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WHO THEY ARE: THE FLYING BULGARS-WHO ARE THEY? DANIEL BARNES - Daniel Barnes the Toronto born drummer, composer and singer is son to composer of international renown Milton Barnes. Though mostly self taught Daniel has received instruction on drum set from Jim Blackely, Claude Ranger and Marvin Smitty Smith. Theory came from professor Paul Read . Daniel's premier CD as leader, First Impression is being released in '03 through Festival Distribution. Self produced it features his writing, playing, singing and arranging in the large sphere of contemporary jazz he calls home. The long standing Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band's latest CD (Daniel's second with the group) features his writing and playing with world music ensemble Mernie draws on Arabic, African and East Indian music with Daniel contributing drumming, singing and lyric writing. As a sideman he can be heard on Joe Sealy's Africville Suite (Juno for contemporary Jazz '96), John Alcorn's Quiet Nights (best Male Vocalist, Jazz Report Awards '99), Rita DiGhent's Standard Sessions Volume 1 (runner up, best album, National Jazz Awards '02), The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir's Shy Folk, five feature film soundtracks and more. He's appeared live in concert with Jane Bunnett, Pat LaBarbera, Holy Cole , Carol Welsman , Bass is Base, The Drifters and more. Daniel has toured through the U.S., Europe and Africa with Ethiopian singing stars Aster Aweke and Mouhamed A hmed recording hits with them in the late 1990's. VICTOR BATEMAN - Victor Bateman is a multifaceted musician with a very long history as an accompanist and band leader. He is at home in just about every genre of popular music from Bluegrass to, well, klezmer. In addition to performing with such varied artists as Amos Garrett and Jean Derome, artists united solely by the fact that they are the best at what they do, Victor leads three trios of his own. The Victor Bateman Trio plays contemporary jazz- both covers and originals; Another Country, whose CD was released last year, stretches country and folk music into new shapes and Porkchops reinterprets bebop jazz through the lense of 20th century free playing. Victor also conducts workshops in improvisation. The first bass player in the Flying Bulgars when they were formed, Victor returned to the band in 2004. DAVID BUCHBINDER is a multi-talented performer, composer and cultural inventor who brings a spirit of intensity and inquiry to everything he does. This approach grows partially out of his early association with musical visionary Freddie Stone, as well as teachers Abraham Adzinya and Muhal Richard Abrams. He has been involved in the creation and presentation of New Yiddish music since 1987 and has earned a reputation as one of its compositional and instrumental leading lights, through the FLYING BULGAR KLEZMER BAND and his creation of ASHKENAZ: A Festival of New Yiddish Culture. He is a member of the Arab-Yiddish fusion quartet, MEDINA, and has recently launched a new ensemble under his own name. Since 1993 he has garnered increasing acclaim for his work as a composer, in dance, theatre, television and especially for film, where his credits include features JERRY & TOM, CLUB LAND, and BLEACHER BUMS (all directed by Saul Rubinek) as well as The FISHING TRIP and HEART: The Marilyn Bell Story. Most recently he penned music for the amazing animated short THE STONE OF FOLLY winner of the PRIX de JURY at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. In the summer of 2002 he co-presented the concert IMAGINE THE SOUND of PEACE with his wife, Roula Said and premiered SHURUM BURUM JAZZ CIRCUS, a commissioned work for the 11 musicians and 2 circus performers. David has received numerous grants and resident fellowships for study, composition and performance. He was nominated for the 2002 Louis Applebaum Award for Excellence in Film and Television Composition. MARILYN LERNER - Montreal born pianist/improviser Marilyn Lerner has performed widely in Canada and abroad, has recorded extensively over the past ten years and has also written for film, theatre, radio and television and has also produced several audio art pieces using computer technology. She is currently working on projects with audio artist Ken Gregory and poet Patrick Freisen. She has performed with the likes of Jane Bunnett, the great late Tito Puente, Gerry Hemingway and Steve Lacy. Recording highlights include Birds Are Returning (Jazz Focus), recorded in Havana Cuba, "close" duos and trios with Queen Mab (Lori Freedman on clarinets) (Spool), From Both Ends of the Earth (Arc Records) and a duet with singer David Wall featuring original settings of contemporary Yiddish poetry, entitled "Still Soft Voiced Heart"(Traditional Crossroads). She is currently completing a solo improvised project entitled Face Future Face to be released on the Quebec label Ambience Magnetique as well as a jazz duo recording with guitar legend Sonny Greenwich for CBC records. In the summer of 2003 she will be in Weimar and Kiev teaching and performing contemporary Jewish music. BOB STEVENSON Robert has been an active force in the music community as a player, conductor and composer since the early 70s. Robert is a founding member of several new music groups including the Evergreen Club, music dance orchestra, Critical Band and Hemispheres; where he also assumed the role of conductor and Artistic Director. As a performer, Robert's background is wide ranging and diverse, encompassing many forms including jazz, classical, new music and free improvisation. He works with everyone from R. Murray Schafer, John Oswald and Michael Snow to the Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band, Arraymusic and Kevin Volans. As a composer Robert has been commissioned by choreographers Bill James, Maxine Heppner and Holly Small; new music groups Arraymusic, Innovations en Concert and the Modern Quartet; and documentary film producers Laurent Productions and fission media. DAVID WALL is an award winning singer and composer. As lead vocalist of the much revered rhythm and blues band the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir he toured North America extensively, appearing regularly on major television and radio broadcasts. He has performed and recorded with an impressive cross-section of artists including Big Sugar, The Barenaked Ladies, Lorraine Segato and Ken Whiteley. His most recent musical journey has been into the world of Jewish tradition where he has achieved success recording and touring internationally as lead singer of Toronto's Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band and Winnipeg's Both Ends Of The Earth as well as his critically acclaimed collaboration with Marilyn Lerner. He has scored and/or contributed compositions to a long list of projects including: History's Courtroom (2002; 6-part series, Screenlife/History Television) Stress (2002; large scale video installation, commissioned by Bruce Mau Design for the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery), The Struma (2001; Simcha Jacobovici, director, HBO, Yorkshire Television). In 1998 he wrote the #1 Canadian rock/alternative song "The Scene" for pop-band Big Sugar. In 1998 and 2000 he received Canada Council grants for Cantorial vocal studies. |
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