Jeff Johnston Trio
Jeff Johnston Trio | |
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| Origin | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Members | Jeff Johnston Fraser Hollins Rich Irwin |
| Past members | Mike Billard Jim Vivian |
| Website | www |
The Jeff Johnston Trio is a Canadian jazz band from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1] The trio, consisting of pianist Jeff Johnston, bassist Jim Vivian and drummer Michael Billard, has been nominated for a 2002 Juno Award and a 2000 East Coast Music Award.[2]
History
[edit]The Jeff Johnston Trio played its first show in 1983; that year the trio participated in the first Newfoundland Sound Symposium.[3]
The band's album Nuage, recorded in 2001, was nominated for a Juno Award as "Best Contemporary Jazz Instrumental".[4][5]
In 2013 the group released its fifth recording, Returning, featuring jazz in the style of 1970s and 1980s European pianists.
Johnston has relocated to Montreal, where he has brought together a new group, still called the Jeff Johnston Trio, with bassist Fraser Hollins, and drummer Rich Irwin.[6]
Drummer Mike Billard died on September 1, 2024, at the age of 60.[7]
Personnel
[edit]- Jeff Johnston (leader)
- Mike Billard
- Jim Vivian[8]
Discography
[edit]- Nuage (2002) (Jeff Johnston, Jim Vivian, Michael Billard, Featuring David Liebman & John Abercrombie)
- Returning (2013) (Jeff Johnston, Jim Vivian, Michael Billard)
References
[edit]- ^ "Popular Music". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Island artists collect 12 ECMA nominations". CBC News. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Sound Symposium" Archived 2017-08-18 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Encyclopedia, 02/07/2006
- ^ "Local groups notch two Juno nominations". CBC News. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Jeff Johnston returns to his trio's musical roots and then moves forward with his new album". OttawaJazzScene.ca, by Alayne McGregor 24 April 2013
- ^ "Jeff Johnston Trio enraptures the audience (review)". by Alayne McGregor OttawaJazzScene.ca, 10 May 2013
- ^ "Michael Gerard Billard". Cauls. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Jeff Johnston Trio". Canadian Jazz Archive. Canadian Jazz Archive Online. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Jeff Johnston Trio discography at Discogs
- Jeff Johnston at IMDb
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