Andy with the great Bob James.

Andy in front of the Brill Building (New York City).

Andy and George Benson in front of his home in Arizona (August 2009).

Performing with David Sanborn. Also on stage: Paul Brown, Peter White, Chris Codish, Darren Rahn, Rick Braun.

The Andrew Scott Trio with Bernie Senensky and Neil Swainson at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.

About me:

Short Bio:

Dr. Andrew Scott is a guitarist/arranger and composer who has released three internationally recognized CDs for Sackville Records (This One’s for Barney; Blue Mercer; Nostalgia); two CDs with the award-winning Clayton/Scott Group (August; So Nice) and three CDs with One Step Beyond (One Step Beyond; Life Out There; Live in Montreal).

Additionally, Andrew has amassed a considerable discography as a side musician (Jack Prybylski; Gene DiNovi, Jim Clayton, Frank D’Angelo; Loverboy’s Mike Reno; Cynthia Ballesteros; The Show). As a performer, Andrew has played with a diverse roster of players including David Sanborn, Grant Stewart, Dan Block, Tony Monaco, Bob James, Merl Saunders, Earl Klugh, Bob Moses, Marc Jordan, Archie Alleyne and Matt Dusk (to name a few). Andrew has won a Toronto Independent Music Award, a Canadian Urban Music Award, three Canadian “Smooth” Jazz Awards and has two National Jazz Award nominations.

Andrew has composed extensively for film and television including his work on Pop Switch; Mothers and Daughters; CBC’s The Border; Douglas Coupland’s Everything’s Gone Green; Big Girl; Don MacKellar’s Childstar; Burning Dogs, Hand and John Woo’s Like a Thief. Andrew’s most recent project is the 2010 film Textuality staring Eric McCormack, Jason Lewis and Carly Pope.

As a scholar, Andrew, who is on faculty at Humber College, York University and the University of Guelph, has lectured at universities and for conferences across North America. He has been published on the subjects of jazz and popular music in a number of books (including the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz) and in such refereed academic journals as Current Research in Jazz; Interdisciplinary Literary Studies: A Journal of Criticism and Theory; Soundscapes: Online Journal on Media Culture; Music Research Forum; the Journal of Popular Music Studies and the Canadian University Music Society Review.

As a journalist, Andrew was the managing editor of Coda magazine (2007/2008) and is a longtime contributor to Wax Poetics, for whom Andrew has written on Donny Hathaway, The Black Rock Coalition, John Klemmer, PM Records, Johnny Lytle, the Philadelphia jazz community, Phil Ramone and an upcoming cover feature on George Benson.

As a culmination of all of these diverse interests and experiences, Andrew is a new media/music business/music marketing public speaker, author, educator and frequent commentator.

Long Bio:

I grew up in Toronto, Canada and have been involved in music my whole life. I sang in the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus as a youngster, played French horn in junior high school and took up the guitar at Leaside High School. My first teachers were my mother—a great piano player—and Andy Baracus at Leaside. I got interested in jazz mainly through my mom’s Oscar Peterson, Junior Mance and Dave Brubeck records. My first jazz teachers were Brian Hughes and Joey Goldstein, all of who gave me a good musical foundation and pointed me in the right direction. I attended Humber College of Applied Arts and Sciences in the music department. Here, I had the good fortune to work with some great teachers (Charles Tolliver, Don Thompson, Pat LaBarbera, Peter Harris, Ted Quinlan, Michael Farquason) and meet some amazing musicians who were masquerading as students. Around this time, I also helped start a really nice band called One Step Beyond. We were on a few compilation records, put out two albums on our own and got to tour extensively throughout North America—occasionally as the backup band for organist Merl Saunders. I also went to Arosa, Switzerland around this time and played in The Hotel Eden for four months.

In 1998, I moved to Boston and attended the New England Conservatory of Music. I earned a Masters in Historical Musicology while getting to play jazz with some great musicians. NEC was the dream school for someone with diverse interests. The scholarship was high—thanks to Greg Smith, Helen Greenwald, Peter Row, Anne Hallmark—and the music was rich and varied; I studied under such wonderful musicians as John McNeil and Gene Bertonncinni. I would have loved to stay in Boston—it is an amazing city—but I got accepted into the PhD. program of Musicology/Ethnomusicology at York University to study with Rob Bowman. In the spring of 2006 I successfully defended my dissertation/thesis “The Life, Music and Improvisational Style of Herbert Lawrence ‘Sonny’ Greenwich.”

Additionally, I’ve put out two albums with Jim Clayton in a band called The Clayton/Scott Group. The band, which mainly features David French, Jake Wilkinson, Will Jarvis and Steve Heathcote (although other great musicians have worked with us) gets a lot of radio play on Max Trax, Wave 94.7 FM, The Breeze in Calgary and a number of other “contemporary” jazz radio stations. We have also been recognized for our efforts with two “Group of the Year” wins at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards (2005 and 2006) and a National Jazz Award Nomination for “Electric Group of the Year.” We were lucky to work with two wonderful producers—Tony Grace and Rob DeBoer of Four 80East–a group with whom I now play–for our 2nd album “So Nice.”

In addition, I married a wonderful woman, have two sons and a daughter, got a dog, bought a house, played just about every jazz festival in Ontario, have written for a host of good academic journals and magazines–including CODA Magazine where I worked as the Managing Editor (see my CV)–and completed a record on my own featuring some “swingin’” playing by Harry Allen , Jake Wilkinson, Bernie Senensky, Louis Simao and Joel Haynes. The record is called “This One’s for Barney,” as a tribute to the late guitarist Barney Kessel, whose music I love and whom I feel was influential on my playing style. It was released on Sackville Records in late 2004.

My 2nd recording–”Blue Mercer”–is a program of mainly Johnny Mercer music. I am thrilled that New York trumpeter Randy Sandke, tenor saxophonist Mike Murley, pianist Bernie Senensky, bassist Louis Simao and drummer Joel Haynes agreed to record with me. John Norris at Sackville Records has again put out this record and I’m happy to report that the liner notes have been written by pianist/composer/Mercer collaborater Gene DiNovi, whose composition “Have a Heart” I recorded for this album. His notes can be found in the press section of this website. This recording is currently getting a lot of play on CBC and CJRT (Jazz FM).

I’m also pleased to report I recently recorded two “Generations” CDs with Gene DiNovi and Dave Young (July 2007). The first (“The Three Optimists at the Old Mill”) is available on Sackville Records in the fall of 2008. The second was produced by famed jazz producer Mitsuo Johfu for his Marshmallow record company. Here is a link to the label’s website (Japanese only, however). I will be making a guitar trio record (guitar, bass, drums) for the same label sometime in 2008.

As of June 2009, I have recorded a third CD as leader for Sackville Records. The CD, Nostalgia features tunes (or rather melodies/heads) that are based upon standard American songbook compositions: so, for example, we play Fats Navarro’s “Nostalgia” which is based upon “Out of Nowhere” and Barney Kessel’s “Vicky’s Dream” which is based upon “All the Things You Are” etc. The record features both Dan Block (on tenor and clarinet) and Jon-Erik Kellso on trumpet (and a variety of mutes) on the front line and the swinging rhythm section of pianist Mark Eisenman, bassist Pat Collins and drummer Joel Haynes.

In addition to all of this, I teach at Humber College of Music (music business/marketing, critical perspectives on contemporary music, sociology of contemporary music, jazz history, 2nd year music theory, reading ensemble and private guitar), the University of Guelph (jazz history, ensemble coaching and private guitar instruction), Seneca College (survey course in Canadian music) and York University (classroom and private guitar instruction).

Andrew Scott at the Pilot (photo by Tracey Nolan).

Sunday, January 17, 2010 presentation at the Bathurst JCC:
Jews Who Rock
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, much of the rock and roll songbook was written/produced in The Brill Building (New York) by a bunch of Jewish teenagers who were not that much older than the audiences for whom they were writing. This talk looks at the contributions of Phil Spector, Burt Baccarach, Carol King, Neil Sedaka, Cynthia Weil, Gerry Goffin, and others.

January 20th 2010 at the Rex Hotel with Jake Wilkinson, Daryl Orr, Ryan Oliver, Terry Lukiwki, Jon Meyer and Joel Haynes–what a band!

February 10th at Mezzetta with Kye Marshall–a fun and interactive duo at a great music spot.

March 10th with Kye Marshall.

March 25th with U of G jazz orchestra at Manhattan’s.

March 28th at the Spadina JCC giving a lecture on the history of Toronto jazz.

March 30th at Briton House with Jake Wilkinson and Alex Coleman.

April 10th at Pero with the great Archie Alleyne and Artie Roth.

April 15th with Kye Marshall.

April 18th in the house band for a jazz celebration for John Norris at Hart House with Jim Galloway, Don Thompson, Neil Swainson and Archie Alleyne and lots of special musical guests. Played with great musicians: Del Dako, Fred Dulligal, Ian Barge, Bernie Senensky, Dave Young, Rosemary Galloway, Don Vickery. A wonderful afternoon of music for a great guy!

April 23rd music directing the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards with Four80East, Groove Kings, Peter White, Michael Kaeshammer, Darren Rahn and David Sanborn.

April 29th at Hugh’s Room with Frank D’Angelo.

May 1st with Jen Sagar, Jake Wilkinson and Jon Meyer for Jazz Vespers.

May 10th with Gene DiNovi Trio (Gene, Dave Young and A.S.) at Royal York Church.

May 17th with Four80East in Rochester, NY for the Exdous to Jazz.

May 28th at Pero with Jake Wilkinson and Alex Coleman.

May 29th at North 44 with Ryan Oliver and Alex Coleman.

June 3rd at Holy Blossom with Bonnie Lester and Alex Coleman.

June 6th with Kye Marshall at Spadina House.

June 11th with Jim Clayton at Gate 403 (J.C., A.S. and Steve Lucas).

June 17th in Sarnia, Ontario with The Jim Clayton Trio (J.C., A.S. and Steve Lucas for a television appearance).

June 23rd gig with Kye Marshall.

June 25th with The Archie Allyene Trio (Archie, Artie Roth and A.S.) for the Toronto Jazz Festival.

June 26th with Kye Marshall at Mezetta for the Jazz festival.

June 27th with Bob DeAngelis and Duncan Hopkins at the Harbour Castle.

July 1st at Harbourfront with Jim Galloway band: Jim Galloway, John MacLeod, Bob DeAngelis, Brigham Phillips, Ian Bargh, Rosemary Galloway, Don Vickery and me for the jazz festival–what an honour to play with so many fine musicians.

July 10th at the Hillebrand Jazz Festival with the Jake Wilkinson Quintet: Michelle Willis, Jake, Jon Meyer, A.S. and Joel Haynes–playing Jake’s beautifully swinging original material.

July 24th The Andrew Scott Quintet plays Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario with Jake Wilkinson, Terry Lukwiski, Ross MacIntyre and Morgan Childs 6:30-7:25 and 8:00 to 8:15.

July 26th being interviewed for a podcast by Steve Kowalchuk. Talking about my own of my favourite composers: J.S. Bach.

August 7th with Frank D’Angelo playing the Taste of the Danforth.

August 14th playing Ichi Riki (120 Bloor Street East) with the Andrew Scott Trio (A.S., Jake Wilkinson and Neil Swainson).

August 19th the Andrew Scott Quartet at The China House (925 Eglinton West) with Jake Wilkinson, Artie Roth and Archie Alleyne.

August 21st private function gig at Hart House.

August 28th with the Jake Wilkinson Quartet in Kleinburg, Ontario.

August 29th private function gig.

September 12th with Four80East.

September 19th private function for FUSION events.

September 21st with Kye Marshall.

September 30th with Kye Marshall.

October 3rd the Andrew Scott Quintet at Chalkers Pub.

October 5th with the Gene DiNovi Trio (G.D., A.S. and Dave Young).

October 6th with Kye Marshall.

November 10th with Kye Marshall.

Nostalgia, Andrew Scott, guitar.

The title of this CD does not refer to a trip back in time. Hardly. Instead, our “Nostalgia” is the name Fats Navarro gave to his bop changes on the chords to “Out of Nowhere.” So this is nostalgia in name only because this music is pure, joyous timeless fun. Once again, Scott scores a fine effort for Sackville Records with music that has a pulse. Scott’s quartet brings in a couple of guests in Jon Erik Kelso, trumpet, and Dan Block, tenor clarinet. They lead off with a totally relaxed groove on Ben Webster’s “Did You Call Her Today,” a reworking of “Rose Room” and “In a Mellow Tone.” As a matter of fact, all of the sextet’s choices are restructured gems. To name a few, there’s “On a Misty Night” (“September in the Rain”); “Hot House” (“What Is this Thing Called Love”); “Quasimodo” (“Embraceable You”) and lots more. Let me simply say that we need more recordings like this, because what Scott and company gives us is the real deal. Like the orange juice in that commercial, this music is “un-fooled around with.” I wish there were more guys doing it just this way.
Sackville, recorded in 2008, 55:37.

Nostalgia
The Andrew Scott Quintet meets Jon-Erik Kellso and Dan Block
Sackville SKCD2-2073

The bebop era saw the extended use of standard popular songs as the basis for new compositions based on the chord changes of the familiar themes.
“Nostalgia” takes this as its basic premise with a programme of compositions by musician/composers such as Tadd Dameron, Barney Kessel, Fats Navarro, Charlie Parker, Gigi Gryce, Zaid Nasser and one by leader Andrew Scott and Jake Wilkinson. Having said that, the first selection is Ben Webster’s Did You Call Her Today, his swing style variation on Rose Room, but for the rest of the album it’s bebop lines over familiar standard harmonies. If you are a jazz buff, see how many you can get right before looking at the liner notes!
Pianist Mark Eisenman, bassist Pat Collins and drummer Joel Haynes integrate beautifully and Mark contributes some outstanding solos, while Andrew Scott is equally comfortable playing unison lines, comping or stretching out on a solo.
Trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and clarinettist Dan Block, although of a later generation, have chosen to follow in the steps of the great early innovators and both play with lyrical concept, creative ideas and the playing skills to make it all come together. As John Norris rightly states in his accompanying notes, they are indeed real jazz musicians. This CD is a welcome addition and upholds the well earned stellar reputation of Sackville Records.

Jim Galloway

Charts compiled from the following stations:

CFBX, CFMH, CFRU, CFUV, CHRW, CHUO, CHYZ, CIBL, CILU, CISM, CJAM, CJSF, CJSW, CKMN, CKUT, CKXU

CFUV 101.9 MHz – Victoria

For the Week Ending: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
TW LW Artist Title Label
1 6 Normand Guilbeault Ensemble Hommage a mingus Ambiances Magnetiques
2 1 Bill Frisell Band Website Disfarmer Nonesuch Label Website
3 10 Miroslav Vitous Group & Michel Portal Remembering Weather Report ECM
4 4 Andrew Scott Quartet Nostalgia Sackville
5 3 Simon Fisk Trio Unless Plunge
6 – Brother John Sellers Paris 1957 Sackville
7 – Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey One Day In Brooklyn Kinnara
8 8 Matt Wilson Quartet That’s Gonna Leave A Mark Palmetto
9 2 Steve Lehman Octet Travail, Transformation, and Flow Pi
10 – Medeski, Martin & Wood Radiolarians III Indirecto

For the Week Ending: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
TW LW Artist Title Label
1 – Sophie Milman Take Love Easy Linus Entertainment Label Website
2 2 Bill Frisell Band Website Disfarmer Nonesuch Label Website
3 – Positive Catastrophe Garabatos Volume One Cuneiform
4 1 Klang Tea Music Allos Documents Label Website
5 4 Simon Fisk Trio Unless Plunge
6 10 Kevin Breit And Jesse Stewart Collisions C3R
7 – Don Thompson And Reg Schwager One Take: Volume Three Alma
8 – Jason Kenemy Band Website Upsidedown Town Self-Released
9 – Brotzman/Pliakas/Wertmuller Full Blast/Black Hole Atavistic
10 6 Andrew Scott Quartet Nostalgia Sackville

Good News: Nostalgia is on the charts….

Warren Smith – Old News Borrowed Blues
CFUV 101.9, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Week of August 10, 2009
JAZZ TOP 10

1. Matt Wilson Quartet – That’s Gonna Leave A Mark (Palmetto)
2. Andrew Scott Quartet – Nostalgia (Sackville) *
3. Jeremy Davenport – We’ll Dance Till Dawn (Basin Street)
4. Joe Morris – Wildlife (AUM Fidelity)
5. Etienne Charles – Folklore (self-released)
6. Led Bib – Sensible Shoes (Cuneiform)
7. Normand Guilbeault Ensemble – Hommage a Mingus (Ambiances Magnetiques) *
8. Arthur Kell Quartet – Victoria (BJU)
9. Warren Smith & The Composer’s Workshop Ensemble (Engine)
10. Cory Weeds Quintet – Everything Is Coming Up Weeds (Cellar Live) *

CJAM 91.5 MHz – Windsor
Top 30
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, July 28, 2009

TW LW Artist Title Label
1 – Portugal. The Man Band Website The Satanic Satanist Equal Vision Label Website
2 – The Rural Alberta Advantage Band Website Hometowns Self-Released
3 24 Ohbijou Band Website Beacons Last Gang Label Website
4 – The Lazy MKs A Field Guide to the Lazy MKs Young Soul
5 – Share Band Website Slumping In Your Murals Forward Music Group
6 – Andrew Scott Quartet Nostalgia Sackville
7 17 Tito Puente Dance Mania Sony
8 – Clark Totems Flare Warp Label Website
9 – Wire and Light Wire and Light Self-Released
10 – DJ Food One Man’s Weird Is Another Man’s World Ninja Tune
11 – Ganglians Monster Head Room Woodsist Label Website
12 – Falcao and Monashee Band Website Falcao and Monashee Self-Released
13 – Those Darlins Those Darlins Oh Wow Dang
14 – The Most Serene Republic Band Website And The Ever Expanding Universe Arts & Crafts Label
15 – Tortoise Band Website Beacons of Ancestorship Thrill Jockey Label Website
16 28 Amon Tobin Band Website inFamous Sony
17 – Rum Runner What’s The Music Mean To You? Stumble
18 22 Cage Depart From Me Def Jux
19 – Summer Cats Songs for Tuesdays Slumberland
20 – Ed Palermo Big Band Eddy Loves Frank Cuneiform
21 – Set Your Goals This Will Be The Death Of Us Epitaph
22 – Patterson Hood Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) Ruth St.
23 – Barn Burner Bangers New Romance For Kids
24 – Magnolia Electric Co. Band Website Josephine Secretly Canadian Label Website
25 – Bidiniband The Land is Wild Pheromone
26 2 Boogie Boarder Band Website Pizza Hero Famous Class Label Website
27 – Magilla Funk Conduit New Set, New Sound Self-Released
28 – Brother John Sellers Paris 1957 Sackville
29 – Royal City Band Website Royal City Outside Label Website
30 – Le Bus Band Website Fission Friction Frequency Spiral Recordings Label Website

My electronic press kit:

with the house band at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards…here with Gabriel Mark Hasselbach:

Video montage:

Talking:

Video with Four80East:

Live with Four80 East:

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February 5th with Kye Marshall at Briton House.

March 28th I’m in the York University 50th Anniversary House Band with Andrew Craig music directing (Marcus Ali, Anthony Micheli, Artie Roth).

April 2nd at Manhattan’s in Guelph conducting the University of Guelph Big Band.

April 11th The Pilot with Jake Wilkinson, Andy Ballantyne, Pat Collins and Joel Haynes (3:30 to 6:30).

April 14th at York U (the noon hour concert) with Sacha Williamson’s band: Mike Murley, Robi Botos, Andrew Scott, Artie Roth and Frank Botos.

April 23rd 2009 at Manhattan’s in Guelph, Ontario with Jake Wilkinson and Jon Meyer.

April 24th 2009 I’ll be music directing the 5th Annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards.

April 27th fundraising for JazzFM 91.1 8:00 in the a.m.

May 6th with Kye Marshall at Mezetta.

May 15th duo gig with on Meyer at Biaggio.

June 13th CD release party at Chalker’s 6 to 9 with Jake Wilkinson, Mark Eisenman, Neil Swainson and Archie Alleyne.

June 18th at Briton House.

June 25th at Belmont House with Jake Wilkinson and Neil Swainson.

June 28th Toronto Jazz Festival with Kye Marshall and Alan Hetherington.

July 2nd with Adam Brazier at The Old Mill.

July 4th Toronto Jazz Festival upstairs at the Pilot with The Grant Stewart Quartet (Grant Stewart, A.S., Pat Collins and Phil Stewart).

July 10th with the Jim Clayton Trio at Brookfield Place.

July 25th with Four80East at Boblo Island.

August 6th The Andrew Scott Quintet at Metro Hall with Jake Wilkinson, Darryl Orr, Jon Meyer and Joel Haynes.

August 10th at the Bay/Adelaide Centre with the Jim Clayton Trio.

August 14th with the Jim Clayton Trio (Jim Clayton, A.S. and Steve Lucas) at the Park Hyatt.

August 15th with the Jim Clayton Trio (Jim Clayton, A.S. and Steve Lucas) at the Granite Club.

August 18th at the Steamwhistle Brewery with Jr. Barnes.

August 20th at the Old Mill with 480 East (Rob DeBoer, Tony Grace, Rich Brown, Giampaolo Scatozza and Jon Stewart.

September 5th duo with Jon Meyer at Auberge du pomier.

September 9th duo with Kye Marshall 2:30 (afternoon show).

September 13th with Bernie Senensky and Sly Juhas at Joe Mama’s (7:00 to 11:00).

September 22nd 7:00 to 8:00 at Belmont House with Reg Schwager and Neil Swainson.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Jews who Jive, Pop, and Rock:
Looking back at the big machers of 20th century music
3 Sundays | 1 – 3 PM | $30 for the series | $10 per talk
Room 211, Donald Gales Family Pavilion
Koffler Centre for the Arts

Musician, professor, and jazz enthusiast, Dr. Andrew Scott leads a three part series focusing on contributions of leading Jewish figures to music in the 20th century. Each lecture explores a revolutionary musical theme and concludes with a saloon style tribute on the piano.

Sunday, November 29, 2009
Jazzy Jews
Exploring the relationship and connection of talented musicians, composers, and innovators, this talk will focus on the work, themes, and songs that defined Jazz at the turn of the century. Topics will include a discussion of controversial recordings like the making of “Strange Fruit,” as well as the influence of performers like Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, and Abel Meeropol.

Sunday, December 6, 2009
Jews Who Pop
This talk will focus on the contributions of composers such as Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern all of whom wrote music in the area of New York known as Tin Pan Alley and whose collective compositions have become known as “The American Songbook.”

Sunday, January 17, 2010
Jews Who Rock
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, much of the rock and roll songbook was written/produced in The Brill Building (New York) by a bunch of Jewish teenagers who were not that much older than the audiences for whom they were writing. This talk looks at the contributions of Phil Spector, Burt Baccarach, Carol King, Neil Sedaka, Cynthia Weil, Gerry Goffin, and others.

January 20th 2010 at the Rex Hotel with my Quintet.

February 10th at Mezetta with Kye Marshall.

March 10th with Kye Marshall.

March 25th with U of G jazz orchestra at Manhattan’s.

March 28th at the Bathurst JCC.

March 30th at Briton House.

April 15th with Kye Marshall.

April 18th in the house band for a jazz celebration for John Norris at Hart House with Jim Galloway, Don Thompson, Neil Swainson and Terry Clarke and lots of special musical guests.

April 23rd music directing the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards with Four80East, Groove Kings, Peter White, Michael Kaeshammer, Darren Rahn and David Sanborn.

April 29th at Hugh’s Room with Frank D’Angelo.

May 10th with Gene DiNovi Trio at Royal York Church.

June 6th with Kye Marshall.

June 11th with Jim Clayton.

June 26th with Kye Marshall at Mezetta for the Jazz festival.

July 10th gig for FUSION events.

August 21st private function gig.

August 28th gig for FUSION events.

August 29th private function gig.

November 10th gig with Kye Marshall.

Andrew Scott with Archie Alleyne at the Pilot June 2008 (also in band: Frank Wright, Jake Willkinson and Neil Swainson).

Hello:

Thanks for dropping in! This website contains a lot of information about me (Andrew Scott), the various things that I do and the many things for which I act as an advocate in attempting to foster online communities.

I am (in no particular order):

a husband
a father
a son
a brother
an entrepreneur
an author
a jazz guitar player
a mentor
a composer who writes for film and television
a brother-in-law
a thinker
a working musician
a Beatles fan
a journalist
a producer
a frequent commentator and consultant on music business
a runner
a networker
a person who is part of an academic community
a literacy advocate
a dog owner
a talent scout
a coffee drinker
an athlete
an academic
a poet
a homeowner
an advocate
a person striving to become a Linchpin
a concert organizer/facilitator/promoter
an iconoclast
a faculty member
a consultant who works with individuals and institutions about marketing in the new media age
a musicologist
a person who thinks you should listen to more J.S. Bach, Donny Hathaway and Charlie Parker
an educator
a person who has a love/hate relationship with technology
a person who believes in tribes
a blogger
a publisher

I believe in doing many things and getting them done. A simple mission statement perhaps, but one that has helped me focus my diverse efforts and get them out the door.

Have fun exploring my website. New blog postings will be up once a week (every Sunday night). Please let me know what you are up to and how I can help. Email me to say “hello” andrewjacobscott1 (the symbol for at) gmail.com. Or “friend” me on Facebook.

Thanks for visiting my site.

Andrew

Fri. Jan. 4th at The Royal York Hotel (6:30 – 8:30) with The Jim Clayton Trio (Jim Clayton, A.S. and Neil Swainson).

January 9 – 12, 2008 The 35th Annual IAJE Conference is in Toronto. I’ll be giving a paper at the academic colloquium portion of the conference (Saturday 1:00) and I’ll be there representing CODA. I also will be sitting on a panel on Jazz Pedagogy with Brian Lillos, Don Thompson, Alex Dean, Christine Jensen and on Friday January 11th, 2008 at 11:00.

Sunday January 13th playing the Stone Grill as part of the Archie Alleyne Quartet (with Artie Roth) from 12:00 (noon) to 3:00. 51B Winchester St. at Parliament (416-967-6565).

Monday January 14th 2008 The Canadian Jazz Guitar Summit (with Reg Schwager, Geoff Young, Andrew Scott, Pat Collins and Barry Elmes) play the Brantford Downtown Jazz Concert Series.

Tuesday January 22nd Archie Alleyne, Robi Botos, Artie Roth, and Shakura at The Stone Grill (6:00pm to 8:00pm).

Wednesday January 30th at 7:00 with Kye Marshall at Forest Hills.

Sunday February 3rd (3:30 – 6:00 pm). The Andrew Scott Quintet (Jake Wilkinson, Frank Wright, Neil Swainson and Archie Alleyne) play The Pilot.

February 10th 2007 I’m the guitarist for the Archie Alleyne Scholarship Concert at George Weston Recital Hall playing with Archie, Guido Basso, Alex Dean and many more amazingly talented musicians…What an honour!

Friday March 7th 2008. I’m music directing the 4th annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards and I’ll be playing with Warren Hill, Alexander Zonjic, Carol Welsman, Les Sabler, Alfie Zappacosta and many other fine musicians!

Friday, March 28 Gene DiNovi and Generations play (6PM – 9PM) at The Club at Mediterra (15755 Corso Mediterra Circle, Naples, Florida).

Saturday March 29 Gene DiNovi and Generations play at Collier’s Reserve in Naples, Florida see here

April 9th gig with the Jim Clayton Trio at the Windsor Arms hotel.

April 9th with Kye Marshall at Brittan House.

April 24th with Frankie D at Forget About It!

May 1st gig with the Jim Clatyon Trio.

May 6th gig with the Jim Clayton Trio (Stage West).

Wednesday May 7th 2008 I`ll be involved in the celebrations for CODA Magazine`s 50th anniversary party!

May 16th at Forget About It with Frankie D.

Thursday May 29th at Whistler’s Pub from 6 to 930 with Devon Henderson and Sly Juhas.

June 4th 2008 Hosting the Art of Jazz Festival Jam Session.

June 5th 2008 guest appearance with Gene DiNovi for the Art of Jazz Festival Tribute to John Norris.

June 5th (night) hosting the Art of Jazz Festival Jam session.

June 8th with Four80East at the Capitol City Jazz Festival (Washington, D.C.)

Monday June 9th 2007 playing as part of the Tony Monaco Trio (with Frank DiFelice on drums) for the Brantford Downtown Jazz Concert Series.

June 12th with Jim Clayton Trio (with Peter Telford) at the Metro Convention Centre.

June 17th with Jim Clayton Trio (with Peter Telford) at the Fermenting Cellar (Distillery Area).

June 20th with Frankie D. at Forget About It.

June 22nd playing with Kye Marshall and Don Thompson for the Toronto Jazz Festival–afternoon gig.

June 22nd leading The Andrew Scott Quintet at The Pilot for the Toronto Jazz Festival.

July 4th with Frankie D at Forget About It Supper Club.

July 6th with Demo Cates/Stan Fomin at Chateau des Charmes.

July 8th with Frankie D in Hull, Quebec.

July 11 with Frankie D at Forget About It Supper Club.

July 17th with Demo Cates and Stan Fomin at The Trane Studio.

July 19th with Four80East in Hartford, CT.

July 25th with Frankie D at Forget About It!

July 26th and 27th at the Festival of The Sound (Parry Sound) as part of the celebrations for Gene DiNovi’s 80th birthday.

August 8th with Four80East at the Old Mill in Toronto for a WAVE 94.7FM party.

August 9th The Andrew Scott Trio (with Steve Wallace and Jake Wilkinson) plays Ichirikki Sushi House–416-923-2997 Unit 103, 120 Bloor St. E.

August 29th with Frankie D. at Forget About It.

September 9th 7:30 to 9:30 playing duo (A.S. and Neil Swainson) for the Duke Ellington Society in Toronto at Montgomery’s Inn

Friday September 12th 2008 The Andrew Scott Duo (A.S. and Darryl Orr on saxophone) plays a private function (wedding).

Friday September 19th 2008 The Andrew Scott Trio at Manhattan’s in Guelph, Ontario with Jon Meyer and Joel Haynes.

Saturday September 20th with Kye Marshall at Belmont House.

September 21st The Andrew Scott Quartet at the Pilot with Jake Wilkinson, Darryl Orr, Andrew Scott, Jon Meyer and Joel Haynes.

October 3rd with the Gene DiNovi Trio (Gene DiNovi, A.S. and Neil Swainson) at La Belle Époque (#1 Snooker Street–formerly 38 Hanna Avenue) see here.

October 22nd The Grant Stewart/Andrew Scott Quartet (Mike Downes, bass and Phil Stewart, drums) play a Wednesday noon hour concert at Humber College.

October 24th The Grant Stewart Quartet play the Edward Day Gallery (Grant Stewart, saxophone, A.S., guitar, Neil Swainson, bass and Phil Stewart, drums).

October 25th Grant Stewart workshop (11:00 pm – 5:00 pm) Improvisation and Musicianship Workshop at The Art of Jazz Studio, The Case Goods Warehouse, Building 74, Studio 202, The Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill Street

October 25th Andrew Scott Trio at Manhattan’s in Guelph, Ontario.

November 2nd with The Gene DiNovi Trio (G.D., piano, A.S., guitar and Neil Swainson, bass).

November 7th with Frankie D.

November 8th with Kye Marshall at Belmont House.

November 9th lecture on Toronto Jazz at the JCC (Spadina and Bloor) 11:00 am – 12:30 pm as part of the ‘Sundays on Bloor – Music Sundays’ series.

November 27th Conducting the University of Guelph Big Band at Manhattan’s in Guelph, Ontario.

December 3rd with Kye Marshall at Mezzetta.

December 5 and 6 at Upstairs in Montreal with Grant Stewart Quartet (part of the Friends of Len Dobbin Series) with Alec Walkington and Philip Stewart.

Tuesday December 9th with Jim Clayton Trio.

Wednesday December 10th with Jim Clayton for the Mirvish Christmas Party.

Wednesday December 10th The Andrew Scott Quintet at the Rex Hotel (with Jim Galloway, Jake Wilkinson, Neil Swainson, A.S. and Joel Haynes).

Thursday December 11th with Jim Clayton at the A.G.O.

December 20th Andrew Scott Trio at Manhattan’s in Guelph, Ontario.

December 31st at the Capitol Theatre in St. Thomas, Ontario. Two shows: afternoon and evening shows with Grant Stewart, Jake Wilkinson, Jon Meyer and Andrew Millar. What a band!

Jake Wilkinson (Trumpet):

Born in 1971 to a musical family, Jake Wilkinson began playing the trombone at the age of nine. Although he has studied a variety of musical instruments for the past ten years he has focused on the trumpet, making his name in North America as a distinctive soloist and bandleader. Music critics and audiences alike have been impressed by his technical brilliance and strong personal style in performances at major jazz venues and festivals around the world. Jake has been recorded on over eight CDs and on radio and television shows for CBC, CJRT and Bravo! Jake studied in New York City on a scholarship at the New School of Music and with support from the Canada Council. He has worked with jazz greats like Rob McConnell, John Hicks, Don Thompson and Bob Mover. Jake currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Andrew Scott (Guitar):

Toronto native and Sackville recording artist Andrew Scott has become the standard bearer for the next generation of great Canadian jazz musicians. His many accomplishments include graduating from York University with a PhD in Musicology/Ethnomusicology, but there is nothing academic about the way Andrew plays the guitar. His “clean, boppish style” (Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star) has found him compared to everyone from Barney Kessel to Wes Montgomery. His fans include listeners the world over, including legendary musicians Sonny Greenwich, Gene DiNovi and George Benson.

“Canadian scholar, journalist and historian Andrew Scott also plays a swinging mean guitar, dedicating this one to Barney Kessel. Every selection on this set is successful and enjoyable, showing that when straight-ahead jazz is played with enthusiasm, high musicianship and subtle creativity, bebop definitely lives.”

- Scott Yanow
All Music Guide

Pat Collins (Bass):

Pat Collins was raised in Qualicum Beach, B.C. Since moving to Toronto in 1988, Pat has performed with such great musicians as Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Herb Ellis, Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb, Ed Bickert, Rob McConnell, Moe Koffman, Oliver Jones, Peter Appleyard, Diana Krall, Don Thompson, and many others. He has appeared as a sideman on approximately fifty recordings.

Collins’s own CD (“In The Moment”) features some of Canada’s premier jazz musicians—Mike Murley, Reg Schwager and Barry Elmes. The record received rave reviews, including “In The Moment is a CD that’s very easy to like,” (Richard Bourcier, JazzReview.com), and “This is a classy contribution to the jazz canon,” (Geoff Chapman, Toronto Star). The Pat Collins Quartet was nominated for a 2005 National Jazz Award as “Acoustic Group of the Year,” “Album of the Year” in 2006, and Pat was nominated as “Acoustic Bassist of the Year” in 2005 and 2006.

Joel Haynes (Drums):

Joel Haynes is an emerging, dynamic drummer on the Canadian jazz scene. Since the age of 7, he has been playing and studying the drums with absolute dedication and determination. Joel has grown from his early community musical experiences in his hometowns of Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario, and has progressed to playing with some of the finest jazz artists in Canada. Highlights include being nominated for a “National Jazz Award” in 2003, and being invited to perform with Oscar Peterson and Dave Young for the Toronto Tsunami Relief Benefit in January, 2005.

Many influences have formed Joel’s musical styling. His jazz studies at Humber College, McGill University, and the University of Toronto have given him a broad base of skills and knowledge which have shaped him into a highly technical, defined, inventive and diverse musician. Instructors in Montreal and Toronto include: Andre White, Dave Laing, Chris McCann, Bob McClaren, Don Vickory, and Barry Elmes.

During and following his educational experiences, Joel has performed at many major jazz festivals in North America, South America, The Caribbean, and Europe. While in Ontario, he has played with many outstanding jazz artists, such as: Ray Anderson, Rob McConnell, Sam Noto, Dave Young, P.J. Perry, Cornelius Dupré, Don Thompson, Neil Swainson, Jim Vivian, Bernie Senensky, David Braid, Steve Koven, Andrew Scott, Billy Robinson, and Verve recording artist, Denzal Sinclaire. While Joel is admired for his skills within the jazz idiom, his diversity and excellent reading skills has enabled him to perform for popular musical theatrical shows such as: Cats, Urinetown, The Rat Pack, and West Side Story. Additional tours include an upcoming project with Darren Sigesmund’s Quintet with David Braid, touring Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghi, and various cities in Korea.