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Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute!
Jazz / Bossa Nova / Latin

Canadian Jazz/Latin Flutist



Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Member Since3/31/2006
Band Websitesonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=86647
Band MembersI am a freelance jazz/Latin flute specialist...so my musical circumstances are constantly changing...

I would also like to mention that THE PERFORMERS on the songs posted here are as follows:

-"Baila Cinderella" (from the album, Mercy); Written by and dedicated to Hubert Laws; Robi Botos on piano, Pat Collins on bass and John Sumner on drums (I'm playing C flute.)

-"Hackensack" (from the album, Paco Paco); Bernie Senensky on piano (I'm playing C flute.)

-"What A Friend We Have In Jesus" and "Blue Lester" (from the album, Nature Boy); Mark Eisenman on piano, Steve Wallace on bass and John Sumner on drums (I'm playing C flute.)

-"Find Your Place" and "Canto de Escravo" (from the album, Scratch It!); me ONLY (I'm playing C flute on the first one and bass flute on the second one.)

-"Away From Home" (from the album, Desvio); Bruce Jones on guitar (I'm playing alto flute.)

The Bill McBirnie Duo/Quartet: Mercy
The Bill McBirnie Duo/Quartet: Paco Paco
Bill McBirnie (Featuring Mark Eisenman): Nature Boy
Extreme Flute (Bill McBirnie): Scratch It!
Extreme Flute (Bill McBirnie & Bruce Jones): Desvio


Just Plain Folks nominee My composition, "Cresent Wrench" (from the album, Scratch It!) has been nominated in the Latin Jazz Song category.
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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   About Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute!
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Bill McBirnie is a jazz and Latin flute specialist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has studied with renowned American flutist, Samuel Baron, distinguished Canadian flutist and composer, Robert Aitken, as well as Cuban charanga legend, Richard Egues. Bill is well known for his superior technique but he is also recognized as an exceptional improviser (notably in the bebop, swing and Latin idioms) as demonstrated by his recordings as a sideman with Junior Mance, Irakere, Memo Acevedo, Emile-Claire Barlow and Cache. He has performed extensively with Toronto's finest musicians including Bernie Senensky's Moe Koffman Tribute Band. Here are just a few illustrative comments in relation to Bill's work:

- "Dear Maestro McBirnie, [This] just blew me away. Great, great playing...Innovative...I have never heard anyone play like this...Great technique and music making. The scales are so even it sounds like he wrote the Taffanel scale book...I would recommend that you all pick up a copy...Bill, when you read this, I have to take my hat off to you. This is great playing by any standard."
(SIR JAMES GALWAY, Galway-Flute-Chat)

- "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)

- "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 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, Australia, France, Holland and Spain.

In addition, Bill has 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 both the U.S.A. National Flute Association’s Jazz Flute Masterclass and Jazz Flute Big Band Competitions. 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/MP3s (US$):
http://www.cdbaby.com/all/extremeflute

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

For Robert Bigio Crowns & Stoppers:
http://www.bigio.com/stoppersandcrowns.html

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   Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute!'s Friend Space (Top 40)
Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute! has 1927 friends.
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Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute!'s Friends Comments
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Mikael Sapin

Mikael Sapin



Nov 24 2009 12:05 PM

Thanks for the add.
Very good music here.
Greetings from Spain.
Shelley Moore

Shelley Moore



Nov 13 2009 8:02 PM

Thanks for the add, Bill.

Enjoyed your music. If you get a chance to listen to my music sometime, I hope you will like it (and the flute accompaniment).

Happy playing,

Shelley
Diana Nura

Diana Nura



Oct 30 2009 3:07 AM

Love the new tracks Bill.
Sending you lots of positives.
Diana (Nura)
Philing

Philing



Oct 25 2009 6:40 PM

Hi!
thank for the add!
Nice to meet you!
Welcome in our univers!
Best regards!
Phil
Jean-Philippe ICHARD

Jean-Philippe ICHARD



Oct 25 2009 4:54 PM

Hi bill!
Thanks for your friendship

Greetings from PARIS
Jean-Philippe
Don Friedman

Don Friedman



Oct 24 2009 7:10 PM

hi Bill,

good to hear from you. i do send out stuff on email about upcoming gigs.
if you send me your email address i'll be glad to keep you posted.
i used to play at that piano room in toronto but don't know anyplace to play there now.
my email is dfpiano35@aol.com

Don
Steve Holt

Steve Holt



Oct 15 2009 2:41 AM

Thanks Bill. You might also find some of my "rememberings" of interest: at http://holtremembers.blogspot.com
Peter Rabbitt Baccus

Peter Rabbitt Baccus



Oct 8 2009 2:27 AM

I have been listening to Nature boy a lot lately. The whole CD holds up as a single statement very well. A very strong recording!
LEnoX mayes jr

LEnoX mayes jr



Oct 7 2009 4:36 PM

Thanks Bill 4 the add and friendship,and u are a BAD...BAD... MAN ..on the Flute.

Lenox Mayesjr(Kalimba Master) Ft.Worth Tx.

God Bless.
dinesh

dinesh



Oct 4 2009 3:10 PM

Greetings from India.Dinesh
Jamie Bonk

Jamie Bonk



Oct 1 2009 3:49 PM

Hey Bill:

Right on - thanks for the compliment! I'm getting some terrific feedback on your playing on "Summer In The Round"! We're _definitely_ going to make some more music!

Bye for now,
Jamie
stuart steinhart

stuart steinhart



Sep 29 2009 10:22 PM

thanks bill it was great playing with you too! stu
RAN

RAN



Sep 29 2009 1:03 PM

Thanks for your art.

Suerte y p'alante from BCN.
Geni

Geni



Sep 25 2009 3:25 AM

thank you Bill! It was nice to meet you during the NFA.
The Coast Radio NJ

The Coast Radio NJ



Sep 22 2009 1:54 AM

Hello,

Thanks for the add and friendship.
Add yourself on our Radio Network.
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Staci T Rat (NEW CD OUT NOW!!)

Staci T Rat (NEW CD OUT NOW!!)



Sep 18 2009 1:09 AM

Hiya Bill,
Thanks very much for the add!

Talk to you later,
Staci
Jessica Lalonde

Jessica Lalonde



Sep 4 2009 4:01 AM

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the friendship!

Let's stay in touch,

Jessica Lalonde
Michael Danso

michael danso



Aug 24 2009 5:27 PM

Hey, Bill. Thanks for the comment,and the good wishes.. I am very well indeed. Hope you are the same.. Sometimes some things need to be said... Here goes... ! Bill, you are, and always have been one of the Best Musicians , Artists and Human Beings I know. You are a true gentleman and I love having you in the world, man..Keep swinging... Michaeld.
Fernando Tavares

Fernando Tavares



Aug 17 2009 8:53 PM

Hi Bill,
Thanks for including me in your friend's list. It's always a pleasure to play music with you. I look forward to the next gig coming up soon.

Fernando
Poik

Poik



Aug 7 2009 2:51 PM

Thanks for the add...great sound!!
Greetings AMAZON-BRAZIL!
hug

poik
Solitaire Davilmar Pianist

Solitaire Davilmar Pianist



Aug 2 2009 1:20 AM

Greetings my friend! great music
Anna Rice

Anna Rice



Jul 31 2009 10:49 PM

Thanks so much Bill, and if I ever do I promise to be right back to ask for your expert help! What a neat discovery you've been. Thanks for dropping in, keep in touch. Anna.
Dream Weaver Express

Dream Weaver Express



Jul 28 2009 3:03 AM

Impecable timing on Hackensack -- fantastic duo arrangement - Bravo!
Dream Weaver Express

Dream Weaver Express



Jul 28 2009 2:58 AM

Thank you for allowing me a glimpse into your musical world!I always appreciate another musician's magical talents! :-)
VANIA VERMIGLI

VANIA  VERMIGLI



Jul 10 2009 7:49 PM

Hi Bill!!
How are you?? I heard your tracks on myspace... wonderful!!!!
I'd like to hear you in concert....
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