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Sunalta

by Jon McCaslin

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1.
Sunalta 05:24
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2.
Different Mountains 07:35
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3.
Fort San 05:42
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4.
Farmer's Vacation 05:59
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5.
Stumblejumper 03:18
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6.
Hymn To Ninkasi 06:07
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7.
Scout's Own 04:39
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8.
Section 28 06:03
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9.
Marmalade Maragret 06:10
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10.
Nonsuch 07:07
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11.
The Runaround 07:14
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12.
Shuffle G 05:20
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about

Recognized as one of Western Canada’s leading jazz drummers and educators, Jon McCaslin brings excitement and his passion for the jazz tradition and its future to the bandstand and to the classroom.

Raised in Regina, Saskatchewan Jon began playing the drums at the tender age of nine while progressing through the Regina Lions Junior Band and award-winning music program at his high school, Campbell Collegiate, soon developing a passion for playing the drums and jazz. Ultimately, Jon's interest in music led him to enroll in the Jazz Studies program at McGill University, graduating with distinction in 1999.

While at McGill, Jon had the opportunity to study with some of the finest jazz educators in the country including Gordon Foote, Kevin Dean, Jan Jarcyzk, Joe Sullivan, Remi Bolduc, Chris McCann, Andre White, Michel Lambert and Dave Laing. He attended the Banff Centre for the Arts in 1997, where he performed with Canadian jazz greats Hugh Fraser, Don Thompson and Kenny Wheeler. In the spring of 2002 McCaslin completed his Master's in Jazz Studies at McGill University where he studied jazz drumming, improvisation and composition.

In 2012 he released his album “Sunalta” featuring Canadian all-star jazz players, Brad Turner, Phil Dwyer, Tilden Webb and Jodi Proznick. The music was nominated in 2013 for the Western Canadian Music Awards in the “Best Jazz Recording” category. The album consists of 12 swinging original compositions that harkens back to old-school bebop.

Each tune on the album tells a story, a musical snapshot of experience; Sunalta is the neighborhood in downtown Calgary where McCaslin settled in after leaving Montreal.

Since 2009 Jon has authored “Four on the Floor” jonmccaslinjazzdrummer.blogspot.com, one of the world’s most recognized on-line jazz drumming blogs. He is currently based in Calgary where he maintains a busy performing and teaching schedule across Canada.

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released July 1, 2011

Jon McCaslin-Drums
Brad Turner-Trumpet
Phil Dwyer-Tenor Saxophone
Tilden Webb-Piano
Jodi Proznick-Bass

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