What a pleasant surprise. The new album 'Northern Adventures - The Canada Sessions Vol. 1' is in it's 2nd week at #1 in Canada on the Earshot Jazz Charts and just entered the US jazzweek.com charts at #27. Such an…
Feb 4 2017
Calgary & Edmonton CD Releases
Thanks to everyone who came out for some very special shows for the release of my latest CD 'Northern Adventures - The Canada Sessions Vol. 1'.
Such great listening crowds in Edmonton at the Yardbird Suite and in Calgary at…
Jan 25 2017
CD Release Ticket Links for Edmonton (Jan 28th) & Calgary (Feb 4th)
To purchase tickets for the 'Northern Adventures - Canada Sessions Vol. 1' CD Releases click on the following links:
Edmonton - Jan 28th at the Yardbird Suite
Edmonton - Jan 28th at the Yardbird Suite
Click here to buy Al Muirhead Edmonton CD Release Tickets!
Calgary -…
Jan 6 2017
New album coming out this month!
Northern Adventures - The Canada Sessions Vol. 1
I am excited to announce the release of my third album "Northern Adventures - The Canada Sessions Vol. 1" featuring collaborations with some old and new musical friends from across the country…
Oct 14 2016
Breakout West Performance with Jack Semple
So happy to be back in my hometown performing this evening as part of the Western Canadian Music Awards at the Breakout West Festival. Such an honour to be nominated for Jazz Artist of the Year!
What started as a…
What started as a…
Sep 26 2016
YYC Music Award Win
Such an honour this past weekend to be the first ever recipient of the 'Jazz Artist of the Year' award at the inaugural YYC Music Awards.
Congratulations to all my fellow nominees: Johnny Summers, Tyler Hornby, The Hutchinson Andrew Trio…
Congratulations to all my fellow nominees: Johnny Summers, Tyler Hornby, The Hutchinson Andrew Trio…
Jul 19 2016
CD Review - Oop! - Ted Quinlan - The Whole Note
Oop! CD Review - Ted Quinlan (TheWholeNote.com)
Oop! - Al Muirhead; Tommy Banks; PJ Perry
Chronograph Records CR045 (www.chronographrecords.com)
Oop! by Calgary-based trumpeter Al Muirhead exemplifies the reasons that the American songbook continues to inspire jazz musicians some eight…
Jun 1 2016
Oop! #5 on Canadian Jazz Radio for Month of May
Asterisk (*) denotes Canadian artists. All !earshot charts in this issue reflect actual airplay on campus/community stations during the month of May 2016. Charts are weighted according to broadcast range and…
May 25 2016
Cadence Magazine Review - 'It's About Time'
Thanks to Sheila Thistlethwaite who came across a nice review of 'It's About Time' from Cadence Magazine's January 2016 issue:
AL MUIRHEAD - IT'S ABOUT TIME
CHRONOGRAPH CR-041.
SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH / A NIGHT IN TUNISIA / IDA MAE…
May 3 2016
Breakout West Nomination
Found out today that I was nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for Jazz Artist of the Year!
Such a whirlwind of nominations, I'm overwhelmed by the response to my music! I guess it ain't over till the fat…
Such a whirlwind of nominations, I'm overwhelmed by the response to my music! I guess it ain't over till the fat…
Apr 4 2016
Thank you for the overwhelming support at the JUNOs!
Thank you so much for all of your well-wishes at the JUNO's this past weekend!
It was such an honour to be nominated, and the winner Robi Botos is an amazing person and musician. Well-deserved!
Had such a great time…
It was such an honour to be nominated, and the winner Robi Botos is an amazing person and musician. Well-deserved!
Had such a great time…
Feb 9 2016
Sophmore Album 'Oop!' Now Available on iTunes in US!
My Second album 'Oop!' is now available on iTunes in the US!
CD's and tracks can also be purchased at the following link:
CD's and tracks can also be purchased at the following link: