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Many Canadian jazz artists and groups have achieved national or international prominence and have received critical or audience acclaim in Canada and abroad. These performers include Oscar Peterson, Lenny Breau, Moe Koffman, Guido Basso, Gil Evans, Rob McConnell, Maynard Ferguson, Kenny Wheeler – all of which are members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, as well as contemporary vocal artists...
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Canadian Jazz Artists
Many Canadian jazz artists and groups have achieved national or international prominence and have received critical or audience acclaim in Canada and abroad. These performers include Oscar Peterson, Lenny Breau,...
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Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson (Pianist) was born on August 15, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec and passed away on December 23, 2007 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada at the age of 82. Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was born on August 15, 1925...
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Guido Basso
Guido Basso (trumpet, flugelhorn, harmonica, conductor, arranger and composer)...
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Ed Bickert
Ed Bickert (guitarist) was born in 1932, in Hochfeld, Manitoba, and raised in...
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Moe Koffman
Moe Koffman (flute, saxophone, clarinet, composer, arranger) was born Dec. 28,...
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Sonny Greenwich
Sonny Greenwich (guitarist) was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Sonny Greenwich...
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Rob McConnell
Rob McConnell (valve trombonist, arranger, composer, big band leader) was born...
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Don Thompson
Don Thompson (bass, piano, vibraphone, composer, arranger, producer, educator)...
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Lenny Breau
Lenny Breau (guitarist) was born on August 5, 1941 in Auburn, Maine and passed...
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Phil Nimmons
Phil Nimmons (clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator) was...
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Peter Appleyard
Peter Appleyard (vibraphonist, percussionist, composer) was born on August 26,...
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Oliver Jones
Oliver was born and raised in Saint Henri, a predominantly working class area...
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Robi Botos
Robi Botos (pianist) was born into a musical family in Nyíregyháza, Hungary,...
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Neil Swainson
Neil Swainson (bassist) was born on November 15, 1955 in Victoria, British...
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Claude Ranger
Claude Ranger (drummer, composer, arranger, teacher) was born on Feb 3, 1941...
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Sam Noto
SAM NOTO (trumpeter, flugelhornist) was born on April 17, 1930 in Buffalo, New...
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Lorne Lofsky
Lorne Lofsky (guitarist) started off playing rock music but took an interest...
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Carol Welsman
Carol Welsman (singer, pianist) was born into a musical family on September...
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Archie Alleyne
ARCHIE ALLEYNE (drummer, bandleader) was born Archibald Alexander Alleyne on...
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Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé (singer, songwriter) was born in the city of Burnaby, British...
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Steve Wallace
Steve Wallace (bassist) was born in 1956, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is...
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Bernie Senensky
Bernie Senensky (pianist, composer) was born December 31, 1944 in Winnipeg,...
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Norman Marshall Villeneuve
Norman Marshall Villeneuve (drummer) was born May 29, 1938 in Montreal,...
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Michel Donato
Michel Donato (bassist) was born in Montreal on August 25th, 1942, into a...
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Phil Dwyer
Phil Dwyer (alto and tenor saxophonist, pianist) was born December 17, 1965 in...
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Dave McMurdo
Dave McMurdo (trombonist, composer, arranger, conductor, teacher) was born...
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Denny Christianson
Denny Christianson (trumpeter, flugelhornist, arranger, composer, bandleader,...
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Barry Elmes
Barry Elmes (drummer) was born in Galt, Ontario. Barry has occupied a position...
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Pat Collins
Pat Collins was raised in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia. He began taking...
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Morgan Childs
Morgan Childs is a drummer living in Toronto, Ontario. Originally hailing from...
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Kirk MacDonald
Kirk MacDonald (tenor and alto saxophonist, flutist, piccolo) was born October...
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Arnie Chycoski
Arnie Chycoski (trumpet) was born May 7, 1936 in New Westminister, British...
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Adrean Farrugia
Award winning pianist and composer Adrean Farrugia is one of Canada’s most...
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Mike Murley
Mike Murley (tenor and soprano saxophonist) was born in Truro, Nova Scotia,...
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Kelly Jefferson
Kelly Jefferson (saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist, piccolo-player) was born...
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John MacLeod
John MacLeod (trumpet, flugelhorn, composer, arranger, bandleader) was born in...
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Cory Weeds
Cory Weeds (saxophonist) has been a professional musician for the better part...
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Mark Eisenman
Mark Eisenman (pianist) was born November 9, 1955 in New York City, New York,...
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Pat LaBarbera
Pat LaBarbera Website Pat LaBarbera (saxophonist, teacher, composer) was born...
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Jerry Fuller
Jerry Fuller (drummer) was born on April 5, 1939 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada....
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Russ Little
Russ Little (trombonist, composer, arranger, conductor) was born in Toronto,...
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Bob Brough
Bob Brough (tenor, alto,baritone saxophone, flute) was born on May 18, 1948 in...
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Mark Kelso
Mark Kelso (drummer, percussionist, singer, composer, producer, educator) was...
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Shelly Berger
Shelly Berger (bassist, arranger, composer, producer) was born February 22,...
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Perry White
Perry White ( tenor, baritone, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet,...
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Ted Quinlan
Ted Quinlan (guitarist, writer, educator) a Montreal-born Berklee-educated is...
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Bill McBirnie
Bill McBirnie (flutes, piccolo) was in born in 1953, Port Colborne, Ontario,...
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Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall (trombonist, arranger, composer) was born in 1938, in Calgary,...
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