Jeff Johnston Trio

Jeff Johnston Trio
Origin Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Genres Jazz
Years active 1980s-present
Website www.jeffjohnstonmusic.com
Members Jeff Johnston
Mike Billard
Jim Vivian

The Jeff Johnston Trio is a Canadian jazz band from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[1] The trio, consisting of pianist Jeff Johnston, bassist Jim Vivian and drummer Michael Billard, has been nominated for a 2002 Juno Award and a 2000 East Coast Music Award.[2]

History

The Jeff Johnston Trio played its first show in 1983; that year the trio participated in the first Newfoundland Sound Symposium.[3]

The band's album Nuage, recorded in 2001, was nominated for a Juno Award as "Best Contemporary Jazz Instrumental".[4][5]

In 2013 the group released its fifth recording, Returning, featuring jazz in the style of 1970s and 1980s European pianists.

Johnston has relocated to Montreal, where he has brought together a new group, still called the Jeff Johnston Trio, with bassist Fraser Hollins, and drummer Rich Irwin.[6]

Personnel

  • Jeff Johnston (leader)
  • Mike Billard
  • Jim Vivian[7]

Discography

  • Nuage (2002)
  • Returning (2013)

References

  1. ↑ "Popular Music". Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Island artists collect 12 ECMA nominations". CBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sound Symposium". Canadian Encyclopedia, 02/07/2006
  4. ↑ "Local groups notch two Juno nominations". CBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jeff Johnston returns to his trio's musical roots and then moves forward with his new album". Ottawa Jazz Scene, by Alayne McGregor 24 April 2013
  6. ↑ "Jeff Johnston Trio enraptures the audience (review)". by Alayne McGregor Ottawa Jazz Scene, 10 May 2013
  7. ↑ "Jeff Johnston Trio". Canadian Jazz Archive. Canadian Jazz Archive Online. Retrieved 18 November 2012.


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