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Pianist
Amanda Tosoff grew up in White Rock B.C where she began studying music
at an early age. She attended the prestigious music program at Semiahmoo
Secondary school from 1996-2001, where she studied with award winning
jazz educator Dave Proznick.
Tosoff continued on to study at Capilano College in North Vancouver BC,
where she received a degree in Music - Jazz performance in 2005. At the
college, Tosoff honed her piano skills under the tutelage of Juno award
winning pianist Ross Taggart, Chris Sigarson and Lorne Kellett. She also
studied with some of Canada's most prominent jazz educators and
performers, including Mike Allen, Ihor Kukurudza, Rejean Marois, Al Wold
and many more. At the college, Tosoff had the opportunity to perform
with visiting luminaries Seamus Blake, Ed Thigpen, Nneena Freelon, Jane
Bunnett, Rob McConnell, Phil Nimmons, Regina Carter, and Kristin Korb.
Tosoff has been a recipient of several awards including the Fraser
MacPherson Scholarship, awards from the Vancouver Women's Musical
Society, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the
Vancouver Foundation of the Arts.
Now at only 24 years of age, Tosoff is quickly emerging as one of
Canada's top new talents. Already, she has had the pleasure of
performing with internationally acclaimed artists such as Chuck Israels,
Ingrid Jensen, Jon Wikon, Russ Botton, Brad Turner, Campbell Ryga, Jodi
Proznick and many more. Her current project, the Amanda Tosoff Quartet,
features four fellow award winning musicians: saxophonist Evan Arntzen,
bassist Sean Cronin, and drummer Morgan Childs. In 2006, the quartet
released their debut CD, Still Life (Cellar Live), to receive much
critical acclaim.
Jim Santella of Cadence Magazine writes about the quartet and Still Life:
"...Tosoff shows great promise: as a composer, leader, and
performer...Her quartet swings with a genuine spirit, and she interprets
clearly with a crisp motion. .. she brings the piano into full view
throughher calm demeanor and complete confidence."
The quartet received the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award for best emerging
group in 2007. They have opened for the likes of Bobby Hutcherson and
Renee Rosnes, have been featured on CBC Radio programs “Hot Air” and
“Jazz Beat”, and were recently chosen as one of seven Canadian bands to
be featured on Espace Musique’s live concert series Portraits Jazz.
This fall, Tosoff and her group are releasing their second CD, Wait and
See, featuring Juno Award winning trumpeter Brad Turner. They will
emabark on several tours in 2009.
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