Carn-Davidson Group “Women in Jazz Series” sponsored by DIVA Intl 2021 Juno Nominee

Trombonist WILLIAM CARN has emerged as one of Canada’s leading contemporary jazz composers and performers.  His debut release, Other Stories, was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award as Traditional Jazz Album of the Year.  He has also been nominated for Trombonist of the Year at the National Jazz Awards from 2004 to 2008.  He has performed and recorded with jazz artists including Rob McConnell, Randy Brecker, David Binney, Kenny Wheeler, Ingrid Jensen, Tim Hagans, Barry Harris, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Vince Mendoza, Don Braden, Mike Murley, and Hilario Duran. William also enjoys a diverse freelance career and is a regular member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival orchestra.  William is a RATH Trombone artist and is an instructor at Humber College and the University of Toronto.

Toronto-born alto and soprano saxophonist TARA DAVIDSON has performed around the world at such prestigious venues as New York City’s Carnegie Hall, the acclaimed North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, the International Jazz Festival in Lima, Peru, and The Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C.  She has produced three recordings as a leader since 2003 and performed on over a dozen recordings as a side person.  Davidson’s sophomore CD, Code Breaking, was released in the fall of 2006 and featured JUNO award winners, Mike Murley (tenor saxophone) and David Braid (piano).  The 2008 JUNO Awards nominated Code Breaking for “Traditional Jazz Album of the Year”. Davidson’s most significant musical influence has been saxophonist Mike Murley with whom she studied for five years and she is a graduate of the prestigious University of Toronto Jazz Performance Program.  Davidson is an instructor at York University in Toronto, ON.

 

Personnel:

Will Carn-trombone

Tara Davidson-alto saxophone

Ernesto Cervini-drums

Shirantha Beddage-baritone saxophone

Jason Logue-trumpet

Kelly Jefferson-tenor saxophone

Kevin Turcotte-trumpet

Andrew Downing-bass