jazz!March/April 2009 - Yardbird Suite

live TV cameras. Blondheim is an alumnus of
music and performing arts programs at the
University of Alberta, Grant MacEwan College
and the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts.
He also studied film scoring with Dr. Albert
Harris at the Dick Grove College of Music in
Los Angeles.
Blondheim has written music for many popular
movies (Bye Bye Blues, The Jewel of the
Nile, and more), several top TV shows (The
Cosby Show and Da Vinci’s Inquest, among
many others), and major sporting events, such
as the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles),
the 1988 Winter Olympics (Calgary) and the
Heritage Hockey Classic in Edmonton. He has
also collaborated with Canadian stars Tom
Cochrane, Spirit of the West, and k.d. lang on
their respective symphonic recordings, with
combined sales approaching triple platinum.
Blondheim appeared for many years on CTV
as talk show host Vicki Gabereau’s sidekick
and musical director.
Blondheim is a recipient of the “Canada 125
Commemorative Medal” for his contribution
to Canada and the world through music. He
was appointed to the board of the Cultural
Human Resources Council of Canada (CHRC)
and continues to donate time and resources
to a host of worthy causes.
Toronto-born bassist Kieran Overs has been
active on the Canadian music scene since
1970, first on guitar and electric bass and for
the past 32 years on acoustic bass. He is a
B.Mus. graduate of the Humber/BCOU Music
Program and holds a master’s degree from
McGill University. He also studied privately
with renowned Danish bassist Niels-Henning
Orsted Pedersen and arranger Rick Wilkins.
Overs is one of Canada’s most established
jazz artists. He has four recordings on the
Unity/Page label as leader/producer and
appears on more than 80 recordings as a
sideman. Overs was one of only eight jazz
artists selected to represent Canada on the
4-CD, 50-artist boxed set “HERE AND NOW” -
A Celebration of Canadian Music “, produced
by the Canada Council to commemorate the
fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations (released
world-wide in October 1995).
A profile of Overs’ career can be found in
Mark Miller’s book “The Miller Companion to
Jazz in Canada”. Of late, Overs has been touring
internationally with singers Sophie Milman
and Emilie-Claire Barlow. He is on the
adjunct faculty at both Humber College in
Toronto and Mohawk College in Hamilton.
Bob McLaren has played and recorded with
many Canadian jazz greats, such as Doug Riley,
Kirk MacDonald, Pat LaBarbara and Lorne
Lofsky, to name only a few. In addition, Bob
has played with numerous international jazz
stars, including Sam Noto, Eddie Daniels, Zoot
Sims, George Coleman, Tom Harrell and Randy
Brecker. In a long-running career as one of
Canada’s best jazz drummers, Bob has played
at most of the major Canadian jazz clubs and
jazz festivals, as well as abroad.
when...
George Blondheim Trio
From Edmonton/Toronto
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 13-14, 2009
TICKETS - MEMBERS $20, GUESTS $24
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM
George Blondheim - piano
Kieran Overs - bass
Bob McLaren - drums
Artist website:
www.kieranovers.com
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