Gigs

Kirk MacDonald: tenor sax
Virginia MacDonald: clarinet
Mark Lewandowski: bass
Bernd Reiter: drums

Austrian percussionist Bernd Reiter, a driving force in the European scene and a cornerstone of the Canadian Jazz Collective, brings his world-class artistry to Jazz Forum Arts. Reiter leads his premier international ensemble with a foot-tapping swing and vibrant repertoire of originals and modern classics.

Drummer, composer, arranger, bandleader, and WP Summer Workshop Artist in Residence Dennis Mackrel’s long list of performances and recordings includes work with Count Basie and His Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, the American Jazz Orchestra, the Carla Bley Very Large Band, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. His arrangements and compositions have been recorded by, among others, the Basie and Gillespie bands, the University of North Texas One O’clock Lab Band, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, and on two Grammy-winning albums by the McCoy Tyner Big Band. Mackrel served as leader and conductor of the Count Basie Orchestra from 2010 to 2013. As an educator, he leads master classes, seminars, and workshops throughout the world and is currently Director of Jazz Studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Mackrel’s world-class jazz orchestra will cap off the week in resounding fashion!

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Jeff McLeod: organ
Ben Bishop: guitar
Morgan Childs: drums

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Mateo Mancuso: piano
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Roberto Occhipinti: bass
Norbert Botos: drums

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Rich Brown: electric bass
Ted Warren: drums

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Reg Schwager: guitar
Jon Maharaj: bass
Joel Haynes: drums

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Ted Quinlan: guitar
Peter Telford: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Reg Schwager: guitar
Neil Swainson: bass
Joel Haynes: drums

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Lorne Lofsky: guitar
Mike Downes: bass
Morgan Childs: drums

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Neil Swainson: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

Celebrating John Coltrane Centennial

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Pat LaBarbera: saxophone
Brian Dickinson: piano
Neil Swainson: bass
Terry Clarke: drums

Kirk MacDonald: saxophone
Pat LaBarbera: saxophone
Pat Collins: bass
Ted Warren: drums