Brad Turner

B.Mus., B.Mus., M.Mus. (Hons)

Instructor, Jazz Studies
School of Performing Arts

604.986.1911 ext. 2330
Fir Building, room FR201h
bturner@capilanou.ca

Education

M.Mus. (Honours), Jazz Studies, University of North Texas, 1992.

B.Mus., Trumpet Performance, Western Washington University, 1989.

B.Mus., Jazz Studies, Western Washington University, 1989.

Bio

Brad Turner (M.Mus., University of North Texas, 1992) is a trumpeter, pianist, drummer and composer who is one of Canada's most in-demand and highly esteemed jazz musicians.

After receiving his Master's degree in Jazz Performance from the University of North Texas in 1992, Turner returned to Vancouver, and was hired as an instructor of trumpet at Capilano University (then Capilano College).

He has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Kenny Wheeler, John Scofield, Michael Moore, Reneé Rosnes, Harold Mabern, Jimmy Greene, Ingrid Jensen, Peggy Lee, Dave Douglas, Mike Murley, Seamus Blake, Kenny Werner, Mino Cinelu, Roy McCurdy, Russell Malone and Ernie Watts. Turner's groups have opened for McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter, Clark Terry, Diana Krall, Ahmad Jamal and Tony Bennett.

As a leader, Turner has released ten albums, eight as a trumpeter with the Brad Turner Quartet, and two as a pianist with his trio. As a founding member of the multiple juno award winning group Metalwood, he has released six albums.