BRIAN O'KANE

One of the Toronto jazz scene's most exciting trumpet players, Brian O'Kane holds a Masters Degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Toronto. Brian has performed with some of Canada's finest groups and ensembles. He has also worked with a lengthy list of national and international artists and entertainers. On the classical side, Brian has performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Canada Pops Orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Orchestra London, the Oshawa Symphony, the Trillium Brass Quintet, and True North Brass. He has been on numerous television/radio jingles and has performed as a pit musician, having played in many shows. He has been featured as Guest Artist at numerous schools of every level across Canada, has played at major jazz festivals throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe, and has frequently served as an adjudicator/ clinician for Musicfest Canada and Kiwanis Music Festivals.