BrassAckwards Video

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Brassackwards

This Monday, Dec 15, 2014, BrassAckwards will be performing at 3030 Dundas West in Toronto. We will be playing some really great arrangements and compositions including Instant Christmas by Brad Harrison. Please check out this video from last year’s concert and come and hear us if you can!

Brassackwards poster

Brassackwards

Brassackwards  will be in performance December 15, 2014  at 3030 Dundas West in Toronto. We have some really great brass music to play for you and I hope that you can come out and hear us!

Brassackwards
NOJO You Are Here

An Evening with NOJO

NOJO You Are Here

NOJO You Are Here

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Last evening, (Dec 1, 2014) I had the great pleasure of performing with the Neufeld Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra at The Rex Hotel and Jazz Bar in Toronto. NOJO is a 16 piece ensemble that performs original charts composed by co-leaders Paul Neufeld and Michael Occhipinti.

Last night we performed all the charts from the band’s JUNO nominated album entitled You are Here.  Many of the original musicians were on hand for the gig and the charts sound as fresh today as when we first performed them over a decade ago. The original CD features Don Byron as guest artist and is well worth a listen.

 

The Dixie Demons perform “Fidgety Feet” at Sticky Fingers in Barrie

I had a great time performing yesterday (April 13, 2014) with the Dixie Demons in Barrie at Sticky Fingers restaurant for the Simcoe County Jazz Society. The band was cooking as it always does. the video clip below was shot with my iPad sitting on a music stand which was unceremoniously moved by a customer during the recording as you will see. The band members are co leaders Ross Wooldridge on clarinet and Dan Douglas on trombone plus Steve Crowe on trumpet, Phil Disera on banjo, John Collin on drums and Doug Burrell (yours truly) on tuba.

http://youtu.be/ebzf4GRtX2E