BILL MCBIRNIE
Genres: Latin Jazz, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Jazz Related Electronica, Hip-Hop • Canada

BILL McBIRNIE (flutes, piccolo) was born May 23, 1953 in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. Widely recognized as one of the world's best jazz and Latin flutists, McBirnie is known for his remarkable technique playing the entire family of flutes, from bass flute to piccolo. Bill McBirnie has performed, produced, and recorded with a diversified list of eminent artists and internationally-renowned groups. He holds numerous National Jazz Awards and Jazz Report Awards as "Flutist of the Year', and won the American National Flute Association's most recent triennial Jazz Flute Masterclass Competition. Based in Toronto, Bill McBirnie studied with distinguished Canadian flutist and composer, Robert Aitken, as well as Cuban charanga legend, Richard Egues. He is recognized internationally for his superior skills as a jazz and Latin flute specialist, but he is equally accomplished as an improviser, notably in the bebop, swing, and Latin idioms illustrated in his contributions to recordings with Junior read more...