Name Kirk MacDonald | Education Humber College | |
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Role Musician · kirkmacdonald.com Albums Family Suite, The Atlantic Sessions, The Revellers Awards Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year, Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year: Solo Similar People Neil Swainson, Pat LaBarbera, Lorne Lofsky, Barry Romberg, PJ Perry | ||
Awesome kirk macdonald quartet music on jazz at lincoln center
Kirk MacDonald (born 1959) is a Canadian jazz musician and composer. He has been nominated for four Juno Awards, with his album The Atlantic Sessions winning the 1999 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album.
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- Kirk macdonald quartet calendua part two
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He has performed on over forty albums as leader and sideman and has participated in national broadcast recordings for CBC Radio. In addition to performing extensively throughout Canada, he has performed in the U.S., France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Monaco, Australia, Korea, Bermuda, and the Bahamas.
He has worked with Walter Bishop Jr., John Clayton, Rosemary Clooney, Brian Dickinson, Glenn Ferris, Sonny Greenwich, Eddie Henderson, Pat LaBarbera, Lorne Lofsky, Harold Mabern, Ron McClure, Jim McNeely, Vince Mendoza, James Moody, Bob Mover, Phil Nimmons, Sam Noto, Chris Potter, Bernie Senensky, Mike Stern, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, André White, and the Humber College Faculty Ensemble.
As a composer, he has recorded over fifty of his own compositions. His compositions have been arranged for large ensembles by Canadian and American arrangers. He has been active as an educator for almost 25 years at the college and university levels.
Kirk macdonald quartet calendua part two
As leader or soloist
With others
As leader
As leader
SONGBOOK VOL. I (ADDO Jazz Recordings) New Piece Manhattan Getaway Moulage Calendula By Invitation Only Fleeting Goodbye Glenn
FAMILY SUITE (Romhog Records) Movement I Movement II Movement III Movement IV Movement V Movement VI Movement VII Movement VIII Movement IX Movement X Movement XI
PURE AND SIMPLE (Justin Time) New Piece Alicante Opal Essence Five By Five
NEW BEGINNINGS (Radioland) On The Sierra Nevada Starlight Lament For A Better Tomorrow Sideways Kirk's Blues Calendula New Beginnings
THE ATLANTIC SESSIONS (KOCH Jazz) The Mill Dam Kirk's Blues Monkie's Uncle 1000 West Two Night Stand
REMINISCENCE (Counterpoint) Reminiscence Advance Notice Moulage Deep Shadows Manhattan Getaway For Melvin Moon In Pisces Portrait Of Lucie
THE REVELLERS (Unity-Page) 224 Blues Forward Motion The Revellers Carnival
THE POWER OF BEAUTY (A Tribute To Stan Getz) (Various Artists) (Radioland) 517
Original compositions recorded by other artists
SIGNAL Andre White (Cornerstone) By Invitation Only Goodbye Glen
SHAPESHIFT Keiran Overs (Unity-Page) Moon In Pisces
THE WITCHES OF RED BEARD Chris Mitchell (KOCH-Jazz) The Buddy System You See But You Don't Hear
SPECTRUM Chris Mitchell (Justin Time) Vanda Justina Fleeting The Torch Bearers
LA DOLCE VITA New Berlin Chamber Ensemble (NBCE) Moulage
SECOND DEBUT Joe Coughlin (Innovation) Spring Lyric Waltz For A Libra Lady Seascape
UNDER A TREE Toronto Jazz Orchestra (TJO Records) Alicante (arranged by Mike Smith)
AWAKENING University of Toronto 10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra (UTJ) Calendula (arranged by Terry Promane)