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PJ Perry has a long history with the Medicine Hat JazzFest, as does Calgary trumpet legend, Al Muirhead, and it is an honour to have these musicians closing JazzFest for us this year.

PJ has shared the stage with countless jazz greats such as Dizzy...

PJ Perry has a long history with the Medicine Hat JazzFest, as does Calgary trumpet legend, Al Muirhead, and it is an honour to have these musicians closing JazzFest for us this year.

PJ has shared the stage with countless jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Michel Legrand, Pepper Adams, Kenny Wheeler, Tom Harrell, Rob McConnell, Slide Hampton, Herb Spanier, Bobby Shew, Fraser MacPherson, Tommy Banks, Joe LaBarbera, Clarence “Big” Miller, Red Rodney and many more talented artists, too numerous to list here. Recently, he was a featured soloist on the hit 2010 Broadway production of Come Fly Away, highlighting the songs of Frank Sinatra and the choreography of Twyla Tharpe.

In 2007, PJ was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Alberta. In autumn of 1999, Justin Time Records released a JUNO-nominated recording of PJ and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. PJ Perry has become recognized by critics, colleagues and listeners as being one of North America’s premier saxophonists.

Winner of a 1993 JUNO Award for Best Jazz Recording for his album My Ideal, PJ has received Jazz Report magazine’s Critic’s Choice Award for Best Alto Sax for a record-breaking seven years; from 1993 to 1999.

In 2016, PJ Perry was awarded the Order of Canada by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada.

Trumpeter Al Muirhead has long been an iconic figure on the Canadian jazz scene. Muirhead has worked with legends such as Diana Krall, Paul Anka, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Mills and Dizzy Gillespie. In recent years, Al has been honoured with the American Federation of Musician’s Citation Award and the Western Canadian Music Alliance’s Heritage Award for his mentorship and industry-building. He’s also earned the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival’s Special Recognition Award, a YYC Music Award, a 2016 JUNO nomination, and has charted #1 in Canada and in the top 20 in the US.

Joining PJ and Al are Jim Head on guitar, Paul Johnston on bass and Jonathan McCaslin on drums.

Sunday, June 30 7:00 PM
Esplanade Terrace $37.75
(Lobby as back-up)
Tickets available at the Esplanade and tixx.ca