Rick Wilkins (musician)

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Rick Herbert Richard Wilkins (born 1 February 1937) is a Canadian

Jackson Five.[6]

Early life and education

Wilkins was born and raised in

Advanced School of Contemporary Music with Phil Nimmons
.

Career

Wilkins performed with a number of dance bands in Toronto, including

Boss Brass[8][9] and also recorded with the Ed Bickert Quartet.[10][11]

Wilkins became involved with arranging and writing music for

Genie Award nominee for Musical Score in a Non-Feature at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for his work on the CBC documentary series Dieppe 1942. The same year he scored the Canadian horror film The Changeling, starring George C. Scott
.

In 1994 Wilkins arranged and conducted the musical accompaniment for jazz pianist Oliver Jones' album From Lush to Lively.[13]

Wilkins played with the Brass Connection II in 2000;[14] in 2002, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. Shortly after this he joined a "big band" organized by John MacLeod, another former Boss Brass player.[8]

In 2018 the Ensemble Vivant released an album of music arranged by him, Tribute to Rick Wilkins.[15]

Selected compositions

References

  1. ^ a b Jazz Times. Vol. 26, Issues 1-5. Jazztimes; 1996. p. 116.
  2. ISBN 978-1-55458-247-1
    . p. 235.
  3. ISBN 978-1-4422-4243-2
    . p. 150.
  4. ^ Saxophone Journal. Vol. 25. Dorn Publications; 2000. p. 67.
  5. ^ "Jazz East Big Band celebrates 20 years with St. John’s concert". The Telegram, Wendy Rose. May 06, 2018
  6. ^ a b "Rick Wilkins". The Canadian Encyclopedia. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Rick Wilkins and the Mutual Understanding". Canuckistan Music, by Michael Panontin, 1979.
  8. ^ a b "Big band, small steps". , Mark Miller, Toronto, The Globe and Mail, January 25, 2003
  9. ^ "Green displays keen technique". Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives. November 07, 1994 - Page 22
  10. ISSN 0006-2510
    . p. 73.
  11. ^ Fanfare. Vol. 9, Issues 3-4. J. Flegler; 1986. p. 329.
  12. ^ "Stop the music". By Dave LeBlanc Toronto Star, Jan. 6, 2008
  13. ^ "Jazz great is a class act", Winnipeg Free Press, via Newspaper Archives, February 23, 1996 - Page 27
  14. ^ a b "Band more earnest than audacious". Mark Miller, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, February 18, 2000
  15. ^ "Tribute to Rick Wilkins - Ensemble Vivant with Guido Basso; Brian Barlow; Mike Murley". The Whole Note, by Raul da Gama, 28 March 2018
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