John Heward

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John Heward (born July 31, 1934 in Montréal ; † November 6, 2018 ) was a Canadian improvisation and jazz musician ( drums , kalimba , percussion ), who also worked as a painter and sculptor .

Life

John Heward worked from the 1970s a. a. with Yves Bouliane, David Prentice , Glenn Spearman , Malcolm Goldstein , Joe McPhee , Dominic Duval , Lisle Ellis , Paul Bley and Joe Giardullo . In 2002 CIMP released the album Adventures in the Looking Glass , which he recorded in a trio with Tristan Honsinger and Jean Derome . In the field of jazz he was involved in 16 recording sessions between 1985 and 2011.

Heward's work has been exhibited in Canadian and European museums and galleries, including the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Center culturel canadien in Paris. His work will also be shown in the Musée d'art contemporain de Montreal . In 2012 he was awarded the Canadian Prix ​​Paul Émile Borduas for his artistic work .

He died at the age of 84 on November 6, 2018.

Discographic notes

  • Glenn Spearman / John Heward Utterance ( Cadence Jazz Records , 1990)
  • Glenn Spearman / John Heward Group: th (CIMP, 1997), with Christopher Cauley, Dominic Duval, David Prentice
  • Malcolm Goldstein / John Heward / Rainer Wiens : Chants Cachés (Ambiances Magnétiques, 1999)
  • Dominic Duval / John Heward / Joe McPhee: Undersound ( Leo Records , 2000)
  • Dominic Duval / John Heward / Joe McPhee: Undersound II (Leo Records, 2003)
  • John Heward: Let Them Pass (Laissez-Passer) (Drimala, 2004), with Joe Giardullo and Michael Bisio
  • Joe McPhee / John Heward: Voices: 10 Improvisations (Mode avant, 2008)
  • Lori Freedman / John Heward: On No On (2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 10, 2014)
  2. ^ Prix ​​Paul-Émile-Borduas
  3. ↑ Obituary accessed on February 24, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Heward, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian jazz musician and visual artist
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 2018