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PAUL HARRIS
Paul has been playing piano and organ since the age of six. Paul was
classically trained on piano until 1990 when he discovered jazz and R&B. That
was the year Paul met pianist Paul A. Simons and studied with him for five
years. Since then, Paul has been in demand as a freelancer, teacher, studio
musician and also has a home studio (PH Productions). Paul has played all over
Canada and through parts of the United states. Paul also enjoys composing his
own music and plans to record a CD in the near future.
JENNIFER GILL
Jennifer has been performing in front of audiences since age 8.As Jennifer
got older she began to develop a taste for instruments; she started guitar,
piano and saxophone at age 11, but her main instrument has always been her
voice. Jennifer has been involved in events around her community since she
turned 17. In June of 99 visited Nashville Tennessee and played with some of the
local bands around town. Later that summer she traveled to Dubai, United Arab
Emirates to sing in a five star resort hotel for 4 months. In regards to her
education, Jennifer has studied voice at the Canadian Conservatory of Music
under Lara Humber and also at Dorian Hall Academy of Music under Roger Taylor.
Since then Jennifer has been playing as much as she can and composing her own
songs and hopes to soon record them.
DAMIEN MOYNIHAN
Born in Toronto and based in Halifax, Damien has studied and performed many
different styles of percussion. Damien has studied at Dalhousie under James
Faraday and Don Palmer. While at Dalhousie, Damien was principal percussionist
of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra and also won an apprenticeship with symphony
Nova Scotia, which had him performing with the orchestra his final year. After
graduating with a bachelor of music he continued to play and record with the
orchestra when needed on pops and celebrity series concerts. In Halifax, Damien
has performed with many jazz, pop, pipe and drum bands, and rock ensembles.
Damien continues to do what he loves; perform around the Maritimes and keeps his
variety of styles of music going.
SHAN ARSENAULT
Shan has performed in most major cities in North America as well as at the
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal in 1995. He has been featured twice
on the CBC radio show jazz beat as well as many local radio and television
shows. Shan was nominated for a 1997 East Coast Music Award for Best Jazz
Recording ("The Spin"). His early musical training comes from Berklee College in
Boston. For the past fifteen years, Shan has many recording credits to his name
and has become one of the most sought after guitarist in the region