, Adrian Vedady has been performing, recording and touring with Montreal's very best musicians including Wray Downes, Al McLean, Andre White, Joel Miller, Mike Rud, Yannick Rieu, Francois Bourassa, Joe Sullivan, Steve Amirault, Jim Doxas, Chet Doxas, Jeff Johnston and Christine Jensen. And internationally with the likes of Marc Copland, Jean-Michel Pilc, Dave Liebman, Ravi Coltrane, Ingrid Jensen, David Binney, Sheila Jordan, Laila Biali, Azar Lawrence and Ariel Pocock. In 2014, he won a Juno award for best album with Mike Rud's Notes on Montreal project. He has produced 2 albums as a leader, the latest entitled In Three Acts, that feature his compositions. He also co-leads a group with renowned pianist, Marc Copland. Together they have performed at numerous Canadian Jazz Festivals and released an album entitled Live At Largo in 2012. Vedady has performed at jazz festivals and concert halls across Canada, the USA, Europe, Mexico, India and China. |
Sienna Dahlen
Vocals/Composition
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JUNO award-winning, Quebec-based vocalist and songwriter, Sienna Dahlen has released 6 albums of original music as a leader over the past 15 years. Her collaboration with guitarist, Mike Rud (Notes on Montreal-Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, 2014) is just one of the many exciting projects to which she has contributed. Sienna is also a lyricist for, and co-leader of several high profile, Canadian jazz composers’ projects including Joel Miller's "Dream Cassette” (East Coast Music Award 2017), Karl Jannuska's "Streaming”, “Halfway Tree”, “Midseason” (Canada/France) and Christine Jensen's "Under the Influence”, Orchestre National de Jazz, (OPUS winner 2018). Sienna’s current record entitled Ice Age Paradise includes nine of Canada’s finest jazz, indie pop and classical musicians with orchestral arrangements by bassist, Andrew Downing. |
Sienna has toured her work extensively across Canada and Europe in addition to having given several performances in Mexico and South America. Sienna’s voice can also be heard throughout the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning animated short, The Danish Poet (Torill Kove/Kevin Dean).
In addition to performing, Sienna has taught at many universities and jazz camps in Canada and has given workshops throughout the country and around the world, including at the Performance House Jazz Camp in Silkeborg, Denmark and the Konsort Music Academy in Moscow, Russia. Sienna currently teaches jazz voice and small ensembles at McGill University and Concordia University in Montreal.
“Dahlen has an extremely alluring voice, one that could sell rainwater in a snowstorm.”
(Pascal-Denis Lussier, All About Jazz)
"...(N)ous avons eu droit à cette matière riche, fruit d'une auteure-compositrice-interprète folkie, pianiste et guitariste dont la connaissance du travail harmonique propre au jazz, aussi aux musiques classique ou contemporaine, s'avère nettement supérieure à la moyenne chansonnière."
(Alain Brunet, La Presse, Montreal, CA)
To see Sienna on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iizIhllMk8o
More information about Sienna Dahlen is available at www.siennadahlen.com/
In addition to performing, Sienna has taught at many universities and jazz camps in Canada and has given workshops throughout the country and around the world, including at the Performance House Jazz Camp in Silkeborg, Denmark and the Konsort Music Academy in Moscow, Russia. Sienna currently teaches jazz voice and small ensembles at McGill University and Concordia University in Montreal.
“Dahlen has an extremely alluring voice, one that could sell rainwater in a snowstorm.”
(Pascal-Denis Lussier, All About Jazz)
"...(N)ous avons eu droit à cette matière riche, fruit d'une auteure-compositrice-interprète folkie, pianiste et guitariste dont la connaissance du travail harmonique propre au jazz, aussi aux musiques classique ou contemporaine, s'avère nettement supérieure à la moyenne chansonnière."
(Alain Brunet, La Presse, Montreal, CA)
To see Sienna on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iizIhllMk8o
More information about Sienna Dahlen is available at www.siennadahlen.com/
Amy London
Vocals
Amy London is known and loved in New York City jazz and Broadway circles for her effortless sound, impeccable musicianship and depth of emotion. Her three critically acclaimed Motema CD's as a leader, The Royal Bopsters Project, Let's Fly and When I Look In Your Eyes have led her to engagements in Greece, Russia, Italy, Turkey, France, Brazil, England, Belgium, Czech Republic, Canada, and across the US.
The Royal Bopsters' sophomore CD on Motema, Party of Four, is scheduled for release on November 13, 2020. London’s seasoned career also includes three years in the 6 Tony Award Winning Broadway hit 'City of Angels' (singing on its Grammy nominated original cast album), and City Center's production of 'Promises Promises' starring Martin Short, plus tours with Charles Aznavour, Larry Elgart and Tom Browne.
Ms. London has enjoyed more than 30 years of performing at New York's top venues, such as Dizzy's, The Rainbow Room, Lincoln Center, Birdland, Blue Note, Jazz Standard, Kitano, BB King's, Jazz Forum, Smalls and more. Her most recent CD, Bridges, a retrospective of her recordings from the 1980’s and 90’s with such luminaries as Fred Hersch, Bob Mintzer, Dr. Lonnie Smith and more, was released in 2017 and has received rave reviews and worldwide airplay.
The Royal Bopsters Project comprises the vocal quartet of Amy London (soprano), the late Holli Ross (alto), Darmon Meader (tenor) and Dylan Pramuk (bass.) The album received rave reviews, including 4.5 stars from Downbeat, and Best CD’s of 2015 from Downbeat, JazzTimes, Jazziz and Talkin’ Broadway. Singing along with the Bopsters are 5 BeBop vocalese royalty: Mark Murphy, Annie Ross, Jon Hendricks, Bob Dorough and Sheila Jordan.
In 2016, three-time Grammy nominated arranger Pete McGuinness replaced Darmon Meader as the tenor in the quartet, and the “Bopsters” continue to appear regularly in NY, across the US and internationally. Recent highlights include performances at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival with Sheila Jordan - met with standing ovations, and a 2019 New Year’s Eve broadcast on bassist Christian McBride’s Sirius JAZZ XM Radio show, The Lowdown which continues to appear in frequent rotation.
A world-renowned jazz educator, Ms. London is one of the principal architects of New School’s Jazz BFA vocal program and has been a faculty member since 1992. Amy is also on faculty at City College Jazz at CUNY, Hofstra University and Jazz House Kids, and has presented her ‘Sing Along with Ella’ workshops at IAJE/JEN. Ms. London has been directing summer camp vocal programs worldwide since 2003.
More information about Amy London is available at amylondonsings.com/
The Royal Bopsters' sophomore CD on Motema, Party of Four, is scheduled for release on November 13, 2020. London’s seasoned career also includes three years in the 6 Tony Award Winning Broadway hit 'City of Angels' (singing on its Grammy nominated original cast album), and City Center's production of 'Promises Promises' starring Martin Short, plus tours with Charles Aznavour, Larry Elgart and Tom Browne.
Ms. London has enjoyed more than 30 years of performing at New York's top venues, such as Dizzy's, The Rainbow Room, Lincoln Center, Birdland, Blue Note, Jazz Standard, Kitano, BB King's, Jazz Forum, Smalls and more. Her most recent CD, Bridges, a retrospective of her recordings from the 1980’s and 90’s with such luminaries as Fred Hersch, Bob Mintzer, Dr. Lonnie Smith and more, was released in 2017 and has received rave reviews and worldwide airplay.
The Royal Bopsters Project comprises the vocal quartet of Amy London (soprano), the late Holli Ross (alto), Darmon Meader (tenor) and Dylan Pramuk (bass.) The album received rave reviews, including 4.5 stars from Downbeat, and Best CD’s of 2015 from Downbeat, JazzTimes, Jazziz and Talkin’ Broadway. Singing along with the Bopsters are 5 BeBop vocalese royalty: Mark Murphy, Annie Ross, Jon Hendricks, Bob Dorough and Sheila Jordan.
In 2016, three-time Grammy nominated arranger Pete McGuinness replaced Darmon Meader as the tenor in the quartet, and the “Bopsters” continue to appear regularly in NY, across the US and internationally. Recent highlights include performances at the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival with Sheila Jordan - met with standing ovations, and a 2019 New Year’s Eve broadcast on bassist Christian McBride’s Sirius JAZZ XM Radio show, The Lowdown which continues to appear in frequent rotation.
A world-renowned jazz educator, Ms. London is one of the principal architects of New School’s Jazz BFA vocal program and has been a faculty member since 1992. Amy is also on faculty at City College Jazz at CUNY, Hofstra University and Jazz House Kids, and has presented her ‘Sing Along with Ella’ workshops at IAJE/JEN. Ms. London has been directing summer camp vocal programs worldwide since 2003.
More information about Amy London is available at amylondonsings.com/
Lorne Lofsky
Guitar
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Lorne Lofsky is an internationally recognized jazz guitarist. Born and raised in Toronto, he has been playing professionally for the last 42 years. He has played/toured or recorded with a who's who of the jazz world, including Oscar Peterson, Ed Bickert, Rob McConnell, Chet Baker, Joey DeFrancesco, Pepper Adams, Ray Brown, Neils Henning Orsted Pederson, Rosemary Clooney, Kirk MacDonald, Dave Holland, and many other respected members of the international jazz community. In addition, he has been a faculty member at York University's Fine Arts/ Music program since 1978 and also teaches at the Humber College Community Music Program. Lorne is a mainstay of the Toronto jazz scene and performs extensively in the Greater Toronto Area. He has also given clinics and performed concerts at St. FX University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
For more information, visit: lornelofsky.com |
Yotam Silberstein
Guitar
Guitar
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Yotam Silberstein, one of the leading jazz guitarists of his generation, has gained acclaim for sound rich in bebop and blues as well as musical folklore from South America, North Africa and the Middle East, giving his music an increasingly global thrust. His mature compositional gift and gripping interpretive finesse are vividly represented on his 2022 release Universos and his 2020 outing with Argentine multi-instrumentalist and composer Carlos “Negro” Aguirre titled En el jardín. He is a member of the John Patitucci Trio (heard on the acclaimed
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has toured with his own groups all over the world in the most prestigious festivals and venues including the Tokyo, Umbria and North Sea Jazz Festivals as well as Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center and more.Born in Tel Aviv and based in New York, Yotam was discovered at a young age by the great James Moody. He has evolved into a highly influential artist of his day, hailed by JazzTimes for a musical output “struck through with passion and intimacy,” and by The New York Times as a player who “improvises in a cutting tone and writes heady original tunes that seem to tug the straight-ahead jazz tradition in new directions.” Fueled by a deep love of the jazz lineage and a joyful immersion in choro, samba, frevo, tango and other idioms, he approaches his wide-ranging influences with a near-anthropological meticulousness, conveying a sense not just of
technical knowledge but also rich lived experience. Yotam’s earlier releases include Future Memories (“catches you by the heart and never lets go” — JazzTimes), The Village (4 1/2 stars, DownBeat), and Brasil, Resonance and Next Page, which feature musicians on the order of Paquito D’Rivera, Toninho Horta, Roy Hargrove and Christian McBride.
“One of the best guitarists we have ever heard . . . wrapped inside a Mediterranean whirligig of sunshine sounds like a new standard (the melody, stretch your imagination and listen hard . . .)
– Stephen Graham, Marlbank
“Silberstein improvises in a cutting tone and writes heady original tunes that seem to tug the straight-ahead jazz tradition in new directions. You’ll occasionally notice coiled rhythms and minor scales that recall Jewish folk music, but chatter in the patois of contemporary jazz.” – Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times
“Silberstein’s good-natured willingness to work and explore is exactly what helped him get this far in jazz — and, along with his fluidity on the guitar and love of the scene, it’ll take him wherever he wants to go in the music.” – Michelle Mercer, NPR All Things Considered
https://yotammusic.com/
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technical knowledge but also rich lived experience. Yotam’s earlier releases include Future Memories (“catches you by the heart and never lets go” — JazzTimes), The Village (4 1/2 stars, DownBeat), and Brasil, Resonance and Next Page, which feature musicians on the order of Paquito D’Rivera, Toninho Horta, Roy Hargrove and Christian McBride.
“One of the best guitarists we have ever heard . . . wrapped inside a Mediterranean whirligig of sunshine sounds like a new standard (the melody, stretch your imagination and listen hard . . .)
– Stephen Graham, Marlbank
“Silberstein improvises in a cutting tone and writes heady original tunes that seem to tug the straight-ahead jazz tradition in new directions. You’ll occasionally notice coiled rhythms and minor scales that recall Jewish folk music, but chatter in the patois of contemporary jazz.” – Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times
“Silberstein’s good-natured willingness to work and explore is exactly what helped him get this far in jazz — and, along with his fluidity on the guitar and love of the scene, it’ll take him wherever he wants to go in the music.” – Michelle Mercer, NPR All Things Considered
https://yotammusic.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUqQZ7vMcs
Yotam Silberstien is proudly sponsored this year by the Embassy of Israel |
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Ron Horton
Trumpet
Since 1982, trumpeter Ron Horton has been an integral part of New York's flourishing jazz scene and he stands out both as an exemplary instrumentalist and as a highly progressive composer and arranger. Whether called upon as a sideman or as a leader of one of his own ensembles, he shows that he is committed to further expanding the existing perimeters of jazz. Horton has had many long musical associations with leaders such as saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and pianist Andrew Hill.
Horton was a member of Hill's sextet from 1998 until 2003 and appears on the group's critically acclaimed album, Dusk (Palmetto 2000). He was also musical director and co-arranger for Hill's big band, and is featured on the album, A Beautiful Day (Palmetto 2002). Horton has also had an integral collaboration with New York's Jazz Composers’ Collective, going back to its inception in 1992, and appears on several albums by the other members of the group, such as Ben Allison, Frank Kimbrough, Ted Nash and Michael Blake, as well as the Collective's Herbie Nichols Project.
In 1995, Horton went to the Library of Congress and uncovered over three dozen of Nichols' songs that had never been recorded. Several of these works appear on the three albums released by the Herbie Nichols Project on Soul Note and Palmetto.
Horton has released four albums under his own name: Genius Envy (OmniTone), featuring Jane Ira Bloom. Sub-textures (Fresh Sounds), Everything in a Dream (Fresh Sounds), and It's a Gadget World (ABEAT).
For more information, visit: ronhorton.net
Horton has released four albums under his own name: Genius Envy (OmniTone), featuring Jane Ira Bloom. Sub-textures (Fresh Sounds), Everything in a Dream (Fresh Sounds), and It's a Gadget World (ABEAT).
For more information, visit: ronhorton.net
Kirk MacDonald
Saxophone/Composition
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With an established reputation as one of Canada’s leading saxophonists, Kirk MacDonald cut his first record at the age of thirteen. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, and has worked with many leading musicians in a variety of musical genres. He has performed on over fifty CDs as both leader and sideman, and has participated in numerous national broadcast recordings for CBC Radio. In addition to performing extensively throughout Canada, he has also performed in the USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Holland, Monaco, Australia, Korea, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. |
For over thirty years Kirk MacDonald has worked and recorded with many leading Canadian, U.S. and International jazz musicians including Claude Ranger, Dave Young, Sam Noto, Sonny Greenwich, Kenny Wheeler, Eddie Henderson, Harold Mabern, Walter Bishop Jr., Tom Harrell, Vic Juris, Peter Bernstein, Adam Nussbaum, Rich Perry, Kurt Elling, David Virelles, Ralph Bowen, Dick Oatts, Ben Monder, Seamus Blake, Jonathan Blake, Lorne Lofsky, Bob Mover, Pat LaBarbera, John Taylor, Ron McClure, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Stern, Jim McNeely, Bob Mintzer, Vince Mendoza, John Clayton, Chris Potter, Glenn Ferris, Maria Schneider, Dave Grusin, Danilo Perez, Adam Rogers, Dennis Mackrel, Nancy Walker, Barry Romberg, Andre White, Rob Smith, Brian Dickinson, Denny Christianson, Bernie Senensky, Phil Nimmons, James Moody, Rosemary Clooney, and the Humber College Faculty Ensemble.
Over 100 performances of Kirk MacDonald’s compositions appear on 25 albums, both as leader and on recordings by other artists. Kirk has established a substantial body of original work as a saxophonist/composer over the past three decades. As a follow up to his award winning recordings Symmetry with Tom Harrell, and Vista Obscura with Harold Mabern, MacDonald released Common Ground, a double CD of his compositions arranged by Joe Sullivan for Jazz Orchestra. Silent Voices, a co-led quartet outing with renowned saxophonist Pat LaBarbera, featuring American jazz great Adam Nussbaum on drums. MacDonald’s latest recording Generations, brings him back full circle to his roots in a program of jazz standards and the Great American Songbook. Generations features three generations of musicians: the legendary pianist Harold Mabern at age 82 and MacDonald’s wonderfully talented daughter Virginia MacDonald, at age 23, on clarinet.
Kirk MacDonald has been active as an educator for over 25 years at leading Canadian jazz studies programs including McGill University (1988) and the University of Toronto (1993-2005). He also taught at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Since 2005 Kirk has held a full time professorship at the renowned music program at Humber College in Toronto, where he holds a cross appointment in the Music Degree Program and the Community Music School. In addition to his teaching at Humber College, Kirk also acts as the Artistic Director for the Youth Jazz Canada project and has directed the Greater Toronto Area Honour Combos (2009-2012) and the National Youth Honour Combo (2012-2013). The Youth Jazz Canada project also hosts a 2-week summer workshop for high school students aged 14 to 18 in Toronto (2010-2013). Kirk is in high demand as a clinician and has conducted master classes in saxophone, improvisation, and composition throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
Master Classes Conducted Internationally
Escuela de Música Creativa, Madrid Spain
Institute Valencia de art Modern, Valencia Spain
Escuela di Musica. Alicanté, Spain
Escuela di Musica. Lerida, Spain
Seoul Jazz Academy, Seoul, Korea
PaekChe Institute of the Arts Seoul,Korea
Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
State University of New York, Crane Music School, Potsdam, New York
For more information, visit: https://kirkmacdonald.com/
Nick Fraser
Drums
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Nick Fraser (drums) has been an active and engaging presence in the Toronto new jazz and improvised music community since he moved there from Ottawa in 1996. He has worked with a veritable who's-who of Canadian jazz and improvised music. Nick's recorded works as a leader include Owls in Daylight (1997) and Nick Fraser and Justin Haynes Are Faking It (2004). Nick is a founding member of the Association of Improvising Musicians of Toronto, a non-profit organization dedicated to the Toronto improvising community. He is presently on faculty at the University of Toronto music department.
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Jae Sinnett
Drums
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A native of Donora, PA, Jae Sinnett came to Virginia in the mid-‘70s and after completing his military service, he began his music career by attending Norfolk State University as a Music Education major. He evolved into a consummate drummer, composer and bandleader who has produced fifteen albums. He has also created instructional videos, scores music for five documentaries and written over 250 original compositions. Jae hosts the popular radio show Sinnett in Session as well as The R&B Chronicles.
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As a jazz educator, Jae taught history, theory and percussion at the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, VA for eight years. He also directed the GSA Big Band and Jazz Combos. He was an adjunct drum set and jazz ensemble instructor at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. He is a Sonor Drums and Sabian Cymbals artist and has been sponsored by both companies for over twenty years. He is also a tutoring clinician and music educator, conducting master classes at many universities and appearing as a guest artist with the ensembles performing his compositions.
Jae has performed with many artists over the years, including Branford and Ellis Marsalis, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Chuck Mangione, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Carol Sloane, Jon Hendricks, Randy Brecker, James Moody, Kenny Drew Jr., Fred Hersch, Mulgrew Miller, James Williams, Jack Walrath, Makoto Ozone, JoAnne Brackeen, Andrew White and Frank Morgan, to name a few.
Jae’s awards include the prestigious Scott Willis Jazz Impact Award and the Duke Dubois Jazz Humanitarian Award at the JazzWeek Jazz Chart Summit. Jae has also been nominated several times for the Jazz Radio Programmer of the Year Award.
https://jaesinnett.com/
Jae has performed with many artists over the years, including Branford and Ellis Marsalis, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Chuck Mangione, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Carol Sloane, Jon Hendricks, Randy Brecker, James Moody, Kenny Drew Jr., Fred Hersch, Mulgrew Miller, James Williams, Jack Walrath, Makoto Ozone, JoAnne Brackeen, Andrew White and Frank Morgan, to name a few.
Jae’s awards include the prestigious Scott Willis Jazz Impact Award and the Duke Dubois Jazz Humanitarian Award at the JazzWeek Jazz Chart Summit. Jae has also been nominated several times for the Jazz Radio Programmer of the Year Award.
https://jaesinnett.com/
Kate Wyatt
Piano/Composition
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Montreal pianist Kate Wyatt is one of the top tier jazz musicians in the Montreal area. A veteran of many festivals and jazz clubs nationally and internationally, Kate has been invited to perform with many recognized and respected musicians, including Kenny Wheeler, Yanick Rieu, Christine Jensen, Joe Sullivan, Dave Turner, Barry Elms and Don Thompson. Kate has a multitude of recordings under her belt, both as a leader and “sideman”, including jazz albums, pop projects and also music for film and television. Her passion is for improvisation and innovation, and she strives for a high level of sensitivity and interaction in her performances. Kate currently leads her own original music projects, as well as being part of the Adrian Vedady quartet, the Dave Turner Quartet and Kim Zombik’s Intimate Sky Project.
Kate Wyatt is a passionate music educator. She is on faculty teaching jazz piano at Marianopolis College and has been working as part of the Canadian Amateur Musicians/Musiciens Amateurs du Canada (CAMMAC) teaching team for over 10 years. |
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Brian Dickinson
Piano
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Brian Dickinson has been a mainstay on the Canadian jazz scene for over thirty-five years. His skills as a jazz pianist, composer and arranger have been heard on well over sixty recordings including over ten of his own releases as leader.
As a sideman, Brian has performed and recorded with many of the greatest international players including: Jerry Bergonzi, Randy Brecker, Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie, Pat LaBarbera, Kirk MacDonald, Maria Schneider, Vince Mendoza, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Donny McCaslin, Seamus Blake, Ron McClure, Bob Mintzer, Phil Nimmons, Rob McConnell, Mike Murley, Tom Harrell, Lee Konitz, the Woody Herman Band, Cab Calloway, Nick Brignola, Sonny Greenwich, Eddie Daniels, Don Thompson, Jane Bunnett, and Dewey Redman. |
In July, 2015 Brian will be recording with a new group “The Rhythm Method”, comprised of Kelly Jefferson and Luis Deniz (saxophones), Neil Swainson (bass) and Ted Warren (drums). The original music from this session will be featured in a new publication also titled “The Rhythm Method”.
Brian has received the following awards:
2015 – Juno nomination (Best Jazz Album for Brian Dickinson Fishs Eddy)
2012 – Juno nomination (Best Jazz Album for Brian Dickinson Other Places)
1999 – Humber Alumnus of Distinction
1999 – The recipient of several Canada Council grants for study in the US
1996 – Prix de Jazz (Festival International de Jazz de Montreal)
1993 – Composer of the Year (The Jazz Report Award)
1991 – Juno Award (Best Jazz Album for Brian Dickinson In Transition)
1990 – Juno Award (Best Jazz Album for Mike Murley’s Two Sides)
As well as touring Canada extensively, Brian has also toured the US, Europe and Asia.
https://briandickinson.ca/
Brian has received the following awards:
2015 – Juno nomination (Best Jazz Album for Brian Dickinson Fishs Eddy)
2012 – Juno nomination (Best Jazz Album for Brian Dickinson Other Places)
1999 – Humber Alumnus of Distinction
1999 – The recipient of several Canada Council grants for study in the US
1996 – Prix de Jazz (Festival International de Jazz de Montreal)
1993 – Composer of the Year (The Jazz Report Award)
1991 – Juno Award (Best Jazz Album for Brian Dickinson In Transition)
1990 – Juno Award (Best Jazz Album for Mike Murley’s Two Sides)
As well as touring Canada extensively, Brian has also toured the US, Europe and Asia.
https://briandickinson.ca/
Samuel Bonnet
Guitar
With a classical and jazz background, guitarist Samuel Bonnet’s music is at the crossroads of several musical universes, somewhere between the natural resonance of classical guitar nylon strings and jazz improvisation. Through his music, he tells us his intimate and personal story in continuous dialogue with his plural roots.
Born in Israel, Samuel grew up in Paris and moved to Montreal to pursue a career that led him to tour in the Americas, Europe and Middle East. He has just released HYBRIDE, his 5th album as a leader, offering to the audience a space where acoustic sound and interaction with his trio are at the heart of his work.
He has performed with various projects (Oriental Blue, Samuel Bonnet 4tet, Ensemble Tessala, LEV) on concert tours in North America, Europe and the Middle East, including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Montreal Sefarad Festival and the Festival de Musique en Devoluy (France), as well as in jazz clubs such as the Rex Jazz Club (Toronto), the Upstairs Jazz Club (Montreal), the Yellow Submarine (Jerusalem) and the Rockwood Music Hall (New York).
Especially involved in education, Samuel Bonnet has been teaching classical and jazz guitar at the École de Musique Vincent d'Indy since 2017. To find out more about Samuel, visit: https://www.samuelbonnetguitar.com/
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Born in Israel, Samuel grew up in Paris and moved to Montreal to pursue a career that led him to tour in the Americas, Europe and Middle East. He has just released HYBRIDE, his 5th album as a leader, offering to the audience a space where acoustic sound and interaction with his trio are at the heart of his work.
He has performed with various projects (Oriental Blue, Samuel Bonnet 4tet, Ensemble Tessala, LEV) on concert tours in North America, Europe and the Middle East, including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Montreal Sefarad Festival and the Festival de Musique en Devoluy (France), as well as in jazz clubs such as the Rex Jazz Club (Toronto), the Upstairs Jazz Club (Montreal), the Yellow Submarine (Jerusalem) and the Rockwood Music Hall (New York).
Especially involved in education, Samuel Bonnet has been teaching classical and jazz guitar at the École de Musique Vincent d'Indy since 2017. To find out more about Samuel, visit: https://www.samuelbonnetguitar.com/
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Steve Boudreau
Piano/Vocal Accompanist
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Steve Boudreau is an Ottawa-based pianist who specializes in jazz and popular music. He currently teaches piano privately and as part of Carleton University's Music Performance program. He also works frequently as a vocal accompanist in many genres. In 2010 he received a Master of Music degree in jazz performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston. He has toured North America with multiple musical productions and has performed as both leader and sideman at various Canadian jazz festivals. His current projects include original music for piano trio, collaborative original works for piano and voice, and getting deeper into the music of Oscar Peterson, Wayne Shorter, Northern India and Björk.
https://www.steveboudreaumusic.com/ |
Chad Linsley
Piano/Vocal Accompanist
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Chad has performed with many of Montreal’s finest musicians including Grammy award winner Jennifer Gasoi, Juno award winners Lorraine Klaasen and the legendary Ranee Lee, Félix award winner Natalie Choquette, and flautist Carolyn Christie of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He can also be heard on Mike Rud’s Notes On Montreal with vocalist Sienna Dahlen, winner of the 2014 Juno award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. As an accomplished arranger, he has done well over a hundred arrangements for Musicnotes.com, the world’s largest e-commerce sheet music retailer and publisher. His work as an educator has earned him a teaching award from McGill’s Schulich School of Music. Chad has studied with Angie Tysseland, Tania Miller, Gordon Foote, Jan Jarczyk, Tilden Webb, Wray Downes, André White, and Tom Plaunt.
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