Early in his career, Fraser formed the Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation (VEJI), a big band that went on to win the open class at the Canadian Stage Band Festival in 1981. The Hugh Fraser Quintet, a hard-bop band which drew members from VEJI, toured widely and appeared frequently at Canadian and International jazz festivals. Fraser performed with Jaki Byard, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, Billy Eckstine, and many other well known jazz musicians.
Personal lifeedit
In 2017, Fraser was diagnosed with cancer, but continued to perform. He died on 17 June 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 62.[2]
Hugh Fraser discography at Discogs as The Hugh Fraser Quintet
Straight Interview
January 01, 1970
hugh, fraser, musician, other, people, named, hugh, fraser, hugh, fraser, disambiguation, hugh, alexander, fraser, october, 1958, june, 2020, canadian, jazz, musician, known, work, pianist, trombonist, composer, hugh, fraserbornoctober, 1958victoria, british, . For other people named Hugh Fraser see Hugh Fraser disambiguation Hugh Alexander Fraser October 26 1958 June 17 2020 was a Canadian jazz musician known for his work as a pianist trombonist and composer 1 Hugh FraserBornOctober 26 1958Victoria British Columbia CanadaDiedJune 17 2020 aged 61 Vancouver British Columbia CanadaGenresJazzInstrumentsPiano trombone Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards 5 Discography 6 Compositions 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education editBorn in Victoria British Columbia Fraser studied with Dave Robbins in Vancouver Slide Hampton in New York and Kenny Wheeler in London He also attended the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Career editFraser began teaching at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in 1986 and was appointed head of the jazz program in 1991 He also held teaching appointments in jazz education at the Royal Academy of Music the University of Ulster University of Victoria and the Victoria Conservatory of Music Early in his career Fraser formed the Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation VEJI a big band that went on to win the open class at the Canadian Stage Band Festival in 1981 The Hugh Fraser Quintet a hard bop band which drew members from VEJI toured widely and appeared frequently at Canadian and International jazz festivals Fraser performed with Jaki Byard Clark Terry Dizzy Gillespie Maynard Ferguson Billy Eckstine and many other well known jazz musicians Personal life editIn 2017 Fraser was diagnosed with cancer but continued to perform He died on 17 June 2020 in Vancouver British Columbia at the age of 62 2 Awards editLooking Up 1989 Juno Award for Best Jazz Album winner 3 Pas de Problem 1990 Juno Award for Best Jazz Album nominated In The Mean Time 1998 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album winner 3 Discography editSolo The Hugh Fraser Quintet Looking Up 1987 Pas de Problemes 1988 The Sensorium Suite 1992 Trinity 1992 Sensorium Two 1993 Red and Blue 1995 In the Meantime 1997 Back to Back 1998 Stardust Suite 2000 A Night in Vancouver 2004 Hugh Fraser s Bonehenge 2005 Concerto 2012 With VEJI VEJI 1980 Classic VEJI 1986 VEJI Now 1990 V 1999 Big Works 2002 Compositions editFraser composed over 200 jazz works Over 100 of his compositions have been recorded References edit King B N 2008 Hugh Fraser Archived October 15 2012 at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Music in Canada Historica Canada Jazz musician Hugh Fraser has died CBC Music Canada June 17 2020 Retrieved June 17 2020 a b Winners Nominees External links editHugh Fraser Bio Hugh Fraser Discography Hugh Fraser discography at Discogs Hugh Fraser discography at Discogs as The Hugh Fraser Quintet Straight Interview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh Fraser musician amp oldid 1209224741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
