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Philip May
As a Franco-Ontarian, he has also played with Robert Paquette, members of the group CANO, Eric St. Laurent, and Paul Demers. He has many recording credits to his name and his television credits include two appearances on the internationally syndicated program “Just Jazz”.
Always striving to become a better musician, Philip May has studied the drum set privately with such teachers as Jim Blackley, Peter Magadini, Barry Elmes, and Gary Chaffee. On a more formal level, he has studied music at both Berklee College of Music and York University, where he was a member of the Oscar Peterson workshop.
He maintains a very busy private drum set teaching practice at the Greenwood Drum Studio. (greenwooddrumstudio.com)
He has released a CD with the contemporary jazz quintet Broche A Foin called People We Have Known. It won the 2011 Best Album of the Year by a Group Award by Music and Film in Motion. His first album as leader, entitled Sudbury, is now available.
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Philip May Quartet Releases New CD
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SUDBURY, ON (CANADA): On June 18 2013, jazz drummer Philip May will release his new recording “Sudbury”, named after his hometown in Northern Ontario, Canada. Philip May began playing drums professionally at age fourteen and pursued his studies both at Berklee and York University. His jazz quintet Broche à Foin’s last album, “People We Have Known”, won the 2011 Best Album of the Year by a Group Award by Music and Film in Motion. This new album, “Sudbury,” his first ...
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Primary Instrument
Drums
Credentials/Background
Always striving to become a better musician, Philip May has studied the drum set privately with such teachers as Jim Blackley, Peter Magadini, Barry Elmes, and Gary Chaffee. On a more formal level, he has studied music at both Berklee College of Music and York University, where he was a member of the Oscar Peterson workshop. He maintains a very busy private drum set teaching practice at the Greenwood Drum Studio. (greenwooddrumstudio.com)
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson