Barry W. Elmes

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Born: May 3, 1952    Primary Instrument: Drums

International performer, drummer, composer, record producer, educator and multi-award winning Barry Elmes is a mainstay of the Canadian jazz scene. His work has been documented on over 70 jazz CDs and he has performed and/or recorded with many renowned jazz artists including: Tommy Flanagan, Charlie Haden, Hank Crawford, Diana Krall, Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, Oliver Jones, Cedar Walton, Phil Nimmons, Dizzy Gillespie and the Moe Koffman Quintet. In 1991 he formed the Barry Elmes Quintet, featuring a “who’s who” of the best in Canadian jazz. A success from the beginning, this group has released four notable recordings, the first of which, the critically acclaimed “Climbing”, featured Barry's own compositions and received a Juno nomination for Best Jazz Recording. His CD “The Five Minute Warning” received an Indie Award nomination for Best Jazz Recording 2001. The Barry Elmes Quintet won Acoustic Jazz Group of the Year at the 2002 National Jazz Awards. Barry has performed all over the world. He represented Canada at the 1992 Venezuela International Jazz Festival with the quartet Time Warp. In 1994 he was featured with the Oliver Jones Trio on the Governor-General's Tour of China, Japan and Korea. In 1996 he performed in Brazil and toured South Africa with the Canadian Jazz Giants. In April 2000 Barry’s quintet completed a groundbreaking tour of Chile. In 2001 the quintet celebrated its tenth anniversary with a Canadian tour. Barry’s current projects include completing a recording of new compositions performed by his regular quintet (featuring Mike Murley, Kevin Turcotte, Reg Schwager, Steve Wallace) plus special guests Kelly Jefferson (saxophone, flute) and Vanessa Rodrigues (Hammond organ), to be released in March 2011.

In addition, Barry continues to produce recordings for a variety of artists, co-leads the jazz quartet Time Warp and presides over Cornerstone Records Inc., a successful artist-owned jazz label and publishing company dedicated to presenting recordings by Canadian jazz artists. Barry is an associate professor of music at York University and served as Chair of the Department of Music from 2007-10.

Awards:

2002 National Jazz Awards: Acoustic Jazz Group of the Year (Barry Elmes Quintet) 2000 Jazz Report Award: Drummer of the Year 1999 Jazz Report Award: Acoustic Jazz Group of the Year (Barry Elmes Quintet) 1995-98 Jazz Report Award: Drummer of the Year 1994 Jazz Report Award: Jazz Musician of the Year 1994 Jazz Report Award: Drummer of the Year 1993 Jazz Report Award: Jazz Musician of the Year
Last Updated: February 21, 2011
As a Leader

Redshift
Cornerstone Records Inc.
2011
Tracks: Reading Week; Stumpy; Brief Sanctuary; Redshift; The Reincarnation Of Ratboy; Theme For Sterling Hayden; This Is For Albert; The Brush-off; Abide With Me.
Personnel: Barry Elmes: drums. Mike Murley: tenor saxophone. Kelly Jefferson: flute & tenor saxophone. Kevin Turcotte: trumpet & flugelhorn. Reg Schwager: guitar: Vanessa Rodrigues: organ. Steve Wallace: bass.

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Primary Instrument:
Drums

Willing to teach:
Advanced students only.

Credentials/Background:
Associate Professor of Music, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jazz Studies, Theory, Performance. Undergraduate and Graduate Programs.

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Cornerstone Records Inc. (2011)

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