Al Muirhead

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

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…

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…

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

!earshot charts - may 2016 - top 20 jazz

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…

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…

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:

www.chronographrecords.com

Feb 3 2016

CBC Eyeopener Interview & Article

Such a pleasure being invited on the CBC Eyeopener this morning. Enjoyed my chat with host David Gray. So much excitement over my recent JUNO nomination for 'It's About Time'.

For the podcast of the interview and article visit:

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Feb 2 2016

JUNO Nomination - 'It's About Time'

A whirlwind of a day. Just found out that my debut album 'It's About Time' has been nominated for a JUNO award in the 'Jazz Album of the Year: Solo' category. Very humbled and honoured to be mentioned with so…