SHARON MINEMOTO TRIO- with Paul Rushka-bass, Paul Townsend-drums.
SHARON MINEMOTO QUINTET- with Brad Turner-trumpet/flugelhorn, Ross Taggart-tenor sax, Darren Radtke-bass, Bernie Arai-drums.
WEEDS/MINEMOTO QUARTET-with Cory Weeds-alto sax, Jodi Proznick-bass, Jesse Cahill-drums.
SIMMER-Matt Reid-bass, Richard Brown-drums, Sharon Minemoto-keyboards.
Influences
Ahmad Jamal, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, The Police, Keith Jarrett, The Beatles, Charlie Haden, Debussy, Ravel, Stan Getz, Steely Dan, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Hank Jones.
Since the age of sixteen, Vancouver based jazz pianist and composer, Sharon
Minemoto has been performing to audiences around the world. In 1997,
Sharon started her own quintet made up of Canadian jazz greats Brad Turner
on trumpet, Ross Taggart on tenor saxophone, Darren Radtke on bass and
Bernie Arai on drums. This band performs her original compositions and has recorded four shows for CBC Radio as well as a CD released on Cellar Live
Records entitled, “Side A”. The album spent eight consecutive weeks in the
top 10 for the Canadian national jazz and blues charts, Chartattack. Sharon’s groups have been featured at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival, The Powell Street Festival, The Hornby Island Arts Festival, Festival Vancouver,
the Jazz On The Wing series in Whitehorse, YT, and at Club JZ in Shanghai, China.
In addition to composing, Sharon puts her arranging talents to work on
standards and pop tunes for her trio featuring bassist Paul Rushka and
drummer Paul Townsend . The trio is coming out with their debut CD called
“You Can See The Ocean From Here” in Spring 2008.
Sharon holds her Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance from Capilano
College in North Vancouver. While she was a student there, she was selected
from applicants across North America as the pianist for the IAJE
(International Association of Jazz Educators) College All-Star Band. Since graduating, she has studied with pianist Geoff Keezer in 1999, and then
received a Canada Arts Council grant in 2000 to study composition with Don Thompson in Toronto.
In addition to her quintet and trio, Sharon has also performed in ensembles led
by Alan Matheson, Cory Weeds, Fred Stride, Dee Daniels, Joani Taylor, Laura Crema, Karin Plato and Jennie Emery as well as the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Phoenix Chamber Choir. In March 2006, she toured in
Europe with Persian pop legend, Dariush. Recently, Sharon did some arranging and recording for the ABC TV Series, “Men In Trees”.
Sharon is a faculty member in the School of Music at Vancouver Community College. She has also taught at workshops and and masterclasses at the UBC Summer Music Institute, The Shawnigan Lake Music Workshop, Capilano
College, the Smithers Jazz Retreat, the Douglas College Jazz Institute and at
the Shanghai International School. As an adjudicator she has worked at the Vancouver School Board Jazz Festival and at the Rotary Music Festival in Whitehorse, Yukon Territories.
Hi Sharon! Looks and sounds great, I've got to "pimp up my profile" obviously. Nice to see you at VCC the other day, hope you're doing well, take care Monik
Gracias por la Amistad - Thanks for your friendship. Inspiración - Bienestar y Mucha Musica. Un placer contar contigo - It's a pleasure to be friends. Saludos - Viele Grüße aus Elbenberg – Bendiciones. .......Never stop the beat....... Alvaro.
Thanks Sharon! I am now based in Israel, but am planning a little tour in BC for this summer, possibly September... keep in touch and maybe we can connect when I am in town!
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