Jared Burrows is a guitarist, composer, and educator based in Vancouver. He leads the Jared Burrows Trio and Quartet and co-leads the East Van Jazz Orchestra with Brad Muirhead.  Burrows is involved with a huge variety of other ensembles including Djangophilia, Sukha Trio, Knotty Ensemble, Colin MacDonald's Pocket Orchestra, Len Aruliah's Quartet, the Indo-jazz fusion band Ta Ki Ta and the Chinese music/jazz fusion group Koan to name a few. He teaches in the Jazz Studies department at Capilano University as well as at SFU, Douglas College and Delta Community Music School.  He holds a PhD in Education from Simon Fraser University and a MMus in Jazz Studies from the University of Oregon.

Brad Muirhead - trombone
 

Veteran jazz drummer Stan Taylor has been an integral part of the Vancouver jazz scene for more than 20 years. Stan has played with such artists as Kenny Wheeler, PJ Perry, Vinny Golia, Pat LaBarbara, Ray Anderson, Rob Blakeslee, Fraser MacPherson, Mike Stern, Glen Spearman, Peter Brotzman, Hugh Fraser, and Paul Plimley. In the1990s Stan co-led the legendary Kane/ Taylor Explosion which toured and performed in Canada and the US with the Kokoro Dance Company. Current projects and collaborations include the Jared Burrows Trio and Quartet, Len Aruliah Quartet, ESQ, Daniel Miles Kane Quartet, Lorne Kellet Trio, East Van Jazz Orchestra, Shift, Norm Quinn's Q4 and many others. Stan is actively involved in recording and performing with these bands and is a sought after private instructor. Stan is a Peace Drums and Istanbul Agop Cymbals endorser.
 

Guest Faculty
Dr. David Branter (saxophone)

Dr. David Branter has been an important influence on a whole generation of musicians through his teaching and playing.  He performs both jazz and classical music with a huge variety of groups including CBC Jazz Orchestra, Alan Matheson Nonet, East Van Jazz Orchestra, Saxophilia, Colin MacDonald Pocket Orchestra, and the VSO. 

Dr. Branter participated in the 2009 Cultural Olympiad as conductor of R. Murray Schafer’s Music for Wilderness Lake for the Water’s Edge Festival.  Dr. Branter has directed, co-directed or co-produced four CDs, Midnight Sleigh Ride, Mazama, Festivo and Trajectories with the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble and was, until 2000, music director of that group. He is also featured on Alan Matheson’s recent CD, Intrada.  Dr. Branter is currently Department Head at the Vancouver Community College School of Music.

Davis came to Vancouver from Jacksonville Florida in 2003 and has since become a recognizable name among the many great musicians in the city. A trumpet player himself and the brother of a drummer and a singer, Chris comes from a musical family and has been making music since the age of 8. Since arriving in Vancouver, Davis has played with many of the city's finest musicians such as: Brad Turner, Ross Taggart, Hugh Fraser, and Mike Allen. Chris currently performs with The Fatty Tuna Funktet, Zapato Negro, the Eric Solomon Band, The NightCrawlers, and Morgan Childs Quintet. Davis won the CBC Galaxy Rising Start Award in 2008 and has just released his debut album as a leader "A Night Remembered" on the Cellar Live label and will be recording his second album in August of 2009.

John Doheny (saxophone)

John Doheny is based in New Orleans where he is currently Professor of Practice and coordinator of Jazz Performance Studies at Tulane University.  Doheny’s colorful career began with fifteen years as an R&B sideman recording and touring with various acts including Albert Collins, "Downtown" Kenny Brown, Doug and the Slugs, the Coasters, the Platters, and Buddy Knox.   In the 1990s, he shifted his focus to jazz and began studies at UBC, earning B.Mus. and B.Ed degrees. John has released two CDs as a leader: One Up, Two Back and John Doheny and the Professors of Pleasure: Tulane University Faculty Quintet.

Steve Maddock (voice)

Over the past two decades, vocalist and actor Steve Maddock has established himself as one of Western Canada’s most versatile performers. He’s been a soloist with The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, and The Dal Richards Jazz Orchestra, as well as being featured on CBC Radio and Television. Some recent musical theatre credits include Disney’s Beauty And The Beast and Jesus Christ Superstar. On television, he can be seen on recent episodes of Smallville, Reaper, Psych and Stargate Atlantis. Steve released a self-titled jazz CD in 1999, and is currently promoting his second album, Memory Café.  Maddock will be featured in concert July 11, 8pm at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre.