Artists Nick Fraser
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Nessa Records / NCD 40 / 2018
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Barnyard Records / BR 0333 / 2014
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Barnyard Records / BR 0330 / 2013
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Barnyard Records / BR 0322 / 2011
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Ambiances Magnétiques / AM 197 / 2010
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Ambiances Magnétiques / AM 187 / 2009
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Nick Fraser has been an active and engaging presence in the Toronto new jazz and improvised music community since he moved there from Ottawa in 1996. He has worked with a veritable “who’s who” of Canadian jazz and improvised music including Justin Haynes, Mike Murley, Rich Underhill, P.J. Perry, Phil Dwyer, Michael Snow, John Oswald, Andrew Downing, Jean Martin, Christine Duncan, Joe Sorbara, Lina Allemano, Quinsin Nachoff, Dave Restivo, Jim Vivian, David Braid, Ryan Driver, Rosemary Galloway, David Occhipinti, William Carn, Nancy Walker, Kieran Overs, Kelly Jefferson, John Geggie, John MacLeod, Ken Aldcroft, Scott Thomson, Marilyn Lerner, David Mott, Lori Freedman, Jean Derome, Ron Samworth, John Stetch and Kirk MacDonald.
In addition, he has had the opportunity to perform and/or record with such international artists as Michael Moore, Bobby Shew, Donny McCaslin, Marilyn Crispell, Anthony Braxton, Joe McPhee, William Parker, Jean-Luc Ponty, Bela Fleck, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Wynton Marsalis, David Binney, Steve Turre, Matt Welch, Bill Carrothers and Bill Mays. Nick’s recorded works as a leader include Owls in Daylight (1997) and Nick Fraser and Justin Haynes are faking it (2004).
He has worked extensively with Rob Clutton and Ronda Rindone in the cooperative trio This Moment whose debut album Beautiful Line was released in 2002 on the 9Winds label. He also co-leads the co-operative group Drumheller with Brodie West, Rob Clutton, Eric Chenaux and Doug Tielli who released their self-titled debut CD on the Rat-Drifting label in 2005 and Wives in 2006.
Other projects that occupy Nick regularly are Michael Herring’s Vertigo, The AIMToronto Orchestra, the Ugly Beauties (with Marilyn Lerner and Matt Brubeck), Ronda Rindone’s Quorum, the Lina Allemano 4, Deep Dark United and The Bill Grove Quartet.
He is a founding member of The Association of Improvising Musicians of Toronto, a non-profit organization dedicated to the Toronto improvising community.
Nick Fraser
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Associated Groups
Main Releases
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Barnyard Records / BR 0333 / 2014
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Barnyard Records / BR 0330 / 2013
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Ambiances Magnétiques / AM 197 / 2010
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Ambiances Magnétiques / AM 187 / 2009
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Ambiances Magnétiques Jazz / AM 179 / 2008
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Appearances
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Nessa Records / NCD 40 / 2018
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Barnyard Records / BR 0322 / 2011
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Barnyard Records / BR 0307 / 2008
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Blog
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Many musicians and ensembles from the Ambiances Magnétiques label will take part in the Guelph Jazz Festival (Ontario), to be held from September 9 — 13, 2009. Acts featured include Jean Derome et les Dangereux Zhoms +7 on September 10, S…
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 / In Concert -
On June 26, 2009 at L’OFF Festival de Jazz de Montréal Ugly Beauties with Matt Brubeck, Nick Fraser and Marilyn Lerner at Lion d’Or at 8 pm.…
Saturday, June 13, 2009 / In Concert -
Catch this trio… With Upstream in Halifax on May 15-16, 2009 Concert-Launch its CD Ugly Beauties at L’Off Festival de Jazz de Montréal on June 26 At the Jazz Festival Calgary on June 27 In Edmonton on June 28 At the Vancouver International…
Thursday, May 7, 2009 / In Concert