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| The Brad Turner Quartet Nominated for Favourite Jazz Artist/Group or Duo of the Year he 2008 Independent Music Awards (aka. The Indies) have released its list of nominees and we are proud to announce that the Brad Turner Quartet has received a nomination in the Favourite Jazz Artist/Group or Duo of the Year category. Juno award winning Brad Turner is one of Canada's most prominent, prolific and in-demand jazz artists and musician. Based in Vancouver, Brad is known mainly for his trumpet playing, but is proficient on three instruments -- trumpet, piano and drums -- and has recently been gaining more recognition as a world class composer and producer. The quartets sixth album “Small Wonder" released Oct 30 on the respected jazz imprint Maximum Jazz and distributed by EMI Music has been described by The Vancouver Sun as “Horn at its Purest" and Downbeat Magazine has named Brad as one of the “Top Trumpeters In Jazz". The 2008 Indie Awards are part of Canadian Music Week (Canada's International Music Convention) and will be held in Toronto on March 8th. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Jazz News :: home page |