Earl MacDonald
Earl MacDonald is a Canadian pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, recording artist, and educator specializing in jazz. Described as a magical, musical alchemist of hip hybrids, MacDonalds compositional work frequently draws upon other musical styles, fusing them with jazz. The Winnipeg native has been employed as director of jazz studies at the University of Connecticut since the fall of 2000.
MacDonald was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His father, Keith MacDonald, is an avid bagpiper who authored The Church Piper book series. MacDonald has one sibling, Janine Mackie, a journalist and freelance writer based in Surrey, British Columbia.
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