MEMORABLE AUDIENCES The Dalai Lama of Tibet Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York Faye Dunaway Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales Prince Philip Bono (U2) "Windows 95" Ms. Estee Lauder Shirley Horn Democratic National Convention Congressional Black Caucus SELECTED JAZZ PERFORMANCES CONCERTS -DuMaurier Jazz Festival, Toronto -Jazz East Festival - Halifax -Imatra Big Band Festival, Imatra, Finland -San Marino Jazz Club, Tokyo -Catania and Acireale, Sicily -Jazz Across the Border, Berlin -Festival Fringe, Edinburgh -Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami -Florida Jazz and Swing Club, Boca Raton ARTISTS Peter Appleyard - University of Guelph, Ontario Bob Berg - One Night Stan's, Hollywood, FL Alan Bergman - Norman Jewison Estate, Caledon, Ontario Ralph Bowen - Bourbon Street Jazz Club, Toronto Teddy Charles - Audobon House, Key West Albert Collins - Albert's Hall,Toronto Dena DeRose - Colony Hotel, Palm Beach Jodie Drake - Bellair Cafe, Yorkville Harry "Sweets" Edison - East 85th Jazz Club, Toronto Buddy DeFranco - Pensacola Jazz Festival, FL Johnny Frigo, Cocoa Beach Jazz Festival, FL Wycliffe Gordon/Longineau Parsons - JAMS, Palm Beach Nicole Henry - Jamaica Inn-Ocho Rios, Virgin Megastore, Times Square, Soul Cafe ,N.Y.C. Bob Herriot - Imperial Room-Royal York Hotel, Ontario Place, University of Toronto Simone Kopmajer, Cocoa Beach Jazz Festival, FL Wynton Marsalis - University of Miami Rob McConnell - Pepe's Jazz Club - Halifax Donna "Blue" MacDonald - MOCA, Luna Star Cafe, Sunshine Jazz Organization, Miami Captain Hornblower's/The Reach Resort/Blue Heaven/Green Parrot/Hog's Breath, Key West The Melton Mustafa Big Band, Riviera Beach Jazz and Blues Festival, Amaturo Theatre, FL Big Miller & Jodie Drake - Molson International Jazz Festival, Toronto Othello Molineaux -Jazz Across the Border, Berlin, Hollywood Jazz Festival, FL Gerry Niewood - East 85th Jazz Club,Toronto Dana Paul - Jazziz Bistro, Hollywood, FL Jackie Paris - Tuscany, Miami Barry Ries - Captain Hornblower's, Flagler's, Key West Woody Shaw - Chik'n Deli, Toronto Don "D.T." Thompson, Lorne Lofsky, Neil Swainson, Jerry Fuller - George's Spaghetti House,Toronto Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Bourbon Street, Toronto Jimmy Witherspoon - Bermuda Onion Jazz Club, Toronto Guido Basso -Gemini Awards -Jazz East Festival, Halifax -Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto -St. Andrew's Jazz Concert Series, Toronto -Top of the Senator, Toronto -Toronto Arts Awards -Tribute Concert to Oscar Peterson, Toronto Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass -Imatra Big Band Festival, Finland -DuMaurier Jazz Festival, Toronto -Ottawa Jazz Festival Ira Sullivan -Captain Hornblower's, Key West -Hollywood Jazz Festival, FL, -JAMS, Palm Beach -JVC Jazz Festival, Toronto, -Miami Jazz Festival -Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami -One Night Stan's - Hollywood, FL -Pensacola Jazz Festival, FL -Pigeon Key Jazz Festival, FL SELECTED RECORDINGS Tito Puente (As Arranger/Piano/Keys) "Goza Mi Timbal", Concord Picante CCD4399, GRAMMY and AFIM AWARD "Out of This World", Concord Picante CCD4448 AFIM AWARD "Mambo of the Times", Concord Picante CCD4499 AFIM AWARD "Master Timballero", Concord Picante CCD4594 "Hot Timbales", Concord Picante 2132 "Concord 30th Anniversary Boxed Set" Concord CCD6-2182-2 AS PERFORMER/PRODUCER Jazz Radio Canada, Brian Murphy Trio, , CBC (Original Music) "Mantlepiece", Brian Murphy Sextet, CBC (Original Music) "America's Shining Sea", Dan Mobley featuring Willy & Lobo, (Arranger) "Something That Nobody's Got" J.R. Moragues, (Writer/Arranger) "Live at Tuscany", Joe Donato with the Brian Murphy Trio, Fountainhead FS33531 OTHER ARTISTS "Billy Strayhorn Songbook", Hank Jones, Ray Brown, Phil Woods, Concord Jazz "For Friends", Joe Donato, Fountainhead VR3352 "TNT" , Denis Parker, Neil Bishop, Claude Caines, Teddy McNeil "Friends of Funkadero", (Arranger/Piano), Turk Mauro, Duffy Jackson, Don Miller, Randall Dollahon "Live at the Luna Star Café", Donna 'Blue' MacDonald, (Arranger/Piano) Mack Emerman (Producer) "What the World Needs Now is Love" Laura Theodore w. Chuck Bergeron, Lee Schwartz, Teddy Mulet. Noah Brandmark and others, Bearcat Records OC6054 SELECTED SHOWS Shirley Bassey Julie Budd Engelbert Humperdinck (M.D.) Hal Linden Regis Philbin & Susan Lucci "Catskills on Broadway", Mal Z. Lawrence, Dick Capri, Massey Hall "John Gray's Rock 'n Roll", National Arts Centre, Ottawa, "The Magic of the Musicals", Marti Webb, U.S./Canadian Tour, "Don Messer's Jubilee",(M.D.) Canadian Tour Freda Payne "Red, Hot and Cole",(M.D.), Vivian Reed/Dance Theatre of Harlem "Torch", Melody Cooper, Festival Fringe ,Edinburgh AWARDS/GRANTS/PUBLICATIONS/CLINICS Ambassador of the Arts - Dade Cultural Alliance Artist in Residence - Jazz East Festival, Halifax Brian's arrangement of "Straight No Chaser" appears as a reference for converting a non-clave melody in the "Salsa Guidebook" by Rebeca Mauleon Canada Council "B" Grant- Studies with Doug Riley Canada Council Grant - Electronic Music Studies Clinics include Dalhousie University, St. Francis Xavier University, Jazz East Festival, Ontario Big Band Festival, Barry University, University of Miami and others. EDUCATOR New World School of the Arts (Miami) 2008 - Instructed Advanced Jazz Ensemble (Brian was sponsored by the Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute) Frost School of Music (University of Miami) Guest Lecturer 2008 Young Musicians Camp (University of Miami) - directed Honors Jazz Ensemble and taught applied keyboard studies. 2007-2008 Telluride High School (Telluride Colorado) 2006 Albertson College (Boise, Idaho) 2005 Barry University (Miami) 1997 Jazz East Festival (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 1992 Ontario Big Band Festival (Toronto) 1986 Dalhousie University (Halifax, N.S.) 1983 St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, N.S. 1981) Private Teaching - 1981 to Present ©Brian Murphy 2008 |
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