Fraser MacPherson
Fraser MacPherson
Latest Release
- Breather: Reversed + Slowed
- February 2024
- • 4 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Healing Time (Reversed) | ||
| 2 | La tartaruga (Slowed + Reverb) | ||
| 3 | Overgrown Garden | ||
| 4 | Short Lived | ||
| 5 | November |
Albums
Jan 2024 • 1 song
Sep 2023 • 4 songs
Mar 2023 • 4 songs
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About
Biography
Swing/bop saxophonist Fraser MacPherson (1928-1993) possessed a style deeply rooted in the tradition of the great pre-bop saxophonists, owing a significant stylistic debt to Zoot Sims. Born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1928, MacPherson moved to Vancouver in 1948 and began a career as a studio and nightclub musician. In 1975, MacPherson formed a trio with guitarist Oliver Gannon and bassist Wyatt Reuther and began to focus solely on jazz. He won a Juno Award in 1983 for Best Canadian Jazz Recording and in 1987 was made a member of the Order of Canada (which is fundamentally...