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The Kirk Macdonald Quartet at Trumpets Jazz Club & Restaurant
Courtesy of Judith Humenick | Posted on March 29, 2019
When
Sat, April 20, 2019
8:00 pm
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2 shows: 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM.
"A shining light in Canada’s jazz scene”, award-winning Canadian saxophonist, composer and educator Kirk MacDonald has “maintained his integrity as one of Canada’s leading saxophonists for over 25 years”. With over 90 of his compositions appearing on more than 24 CDs, he has built an extensive body of jazz composition reflecting both tradition and innovation, and has developed a solid reputation as a masterful player performing and recording with leading jazz musicians from all over the world.
Kirk’s album Vista Obscura, which features Pat LaBarbera alongside Harold Mabern, Neil Swainson and André White, won the 2015 Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year. His newest release (and 15th as leader) Generations again features Mabern, and also debuts Kirk's daughter, rising star clarinetist Virginia MacDonald....