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Bio
Andrew Glover is an acomplished pianist and
composer. He is credited with a huge body of work which extends to
Europe and the U.S., as well as his home town of Edmonton AB Canada.
A talented pianist and composer, Andrew graduated from the Grant MacEwan
Community College, and studied solo piano with Adrian Chornowol and Charlie Austin.
Andrew worked with Mike Rud, Jack Semple, Kennedy Jensen, Dianne Donovan, the
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Scott Hamilton and Sheena Easton among others.
For over ten years he toured extensively with the Big Miller Band.
In addition, many artists have performed and recorded Andrew's compositions.
Six of the eleven compositions on Jack Sample's "Grey and Yellow" CD were written
by Andrew, as well as four songs for Dianne Donovan's release "Yes or No". He was also a principal
writer for Edmonton's 'Pazzport'. Andrew's
compositions and arrangements have been performed or recorded by John Abercrombie,
Anna Beaumont, Caroline Mae Johnson, Jacek Kochan, Pat LaBarbera, Theresa Lightfoot,
George McFetridge, Don Thompson, Jean-Pierre Zanella, and Alfie Zappacosta.
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Photo by Tracy Kolenchuk
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Resume Highlights
2005
- April: Released the album Forward Motion
2004
- November: Featured Soloist with the Victoria Symphony
- July: Winner of the Jazz City Commission project to compose 1 hour of jazz music
commemorating 25 years of jazz in Edmonton
2003
- November: Toured with jazz guitarist Jake Langley
- September: Toured with Alfie Zappacosta
- June: Featured artist (with Pazzport) at the Edmonton Jazz Festival
- January: Featured soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (with Barbara Lee Meyers)
2002
- May: Featured soloist with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (with David Hoyt)
2000
- Played in Oregon with Ventures guitarist Nokie Edwards
1998-2001
- Played regularly at the Banff Springs Hotel
1996
- Composed and recorded four songs for Dianne Donovan's "Yes or No" CD
- Western Canada Tour with Alfie Zappacosta, opening for "Chicago"
1995
- Edmonton Symphony Concert/Accompanied Tyler Hamilton/Roberta Michele and 120-voice choir
- Principal keyboardist for musical "Grease" with Sheena Easton, Joe Piscapo, and Adrian Zmed
- Musical Director of "Shabop" Dinner Theatre
1994
- American Tour with Alfie Zappacosta
1992
- TV Special -- sideman with Jack Semple Band
1982-1992
- Performed and toured extensively in Western Canada with Big Miller Band
1989
- Easter Canadian Tour with the Alley Scatz
1988
- Solo piano -- Honolulu Hawaii
1987
- Sideman with Boby Curtola in Las Vegas
- Dance accompanist for the Faculty of Drama, University of Alberta
- Numerous CKRA Radio segments as performer and composer
1984
- Keyboardist with Tim Feehan Band
1983
- Featured Artist at CBC Radio
1982
- Performed with flute legend Moe Kaufman
1976
- Performed in the International Festival of Music, Cardiff, Wales
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