When driving back to Toronto after two years living in Vancouver, Joe Sorbara stopped by Slocan Park, BC to visit his old friend and inventive trumpetist Emily Denison, who’d relocated there with her husband. he was so blown away by the beauty of the place that he told me to contact Emily to see if I could make a stop there on my way to Vancouver. Emily responded enthusiastically to me visiting them. I stopped near Nakusp for a cold night of camping, before heading south to Nelson to visit this lovely town. Not only do I have the pleasure of travelling through the Kootenays to visit, I get to play with Emily for the very first time!
Emily, Anthony and I. 3 thumbs up to our good friend Ellwood Epps
Emily Denison is a trumpeter, fiddler, composer, arranger, bandleader, and improviser. She has performed, toured, and recorded with many ensembles including Bellwether4, the improvising duo Doit!. Hofbauer/Denison/Kruger, Mike McCormick's Proxemics, Nick Fraser's New Quartet, Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble, and her own Emily Denison Septet. Emily released a solo trumpet cassette in 2016 entitled Kindred under Hamilton-based HAVN records. She holds a bachelor's degree in Jazz Trumpet Performance from the University of Toronto and is currently studying to become an accredited music therapist.
