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Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute
Jazz / Bossa Nova / Latin

"Canadian Jazz/Latin Flutist"

Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Last Login:  7/5/2008
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   Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute: General Info
Member Since3/31/2006
Band Websitemusicianmp3.com/artist/EXTREMEFLUTE/
Band MembersI am a freelance jazz/Latin flute specialist...so my musical circumstances are constantly changing...

I should also mention that THE PERFORMERS on the songs posted here are as follows:

-"Hackensack" is with just me and Bernie Senensky.

-"Away From Home" is with just me and Bruce Jones.

-The other two tunes, "Find Your Place" and "Canto de Escravo", are with...just...me!...)
InfluencesJohn Coltrane, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk ...

Clifford Brown, Red Garland and Art Pepper ...

Lester Young, Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins ...

Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Etta James ...

J.S. Bach ...

.........and, oh, of course,......Hubert Laws and Sir James Galway!.........
Sounds Like(...maybe just a BIT like Hubert Laws...and,...well,...I guess NO one has a sound like Sir James!... :-)
Record LabelExtreme Flute
Type of LabelIndie




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NOTE: For my current as well as my past gig listings, please click on the "Calendar" tab which appears in my EPK (Electronic Press Kit) at the sonicbids link just below.

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BILL MCBIRNIE - EXTREME FLUTE

Bill McBirnie is a jazz and Latin flute specialist based in Toronto, Ontario. He has studied with distinguished Canadian flutist and composer, Robert Aitken, as well as Cuban charanga legend, Richard Egues. Bill is known for his superior technique on the entire family of flutesfrom bass flute to piccolo. He is also recognized as an accomplished improviser, notably in the bebop, swing and Latin idioms as demonstrated by his recordings as a sideman with Junior Mance, Irakere, Memo Acevedo and Cache.

Bill has produced two EXTREME FLUTE projects and, more recently, two straight-ahead acoustic jazz recordings under his own name entitled "Nature Boy" (featuring The Mark Eisenman Trio) and "Paco Paco" (featuring pianist, Bernie Senensky). Both of these albums have attained Top 40 spots in Jazz.FM91's and Bob Parlocha's syndicated jazz programs as well as steady air-play in their spin cycles. Both albums have also garnered consistently excellent reviews internationally - in Canada, the USA, Britain, Spain, Holland and France. Here are some illustrative comments regarding Bills work:

- "A distinguished flutist with a devotion that shows up in the airy sweetness of his sound at ballad tempos and in the remarkable control he can bring to rapid-fire, skittering runs on up tempo, Coltrane-inspired material." (Stuart Broomer, Editor, Coda magazine)

- "Great, great playing...I have never heard anyone play like this. Bill, when you read this, I have to take my hat off to you. This is great playing by any standard." (Sir James Galway)

- "McBirnie has always handled bop exceptionally well. You can hear his years at the conservatory in his sound - a pure, transparent tone at rest, brightening with exertion - yet he swings like someone who grew up with a large collection of Blue Note and Prestige LPs down in the basement. He's entirely idiomatic, but also effortlessly inventive." (Mark Miller, The Globe and Mail)

- "...All beautifully recorded, unclassifiable, and virtually timeless..." (Michael Steinman, Cadence Magazine)

Bill has also been chosen Flutist of the Year by the Jazz Report Awards, nominated as Miscellaneous Instrumentalist of the Year at the National Jazz Awards as well as being declared a winner of the U.S.A. National Flute Associations triennial Jazz Flute Masterclass Competition. He has also been a longstanding contributor to the Woodwinds column of the Canadian Musician magazine and is currently the resident Jazz Flute Specialist at Sir James Galway's web site.

Other Relevant Links:

For Sir James Galway's Web Site:
http://www.thegalwaynetwork.com/jazz/jazz.htm

For CDs (Cdn$):
http://www.indiepool.com/main/showcase/index.asp?id=15737

For CDs (US$):
http://www.cdbaby.com/found?allsearch=mcbirnie&allsearchsubmit=Search

For Additional Samples:
http://www.musicianmp3.com/artists/EXTREMEFLUTE/

For Wm. S. Haynes Flutes:
http://www.wmshaynes.com/

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Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute's Friends Comments
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Christine Bougie





Jul 4 2008 8:02 AM

Hey Bill!

Glad that Hammy is now a part of the book.

Hope to ply with you sometime again!

~C
Rhonda





Jul 1 2008 12:03 PM

Thanks for the beautiful music and thank you for adding me to your list of friends.
Have a GREAT SUMMER!
Peter Rabbitt Baccus





Jun 26 2008 10:45 AM

Thanks for the add brother... The best of luck with the new directions in life. Love your sound. Sooner or later I will have all your CDs. Excellent!
silent flow





Jun 17 2008 9:24 PM

Thanks so much for adding us.
Have a nice day.

silent flow
http://www.silent-flow.com/
Yuta Hirose





Jun 7 2008 1:44 AM

Hi Bill,

I also play flute ( ! )

I really enjoy your music.

Cheers,

Yuta

www.yutahirose.com
Bob Erlendson





May 30 2008 6:19 PM

Hi Bill!
Magnus Båge





May 20 2008 6:26 AM

Dear Bill, now finally, the blues is on myspace!
Thanks for your music and your message! All the best from Magnus
Brandon LePage





May 18 2008 12:12 PM

Thank you so much for the add!! : )
sabine boyer





May 17 2008 2:47 PM

Bonjour !
I'm very happy to have you as a friend ! Thanks for the add !
I hope you will have opportunity to come to Paris !
Amicalement !
SABINE
Les Murmures d’Eole





May 12 2008 12:27 PM

Bravo pour ce que vous faites et bonne continuation!!! Au plaisir de vous entendre!
Frédéric Paul





May 8 2008 1:44 PM

Bill
Thanks
Cheers
Frédéric
LOVMU INTERNATIONAL NETWORK





May 8 2008 3:14 AM

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
Roberto Stepheson





May 4 2008 3:07 PM

Thank you, Bill McBirnie.
Congratulations for your work and music.
Greetings music,
Roberto Stepheson
www.myspace.com/sembatuta
Vaughan Misener





May 3 2008 10:54 AM

thanks man...hope everythings going well for you

VM
♫♪Lovely♫Musica♪Ashley♪♫


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May 1 2008 2:51 PM

Thanks for the add!
The way you play your flute moves me greatly.
Heriberto





May 1 2008 2:30 PM

Dear Bill- incroyable- trés beau-
Very nice sound. Grace a la flute le
monde est plus beau- grace a myspace la flute gagnera le monde!
Du Brésil- Beto
ClaudineMovsessian





Apr 19 2008 11:49 AM

hello
greetings from Paris;I love your music
best wishes
PROYECTO TACOS





Apr 12 2008 4:24 PM

Hi! thank you for the add. greetings from mexico. All the best! Excellent music !! :)
GABRIEL JUNCOS





Apr 8 2008 9:54 PM

Dear Bill !!
A great pleasure listen your music !!
Best wishes !!
One Man (Marek Maron)





Apr 7 2008 11:40 AM

I remember about You and Your wonderful music ...
Best regards !
One Man (Marek Maron) from Poland
emily california





Mar 24 2008 9:49 AM

hey
you pretty much rock
and you have bach on myspace?
wow.
that is amazing. im jealous.
anyway
i really really like your style.
PANIKS





Mar 22 2008 6:35 AM

Thanks for the add.

Best wishes,
PANIKS
Tommaso Bisiak





Mar 22 2008 6:22 AM

Thanks a lot for the add!
When the first show in Italy?
The John Hardaker Direction





Mar 21 2008 5:22 PM

thanx for the add, bill. somwe great music here
Crystal





Mar 21 2008 3:32 AM

Hi Bill,

Yes I knew that was your playing on the original of 'Building Bridges' - LOVE that song and all your playing! Really appreciate your comment. Thanks also for all the background info on the song too, I didn't know that :)

Look forward to checking out more of your great tunes,

Crystal
Da-ray





Mar 19 2008 3:12 AM

My Mentor!!!Sorry for not been intouch for a while although i do visit your space to listen up regularly.Am in London taking lessons on flute and am enjoying every bit of it.Thanks for this lovely and insipring music you put on here.
Da-RAY
Alexandre Nassan





Mar 10 2008 3:19 PM

WOWOW! Such a swing!!! I love your music! Thank you for your music! I'm honored to be your friend!

All the best
Alexandre
Trio Antares





Mar 6 2008 1:13 AM

Thanks for the the add ^__^
Congratulations for your music.
Greetings from Milan, Italy
Paola Terenzio, Gianmaria Bellisario, Angelo Colletti

www.trioantares.it
Ray Reach Music





Mar 3 2008 9:18 AM

Hi!

Thanks for the add! Great music! Keep on swingin'!

Ray Reach
Director of Student Jazz Programs
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
Director, Magic City Jazz Orchestra
bruce jones





Mar 2 2008 5:19 PM

bill just listened to the tracks on your myspace so nice to hear away from home you are the best all the sentiment is there
Gerald Beckett -





Mar 1 2008 6:49 PM

Bill,
Thanks for the add. I love your tone and music. Be great to get to see you live.

Ger