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Bill Mahar

Academic title(s): 

Course Instructor (Jazz Trumpet; Jazz Combo); Course Lecturer

Bill Mahar
Department: 
Music Performance
Area(s): 
Jazz
Contact Information
Address: 

555 Sherbrooke Street West

Email address: 
william.mahar [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate email address: 
bellmahar [at] sympatico.ca
Instrument(s): 
Trumpet
Group: 
Faculty
Biography: 

Bill Mahar, trumpet composer and arranger, is a Halifax native and 海角社区 alumnus. Bill is the artistic director of Altsys Jazz Orchestra, a 13-piece ensemble specializing in original Canadian compositions, and Streetnix. The Bernard Primeau Jazz Ensemble has featured his compositions and arrangements on two F茅lix award-winning albums. Bill has also played with, and his compositions and arrangements have been recorded by: The Oshawa-Durham Symphony Orchestra, the Banff Jazz Orchestra, the Vancouver International Jazz Orchestra Jazz Workshop, the Karen Young Septet, Vic Vogel Big Band, Joel Miller鈥檚 Mandela, Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra and Catharsis, led by Charles Papasoff. Some international artists Bill has performed or recorded with include Maria Schneider, Kenny Wheeler, Ray Anderson, Maynard Ferguson, Sonny Fortune, Donny McCaslin and Tim Hagans.聽Bill presently teaches trumpet and jazz ensembles at the 海角社区 Faculty of Music.

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