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| Glen Halls is Releasing His Latest CD for Solo Piano  Canadian Jazz Pianist, Composer, Improvisor Glen Halls is releasing his latest CD, entitled Progression Meditation, for solo piano. The CD release concert will be held in Edmonton, Alberta at Four Rooms Restaurant, 7PM June 30. He will be joined by drummer Mike Gillespie and Bassist John Taylor. There is no cover charge. The album features 9 tracks of introspective, somewhat meditative jazz composition and improvisation, including a fully notated contemporary classical work, the title track "progression meditation"Glen Halls was born in Edmonton, Canada, where he now resides. He received his Ph.D. in Composition from the University of Victoria in 1995. He has taught at the University of Calgary, the University of Alberta, Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, and York University in Toronto, where he served as director of the jazz program and contemporary improvisation studio. As a composer he has been the recipient of numerous national awards and even international awards. As a jazz pianist, Glen Halls is regarded as perhaps the most underrated player in the country, and perhaps the most innovative pianist/composer of his generation. Glen also has a strong interest in Indian Classical Music, and has studied in Calcutta with vocalist Pandit Ajoy Chakrobarty. Current research and creative interests include the spirituality of improvisation, eastern religion and philosophy. Glen is the founder of Deeksha records and Spaceless time records, dedicated to the promotion of contemporary jazz and improvised music. He is also the founder of the new Edmonton Creative Musicians Collective- a new music society dedicated to the promotion of creative and improvised music in his city. He also is the founder, director, and principle composer of the new Edmonton Art Ensemble- a large mixed ensemble in the contemporary avante garde jazz idioms. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |