Al Muirhead

!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…

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
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SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH / A NIGHT IN TUNISIA / IDA…

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…

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…

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

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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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…

Had a great weekend releasing my second CD 'Oop!' this past weekend with old friends Tommy Banks (piano) and PJ Perry (sax) in Calgary and Edmonton.

Thank you to everyone who came out to listen. Such an enjoyable weekend of…

Very excited for the release of my new CD Oop! featuring two of my oldest friends, Tommy Banks (piano) and PJ Perry (sax). We had a great time in studio recording some of our favourite jazz standards. There is a…

An interview with the Master of Malapropisms

Interviewer:  Can you explain Jazz?  

Yogi:  I can't, but I will. 90% of all Jazz is half improvisation. The other half is the part people play while others are playing something they never…

Thank you to all my friends and family who came out to celebrate my 80th Birthday at the Ironwood Sunday. A wonderful surprise that Johnny Summers and Jim Murray organized for me. Such a pleasure seeing some old friends and…

I've known some wonderfully talented players in my days, some, who never amounted to much. Everything came so easily to them. However, they didn't spend the necessary time on their horn to become a really good strong player. Talent just…