The album comes on the heels of Cheeseman winning the
coveted Grand Prix de Jazz for his band’s performance at the 2016 Montreal Jazz
Festival, which included a week of studio time at Montreal’s Studio 270. “It
was a huge honour to win the Grand Prix, and a catalyst to document an
important time in my life through music,” explains Cheeseman. “This is a very
personal record for me, and is based on a year full of change, self-discovery
and reinvention. There’s a lot of heart in this music.”
Brad Cheeseman is a jazz bassist, composer and educator that
has been performing since the early 2000s. His lyrical bass playing and
melody-driven compositions have earned him a reputation as an in-demand
emerging artist in the thriving Toronto jazz community and beyond.
He has released three all-original albums as
bandleader—including 2016’s Figurants EP (featuring compositions based on the landmark
novel Infinite Jest), 2015’s Brad Cheeseman Group, and 2013’s Mixed Messages
EP—and is currently planning a fourth to be released Summer 2017. These albums
have received airplay across Canada, won two Hamilton Music Awards and have
been nominated for several others. In 2016, Brad Cheeseman was honoured to win
the prestigious TD Grand Prix de Jazz at the Montreal Jazz Festival with his
acclaimed Brad Cheeseman Group ensemble.
In addition to his work as bandleader, Brad regularly
performs with both the Brownman Electryc Trio (feat. Brownman Ali and Colin
Kingsmore) and On Topic (feat. Aubrey Dayle and Kim Ratcliffe). As a sideman,
Brad has had the privilege of performing
with many great Canadian jazz musicians, including Colleen Allen, Bruce
Cassidy, Terry Clarke, Don Englert, Adrean Farrugia, John Macleod, Mike Malone,
Reg Schwager and Nancy Walker.
Brad is an Honours graduate of both Mohawk College (’09) and
Humber College (BMus ’13) and completed his MA in music composition at York
University (’15).
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