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Adrean Farrugia
Award winning pianist and composer Adrean Farrugia is one of Canada's most distinct voices on the piano.
About Me
Since the late 1990's, Adrean has been in high demand as a freelance performer and educator. Keeping a busy touring
schedule, mainly as a sideman, Adrean has toured extensively across Canada and the United States as wella s in venues
across Europe, Australia, the UK, Israel and Japan.
Adrean has performed/recorded with some of jazz's greatest and most diverse artists including Ernie Watts, Adam
Nussbaum, Larry Carlton, Curtis Fuller, Tom Scott, Bob Brookmeyer, Randy Brecker, Eric Alexander, Cyrille Aimee, Molly
Johnson, Jane Bunnett, Ron Blake, Joel Frahm, Matt Penman, Dafnis Prieto, Kinan Azmeh, Brad Goode, Kenny Wheeler,
Darcy James Argue, Don Thompson, Lorne Lofsky, Kevin Turcotte and Pat Labarbera.
Adrean is currently pianist for such diverse projects as saxophone legend Ernie Watts' Band, the Matt Dusk Band, the Brad
Goode group (featuring Ernie Watts and Adam Nussbaum), The Ernesto Cervini group Turboprop (featuring saxophonist
Joel Frahm), Heather Bambrick, the Johnny Griffith Quintet, Kiki Misumi, Tim Shia's The Worst Pop Band Ever, the Bob
Brough Quartet and the Darcy Hepner Big Band. Adrean also works regularly with his wife, vocalist Sophia Perlman.
As a a leader, Adrean has released three albums. His second album Ricochet was nominated for a 2011 JUNO award for
best contemporary jazz recording. As a composer, Adrean has penned more than 30 works to date.
Adrean is currently on the faculty of Mohawk College where he teaches contemporary piano, ensembles and improvisation.
He has also served on the faculties of York University and Humber College, and has done workshops/clinics at the
University of Colorado, University of Toronto, The University of Western Ontario, The Banff Centre for the Arts, the Sydney
and Brisbane Conservatories, and in Warsaw Poland as part of the Polish Jazz society's 35th annual Summer Jazz Workshop.
Adrean has been a contributing writer to piano guru Larry Fine'sublication The Piano Book the worlds foremost
publication all things piano.
Adrean has also been a performer and panelist at the 63rd, 67th, 69th and 70th annual Conference on World Affairs in
Boulder Colorado. Adrean is endorsed by Shigeru Kawai pianos.