Sage Reynolds
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Double-bassist and composer Sage Reynolds is highly active on the Montréal music scene performing and writing in a variety of musical styles and contexts. Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, he moved to Montréal in the mid nineties to pursue his studies and make a life for himself as a professional musician.
The bulk of Sage’s musical training occurred while completing his Bachelor of Music Degree, Majoring in Jazz
Performance, at McGill University
(2000). Other training has included several years of private study (w/ Jordan O'Connor, Michel Donato, Alec Walkington, John Hebert, and others) as well as participation in numerous master classes and seminars, including a bass master class with Mark Dresser
and participation in The International Jazz Workshop at The Banff Centre for the Arts (1999), where he played and studied with Dave Holland
, Joe Lovano
, Dave Douglas
, and Kenny Werner
.
Sage has performed and recorded with many different musicians and groups such as Sage Reynolds Quartet, Sienna Dahlen, Stars, Amon Tobin
, Ismail Fencioglu, Kaba Horo, Sean Craig Quintet, Michel Berthiaume Quintet, Rita Chiarelli
, and Lenya B. He is currently collaborating with local bassist/composer Miles Perkin in the organization of “Mont-Royal Composers Forum”, a project that showcases new and adventurous original music. Other musical activities include studio session work (with performance and composition on The Sean Craig Quintet- Under Glass (Ora Records), frequent freelance gigging, the instruction of private students, and jazz combo coaching at The McGill Conservatory of Music. Sage was awarded the “Prix Étoiles Galaxie de Radio-Canada” at the 2005 Montréal International Jazz Festival for his compositions “Saturday Afternoon” and “On the Wall”. In October 2005 his quartet opened for John Scofield at one of Montréal's premier venues, Spectrum.
In addition to his work in the Province of Québec, Sage has performed elsewhere within Canada’s borders, including concerts in Thunder Bay (Ontario), Ottawa, and Vancouver at The Vancouver International Jazz Festival. He has performed internationally in locations such as Alaska, Central America, South East Asia, New York, NY, Merida, Mexico (at the 2005 Merida Jazz Festival Internacioal), and Austin, Texas at the 2006 Folk Alliance Conference.
Sage's first CD as a band leader, Sage Reynolds- On the Wall, was released on Effendi Records (Montréal) in September, 2006. http://www.effendirecords.com/en/shop/shop.asp?l=3&prodID=179
The bulk of Sage’s musical training occurred while completing his Bachelor of Music Degree, Majoring in Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Performance, at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
(2000). Other training has included several years of private study (w/ Jordan O'Connor, Michel Donato, Alec Walkington, John Hebert, and others) as well as participation in numerous master classes and seminars, including a bass master class with Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser is an American double bass player and composer.-Biography:He has performed and recorded with many of the luminaries of "new" jazz composition and improvisation. For ten years he performed with the Anthony Braxton Quartet, as well as diverse groups led by Ray Anderson, Tim Berne,...
and participation in The International Jazz Workshop at The Banff Centre for the Arts (1999), where he played and studied with Dave Holland
Dave Holland
Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....
, Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano
Joseph Salvatore "Joe" Lovano is a post bop jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer. Since the late 1980s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning a Grammy award and several nods on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls...
, Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas (trumpeter)
Dave Douglas is an American jazz trumpeter and composer whose music derives from many non-jazz musical styles, including classical music, folk music from European countries and Klezmer. He has been a member of the experimental big band Orange Then Blue...
, and Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner is an American jazz pianist.-Biography:Kenny Werner is a world-class pianist and composer. His prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications continue to impact audiences around the world....
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Sage has performed and recorded with many different musicians and groups such as Sage Reynolds Quartet, Sienna Dahlen, Stars, Amon Tobin
Amon Tobin
Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...
, Ismail Fencioglu, Kaba Horo, Sean Craig Quintet, Michel Berthiaume Quintet, Rita Chiarelli
Rita Chiarelli
Rita Chiarelli is a Canadian blues singer. She has been dubbed "the goddess of Canadian blues" by CBC Radio One's Shelagh Rogers.-Biography:Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Chiarelli began performing in Ronnie Hawkins' band in the early 1980s. She subsequently spent several years in Italy...
, and Lenya B. He is currently collaborating with local bassist/composer Miles Perkin in the organization of “Mont-Royal Composers Forum”, a project that showcases new and adventurous original music. Other musical activities include studio session work (with performance and composition on The Sean Craig Quintet- Under Glass (Ora Records), frequent freelance gigging, the instruction of private students, and jazz combo coaching at The McGill Conservatory of Music. Sage was awarded the “Prix Étoiles Galaxie de Radio-Canada” at the 2005 Montréal International Jazz Festival for his compositions “Saturday Afternoon” and “On the Wall”. In October 2005 his quartet opened for John Scofield at one of Montréal's premier venues, Spectrum.
In addition to his work in the Province of Québec, Sage has performed elsewhere within Canada’s borders, including concerts in Thunder Bay (Ontario), Ottawa, and Vancouver at The Vancouver International Jazz Festival. He has performed internationally in locations such as Alaska, Central America, South East Asia, New York, NY, Merida, Mexico (at the 2005 Merida Jazz Festival Internacioal), and Austin, Texas at the 2006 Folk Alliance Conference.
Sage's first CD as a band leader, Sage Reynolds- On the Wall, was released on Effendi Records (Montréal) in September, 2006. http://www.effendirecords.com/en/shop/shop.asp?l=3&prodID=179