Jeff Johnston Trio Explained

Jeff Johnston Trio
Origin:	Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Genre:	Jazz
Years Active:	1980s-present
Current Members:	Jeff Johnston Mike Billard Jim Vivian

The Jeff Johnston Trio is a Canadian jazz band from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.^[1] The trio, consisting of pianist Jeff Johnston, bassist Jim Vivian and drummer Michael Billard, has been nominated for a 2002 Juno Award and a 2000 East Coast Music Award.^[2]

History

The Jeff Johnston Trio played its first show in 1983; that year the trio participated in the first Newfoundland Sound Symposium.^[3]

The band's album Nuage, recorded in 2001, was nominated for a Juno Award as "Best Contemporary Jazz Instrumental".^{[4] [5]}

In 2013 the group released its fifth recording, Returning, featuring jazz in the style of 1970s and 1980s European pianists.

Johnston has relocated to Montreal, where he has brought together a new group, still called the Jeff Johnston Trio, with bassist Fraser Hollins, and drummer Rich Irwin.^[6]

Personnel

• Jeff Johnston (leader)
• Mike Billard
• Jim Vivian^[7]

Discography

• Nuage (2002)
• Returning (2013)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Popular Music. Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage. Memorial University of Newfoundland. 18 November 2012.
2. Web site: Island artists collect 12 ECMA nominations. CBC News. 18 November 2012.
3. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sound-symposium-emc/ "Sound Symposium"
4. Web site: Local groups notch two Juno nominations. CBC News. 18 November 2012.
5. https://ottawajazzscene.ca/news/6995-jeff-johnston-returns-to-his-trios-musical-roots-and-then-moves-forward-with-his-new-album "Jeff Johnston returns to his trio's musical roots and then moves forward with his new album"
6. https://ottawajazzscene.ca/reviews/35-show-reviews/7129-jeff-johnston-trio-enraptures-the-audience?fontstyle=f-larger "Jeff Johnston Trio enraptures the audience (review)"
7. Web site: Jeff Johnston Trio. https://web.archive.org/web/20111108192522/http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/bands/jeff-johnston-trio.html. usurped. November 8, 2011. Canadian Jazz Archive. Canadian Jazz Archive Online. 18 November 2012.