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"Patrick Boyle is a 'trumpet personality', which isn't an easy thing
to do. And what I mean is that Patrick's trumpet voice is a character
that talks, feels, emotes and resonates with listeners. Like I said,
it's not easy to make a trumpet do that... and that's why Patrick is
so special." Tim Tamashiro, Host, Tonic, CBC Radio 2 - Tim Tamashiro, Host, Tonic, CBC Radio 2
"Patrick has a sharp wit, a round tone, and a wide-open musical sensibility. His music is filled with playfulness, humour, intelligence, and light. Think Dave Douglas meets Yes meets The Chieftains over a few shots of Newfoundland Screech and a good time was had by all. Patrick Boyle breathes new life into the trumpet, teaching it to sing Celtic reels and African chants as if it was born to do so."
Andy Sheppard, CBC Radio After Hours - CBC Radio After Hours
Still No Word is Patrick Boyle's best work yet! Long heralded as one of
Canada's top sidemen, it's a delight to see (and hear) him step out on
his own for the second time. With a more focused, linear outing than his
previous work, Boyle has solidified his status as one of Canada's top
trumpet players and jazz musicians in general.
The first time I popped in his record, I remember I had just returned
from watching Patrick do his usual, sideman thing; and I expected to go
home, put on a track, go to bed and listen to the rest of it the next
day. Needless to say, I ended up so enraptured in the music, that I
stayed up half the night listening to the record in its entirety. \
Joined by some of Canada's best as his backing band, the instrumental
interplay is staggeringly good at times. Given Patrick's academic
background in theories of improvisation, it's no surprise that some of
the best moments of the record are where Patrick is able to use all his
knowledge and really blow on a tune.
While 'Hold Out' was a great romp in the musically schizophrenic world
of Boyle, 'Still No Word' will no doubt cement Boyle's status as one of
Canada's great Jazz Players.
Tom Power
Host - Deep Roots
CBC Radio 2
- Tom Power - Deep Roots, CBC Radio 2
Listening to Patrick, you hear much more than a guy who can play. You hear a musical personality at work. Each performance sounds like a conversation with the audience, one that renews itself every time he picks up the instrument. - Jaime Fitzpatrick, The Performance Hour, CBC Radio
Discography
Hold Out (2005) features Patrick Boyle (trumpet, flugelhorn), Brian Way (B3 organ), Curtis Andrews (drums), Bill Brennan (vibraphone), and Jenny Gear (vocals).
Still No Word (2008) features Patrick Boyle (trumpet, flugelhorn), Bill Brennan (Fender Rhodes), Mike Downes (double bass), and Mike Murley (tenor saxophone).
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"Patrick Boyle is a 'trumpet personality', which isn't an easy thing to do. And what I mean is that Patrick's trumpet voice is a character that talks, feels, emotes and resonates with listeners. Like I said, it's not easy to make a trumpet do that... and that's why Patrick is so special." Tim Tamashiro, Host, Tonic, CBC Radio 2
“Patrick has a sharp wit, a round tone, and a wide-open musical sensibility. His music is filled with playfulness, humour, intelligence, and light.” CBC Radio After Hours
Newfoundland trumpeter Patrick Boyle embodies the jazz spirit by synthesizing a range of influences into a compelling original voice. He is currently a Doctoral student in Performance at the University of Toronto. Patrick is nominated for 3 2008 Music NL Awards (Jazz Recording of the Year, Side Musician of the Year, and Male Artist of the Year).
Still No Word (2008) is Patrick Boyle’s 2nd album as a leader and features Bill Brennan (Fender Rhodes), Mike Downes (double bass) and Mike Murley (tenor saxophone) and was produced by Glen Tilley. The eight new compositions on this CD were inspired by encounters on Patrick’s extensive world travels. His debut album Hold Out (2005) was nominated for an East Coast Music Award for Best Jazz Recording.
An in-demand session player, Patrick can be heard on over 40 recordings. He has collaborated with forward-thinking musicians in many genres including Duane Andrews, Andrew Downing, Jean Martin, Great Big Sea, Bill Frisell, Kate Schutt, Mark Bragg, Jim Vivian, Mickey Dolenz, Doug Riley, The Discounts, Ron Hynes and others. In 2006, Patrick was named Side Musician of the Year from Music NL.
Patrick successfully balances performance and academic interests. He is a Junior Fellow at Massey College. At the moment, he is researching ways in which improvisation, within and without music, helps students negotiate situations of anxiety and tension. Patrick holds an M.A. in Ethnomusicology from York University. His thesis “The Eternal Now: Music, Creativity & Improvised Experience” is available at www.patrickboyle.ca. Patrick was part-time faculty at the Memorial University School of Music from 2004-07, directing the Jazz Ensemble and teaching aural skills. He has presented and performed at International Association for Jazz Education conferences.
Patrick studies with Chase Sanborn. Previous teachers include Kevin Turcotte, Casey Sokol, David Mott, Don Buell and Gary Davis. He has twice attended the Banff Jazz Workshop led by Dave Douglas. In 2006, Patrick studied the gajde (goatskin bagpipe) with Stjepan Veckovic at the Croatian Folkloric Summer School in Brac, Croatia. He has received grants from Music NL, the NL Arts Council, and the Canada Council to study, record, and tour. As a member of the internationally acclaimed Duane Andrews Quartet, Patrick has toured North America and Australia, including performances at the Newport Folk Festival, SXSW, North American Folk Alliance, and the jazz festivals of Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Halifax, and St. John’s.
In 2005, Patrick founded the integrated film/concert series Active-Vision: Live Music for Silent Film. He was commissioned by the Sound Symposium to create music for live video-game performance and a large scale soundwalk for several chuch-bells in St. John’s, NL. His music is heard in numerous TV, film, and theatrical productions including compositions and arrangements for Great Big Sea, Andy Jones, and The Dance Party of Newfoundland.
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