Archived Gigs

Kirk MacDonald – tenor/soprano saxophone
Virginia MacDonald – clarinet/bass clarinet
Brian Dickinson – piano
Marshall Herridge – bass
Andre White – drums
Friday November 23 10.00 pm -1.00 am
Saturday November 24 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Diese Onze 4115 A St- Denis , Montreal
For ticket information and reservations call 514 223 3543
https://kirkmacdonald.com/
https://store.cdbaby.com/all/kirkmac

• Kirk MacDonald- Sax
• Chris Grieve (United Kingdom) – Trombone
• Brian Dickinson- Piano
• Neil Swainson- Bass
• Chris Wallace- Drums

Kirk MacDonald tenor saxophone
Virginia MacDonald clarinet
Lorne Lofsky guitar
Kieran Overs bass
Norbert Botos drums

• Joe Sullivan- Trumpet
• Kirk MacDonald- Sax
• Lorne Lofsky- Guitar
• Neil Swainson- Piano
• André White- Drums

Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Neil Swainson – bass
Greg Pilo – drums

Since it’s début performance in 1998, the Joe Sullivan Big Band has become a major presence on the Canadian jazz scene. The group/s growing list of accomplishments includes numerous concert appearances, radio broadcasts and three critically acclaimed CD recordings. The group has received numerous grants from the Canadian and Québec arts councils and was twice nominated for a Prix Opus. The ensemble is anchored by one of Canada/s finest rhythm sections in André White (piano) Alec Walkington (bass) and Dave Laing (drums). It also features an all-star cast of Quebec/s top jazz soloists, including Rémi Bolduc, André Leroux, Aron Doyle, Jocelyn Couture and the young trombone virtuoso Jean-Nicholas Trottier. The band performs from a large and varied repertoire of contemporary jazz compositions, principally by Sullivan and Jean Fréchette.

www.joesullivan.ca

A Celebration of the Music of John Coltrane

Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet with special guest Joe LaBarbera
Kirk and Pat have been performing an annual tribute to the iconic saxophonist/composer John Coltrane for over 25 years. The band focuses on Coltrane’s original music and recorded legacy, covering all periods of his illustrious career.

Kirk MacDonald/Pat La Barbera – Saxophones
Brian Dickinson – Piano
Neil Swainson – Bass
Joe La Barbera – Drums

The music of John Coltrane.
Pat LaBarbera/Kirk MacDonald Quintet with Brian Dickinson, Neil Swainson (20/21), Kieran Overs (22) and special guest Joe LaBarbera.
Pat and Kirk have been coming together for over twenty five years to celebrate and explore the music of the great John Coltrane. This promises to be a memorable weekend of music we hope you can join us.

https://youtu.be/ewAoHWu2YE4

Pat and Kirk will be recording live on Thursday and Friday to document their long association with this group and Coltrane’s music.
The Rex Hotel

(LIVE at Jazz Bistro) w Kirk Macdonald

The Body Electric Podcast returns to The Jazz Bistro for Episode 31 featuring the great saxophonist Kirk MacDonald. The Body Electric Podcast is hosted by jazz guitarist Nathan Hiltz. Nathan and Kirk will talk about music and play duets in front of a live audience.

Tickets $20 Advance; $25 at the door
Dinning and Drinks available

Tickets available at door on evening of performance, or at Cape Breton Curiosity Shop, 296 Charlotte St. Sydney.

Joe Sullivan trumpet
Kirk MacDonald, tenor sax
François Bourassa, piano
Adrian Vedady, bass

Sam Dickinson, guitar, compositions
Kirk MacDonald, saxophone
Julian Anderson-Bowes, bass
Terry Clarke, drums

• Kirk MacDonald- Sax
• Rich Perry (New York) – Sax
• Brian Dickinson- Piano
• Neil Swainson- Bass
• Montreal’s Andre White- Drums

Featuring:
Steve Amirault – piano
Kirk Macdonald – sax
Neil Swainson – bass
Barry Romberg – drums

Kirk MacDonald (sax)
Brian Dickinson (piano)
Neil Swainson (bass)
Dennis Mackrel (drums)

More Info: http://www.ducdeslombards.com/scripts/concert.php?id_prog=8054

Featuring: Virginia MacDonald (clarinet) | Fabio Miano (piano) | Ignasi Gonzales (bass) | Jo Krause (drums)

Admission: 16 Euros

Kirk MacDonald Quintet

Featuring: Virginia MacDonald (clarinet) | Fabio Miano (piano) | Andres Lizon (bass) | Curro Garcia (drums)

Kirk MacDonald Quintet featuring Dani Torres (saxophone)

Kirk MacDonald Quintet featuring Virginia MacDonald (clarinet)

Admission: 10 euros

special guest Bobby Martinez (saxophone)

• German Kucich (piano)
• Javier Moreno (bass)
• Juanma Barroso (drums)

15 Euros advance, 18 Euros at the door

with special guest Chris Kase (trumpet)

• German Kucich (piano)
• Javier Moreno (bass)
• Juanma Barroso (drums)

15 Euros advance, 18 Euros at the door

Jazz Musician Kirk MacDonald Jazz Saxophonist will play a delightful assortment of jazz compositions that are sure to appeal to jazz fans across the board. Up next, bringing us the soothing sounds of Upper Egypt, Nubian band RT Nuba ارتي نوبة give us a performance that is heavy with culture and history. That’s not all, RT Nuba & Kirk will collaborate for a fusion jam blending traditional Nubian sounds with jazz for the rest of the evening!

Music: Jazz Tales Festival – 2nd Edition
Concert: Noha Fekry Jazz Quintet and Kirk MacDonald (Egypt – Canada)

• Mina Nashaat – saxophone
• Ramy Attallah – Piano
• Brian Dickinson – piano
• Neil Swainson – bassist
• Neil Swainson – bassist
• Amir Attallah – Drums
• Andre White – Drums

The Halifax Jazz Festival presents the Kirk MacDonald & Harold Mabern Duo, performing jazz standards and originals in Halifax, Wed, March 7, 2018 at St. Paul’s Church (1749 Argyle St). Advance tickets are $25.00, $15.00 for students, and are on sale now: https://goo.gl/DTsZvu
Show starts at 8pm, open to all ages.

Together, Kirk and Harold have played several shows as a duo throughout Canada, with performances mainly emphasizing standard jazz repertoire. Mabern is known for his vast knowledge of repertoire and their duo programs include works by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Kurt Weill, Victor Young, Harry Warren, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker along with many other influential composers. Their music also includes originals by Mabern and MacDonald.

Sydney we are coming your way!

I Hope to see my fellow Cape Bretoner’s out for our return engagement at The Highland Arts Theatre.
Tuesday March 6th Showtime is 7.30.
http://www.highlandartstheatre.com/harold-mabern-kirk-macdonald-duo/

A rare opportunity to see tenor saxophonist, Kirk MacDonald and pianist Harold Mabern, in concert.  They have played as a duo throughout Canada, with performances emphasizing classic jazz repertoire including works by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Kurt Weill, Victor Young, Harry Warren, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker along with many other influential composers. Their concerts also include original works by both artists. Presented by the Music Department.  Free admission.

St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Gerald Schwartz School of Business, Schwartz Auditorium

Aberdeen Jazz Festival is back for a second edition in 2018 with four concerts that are not to be missed! Our first event features the amazing duo Kirk MacDonald and Harold Mabern for a night of jazz music on Sunday, March 4th at Aberdeen Cultural Center’s Bernard-LeBlanc Hall. The event starts at 7:30pm with tickets available at the door at 7pm. Admission: $25 reg/$20 students. Kirk and Harold have played several shows as a duo throughout Canada, with performances mainly emphasizing standard jazz repertoire. Mabern is known for his vast knowledge of repertoire and their duo programs include works by Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Kurt Weill, Victor Young, Harry Warren, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker along with many other influential composers. Their music also includes originals by Mabern and MacDonald.

At Diese Onze Live Jazz Bar in Montreal

4115 St Denis St A, Montreal, QC H2W 2M7
Phone: (514) 223-3543

Kirk MacDonald Quartet featuring Harold Mabern
Diese Onze -Montreal March 2 & 3.
Kirk MacDonald saxophone
Harold Mabern piano
Alec Walkington bass
Andre White drums

Cover charge $20.00 Students $15.00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU5AHm5Qy6U

Kirk MacDonald- Sax
Brian Dickinson- Piano
Neil Swainson- Bass
Barry Romberg- Drums

Bernie Senensky – hammond b3 organ
Kirk MacDonald – tenor sax
Terry Clarke – drums

For twenty five years saxophonist Pat LaBarbera and I have held an annual event at the Rex celebrating the music of the great John Coltrane.
We are very fortunate to have tenor saxophonist Ralph Bowen fill in for Pat this year as Pat will be unable to take part due to touring comittments in Europe. We hope you can join us for what promises to be a great 3 nights of music.
Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Ralph Bowen -saxophone
Brian Dickinson – piano
Neil Swainson – bass
Andre White – drums
Thursday – Saturday September 21,22 & 23, 9.30pm.
Cover Charge 15.00

Saxophonist Kirk MacDonald and guitarist Lorne Lofsky have performed together for over thirty-five years.They will be joined by up and coming clarinetist Virginia MacDonald.

• Kirk MacDonald, saxophone
• Virginia MacDonald, clarinet
• Lorne Lofsky, guitar
• Kieran Overs, bass
• Terry Clarke, drums

www.kensingtonjazz.com

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Hailed by Jerry Bergonzi as “a bridge between tradition and modern saxophone playing” and “one of the shining lights in Canada’s jazz scene”, Kirk MacDonald is an award-winning Canadian saxophonist, composer and educator who has “maintained his integrity as one of Canada’s leading saxophonists for over 25 years” (Pat LaBarbera). His album Vista Obscura, which features LaBarbera alongside Harold Mabern, Neil Swainson and André White, won the 2015 Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year, and his 2017 release Silent Voices, with co-leader LaBarbera and featuring Swainson and Adam Nussbaum, has been met with critical praise in Canada.

• Kirk MacDonald (saxophones)
• Duncan Hopkins (bass)
• Stephen Keogh (drums)
• Alberto Palau (piano)

Tickets: £20

Juno Award winning saxophonist/composer Kirk MacDonald and legendary New York pianist Harold Mabern celebrate their long musical friendship with an evening of familiar jazz standards and original compositions.
Concert time 8.00pm
Doors 7.30
Tickets 25.00 available at box office and online.
902 429 9462
https://www.themusicroom.ca/

Kirk MacDonald Quartet featuring Harold Mabern
Kirk MacDonald saxophone
Harold Mabern piano
Neil Swainson bass
Andre White drums
Wednesday and Thursday March 1st and 2nd
The Rex – Showtime 9.30 pm.
Cover charge 15.00
2015 Juno Award Winners for their CD -Vista Obscura.
https://www.amazon.ca/Vista-Obscura-Kirk-MacDonald/dp/B00OB3DD7Y/

I’ll be doing a number of shows over the next couple of weeks with the great Harold Mabern along with Andre White and Neil Swainson (Toronto), Alec Walkington (Montreal). We will be performing quartet in Toronto and Montreal, with Harold and I performing duo in Port Hope, Moncton, Halifax and Sydney.

There will also be workshops at Humber College – Toronto March 1 , Concordia U – Montreal March 4 , Aberdeen Hall – Moncton March 5 , Dalhousie U Halifax -March7 and Long and McQuade – March 8 (Halifax).

I hope you can join us. See details below for individual shows.
Port Hope Feb 28 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1218708561576202&set=a.223397981107270.49467.100003112092065&type=3&theater

Toronto March 1 & 2 https://www.facebook.com/events/411169179217419/

Montreal March 3 & 4 https://www.facebook.com/events/1928301660726218/

Moncton March 5 https://www.facebook.com/events/1375160479193536/

Halifax March 7 https://www.facebook.com/events/182751382211900/

Sydney March 10 https://www.facebook.com/events/1228022197313884/

Check out our performance at Dizzy’s in New York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU5AHm5Qy6U

kirkmacdonald.com

https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/kirkmacdonald

Kirk MacDonald – saxophone
Lorne Lofsky – guitar
Barry Romberg – drums
Marshall Herridge – bass
Start time 9.00 pm – 12.00
Cover charge 10.00

Wednesday and Thursday July 6 and 7 at 9.30 pm. Cover charge 15.00

https://www.facebook.com/events/497838733754054

Award winning saxophonists Pat LaBarbera and Kirk MacDonald co lead a quartet with Toronto bassist Kieran Overs and New York drummer Adam Nussbaum with dates in Gatineau,Montreal and Toronto.

From OttawaJazzScene.ca
” On Tuesday, June 28, you can hear two giants of the jazz saxophone, as Kirk MacDonald and Pat Labarbera play a joint concert at Les Brasseurs du Temps. They’ll be accompanied by the well-known Toronto bassist Kieran Overs, and American post-bop drummer Adam Nussbaum. Both MacDonald and Labarbera have been key members of the Toronto jazz scene for decades. Both Juno-winners, they’re also well-known for their collaborations with renowned musicians like Elvin Jones (Labarbera) and with Tom Harrell and with Harold Mabern (MacDonald).”

I’m looking forward to playing at the Jazz Bistro and The Jazz Room with saxophonist and fellow TM Custom saxophone endorser Doug Lawrence.Doug has been a mainstay with the Count Basie band for many years and is making a rare small group appearance in Toronto.We will be playing with the stellar rhythm section of Mark Eisenman ,Dave Young and Terry Clarke. Doug and I will also be at Long and McQuade on Saturday June18 from 11.00am-1.00pm demonstrating the TM Custom saxophones along with the amazing Randy Jones, designer and manufacturer of these great horns.Randy will be bringing a number of horns to check out so I hope we will see a lot of saxophonists at L&MQ.

Kirk MacDonald/Doug Lawrence quintet with Mark Eisenman, Dave Young and Terry Clarke.June 17&18 at theJazz Bistro.9.00pm start. June19 at The Jazz Room in Waterloo 4.00-7.00pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1702440686677322