Al Muirhead’s Canadian Quintet
Who
Al Muirhead’s Canadian Quintet
When
- June 29, 2018
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Trumpeter Al Muirhead is a veteran voice in Canadian jazz. Born and raised in Western Canada, Muirhead recently became a feel-good story in the Canadian music scene. Already well-known amongst many of Canada’s top jazz musicians as well as jazz fans out West, Muirhead recently stepped into the national spotlight with a nomination for a 2016 JUNO Award for his debut album as a leader, ‘It’s About Time.’ Now at 82, Muirhead remains an active performer and bandleader. He is the recipient of the 2015 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Special Recognition Award, the WCMA Heritage Award, the AFM Citation Award, and two YYC Music Awards.
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Al Muirhead’s new project is his Canadian Quintet, releasing the album “Undertones" in June 2018. The album features Muirhead on the rare and unique bass trumpet, on which he is one of the few living masters in the world. His quintet comprises Reg Schwager (guitar), 2014 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Special Recognition Award recipient Kelly Jefferson (saxophone), Neil Swainson (bass) and 2009 SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Special Recognition Award recipient Ted Warren (drums). The project repertoire, a mixture of originals and standards, is an important showcase of the warm and smooth tones of the bass trumpet, perfected by an almost 70-year musical career.
