COLLABORATIONS

Collaborations

Andrea Koziol and Bill Brennan


Vocalist Andrea Koziol and pianist Bill Brennan met a very long time ago at a most illustrious birthday party for a one year old Newfoundlander. Early into their very first conversation they realized that they were a jazz match made in heaven. It wasn’t long before they were booking gigs together in Toronto’s finest jazz concert venues, roots and jazz festivals across the country, and making regular live appearances on the CBC. They gathered a loyal fan base, made a critically acclaimed independent CD, collaborated with some of the city’s finest players, toured in borrowed cars, slept in bathtubs, wrote and arranged music together till all hours of the morning, and generally lived like kings. Eventually, their own musical careers carried them in different bright and beautiful directions, but despite their physical distance they continued to collaborate on projects whenever possible.

In 2019 they joined forces once again on a jazz recording project celebrating everything that brought them together in the first place. "I'll Be Seeing You" is a collection of music that spans almost 100 years of fantastic songwriting, performed by musicians who are not afraid to explore and improvise and jump from any cliff they can find. It’s a spirited conversation full of flat 13s between the best of friends…and they hope you enjoy eavesdropping. 

Buy it on Bandcamp!
Website: www.andreaandbill.com 

Jazz East Big Band


Jazz East is a pillar of the jazz community in Newfoundland and Labrador: a place for young players to make connections and for seasoned players to offer mentorship; a place to play interesting and fun music, and to share that with the community at large. Jazz East is a volunteer-run community group, 22 years strong, with players ranging in age from 18 to 75 years old. With bold direction from award-winning Artistic Director Bill Brennan, Jazz East delivers a world-class large ensemble performance that is second to none. You can find them at concert halls, pubs, weddings, dance parties, gala balls, and all over the city of St. John’s.
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Jazz East Big Band

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