Bill McBirnie (born May 23, 1953) is a jazz and Latin flutist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America (and the Caribbean) and comes in many varieties A flautist, flutist, or flute player is a Musician who plays the Flute. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He has studied with Canadian flutist and composer, Robert Aitken, as well as Cuban charanga legend, Richard Egues. Robert Aitken (born August 28, 1939 in Kentville Nova Scotia) is a Canadian Composer and flautist. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la This article is about the Cuban musical style not to be confused with the musical instrument " Charango ". McBirnie is known for his outstanding technique on the entire family of flutes (from bass flute to piccolo). The bass flute is the bass member of the Flute family It is in the key of C pitched one octave below the Concert flute. The piccolo is a small Flute. Like the flute the piccolo is normally pitched in the key of C one octave above the concert flute (making it effectively a sopranino
He is also recognized as an accomplished improviser, notably in the bebop, swing and Latin idioms as illustrated by his recordings as a sideman with Junior Mance, Irakere, Memo Acevedo and Cache. Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United
McBirnie 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 program 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 Bill’s 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)
- "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)
- “. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities . . 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 Association’s triennial Jazz Flute Masterclass Competition. More recently, he was nominated as Instrumentalist of the Year (for flute) and Album of the Year (for "Paco Paco") at the National Jazz Awards. 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.
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