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Brendan Swanson

...once he gets goin'...

About Me

Born and raised in Edmonton, I started playing piano at 2.5. At 15, I moved to Calgary and immediately started Jazz lessons. Now I'm 19, so I can play piano like a motherfucker. I'm open for business as a sideman or a teacher.The recordings on this page were recorded in the Summer of 2006 in my first trio performance. They feature Sam Mullen on Bass and Matt Foster on Drums.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/12/2006
Influences: Incidently, I've heard people say I sound like Wynton Kelly or Michel Camilo, but I listen to other people more often... I guess everything I hear becomes part of what I do. That's how it should be for everyone, really.
Sounds Like: Your train of thought, but faster.
Record Label: Permanent Marker
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Done and Done.

So there went another gig. Not as rewarding as I had hoped. Due to a horrible lack of advertising, I only made $5 (mind you I had to pay the guy recording us $100; more than 3 people showed up). At le...
Posted by Brendan Swanson on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:52:00 PST

Just wait... It'll rule

So I'm currently sitting in my grandmother's apartment in edmonton generally being bored, gettin' just a little antsy for my next gig. So far, I've only had one rehearsal, and the second one is two da...
Posted by Brendan Swanson on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:33:00 PST

Weird stuff

So I met this bassist for the first time in about a year and he was all "whoa you got good since i last heard you. Lets do a show together." First it was supposed to be Bill Evans-esque (Scott LaFaro ...
Posted by Brendan Swanson on Mon, 15 May 2006 03:39:00 PST

New Space

Alrite... Myspace... Just an introduction: I'm 18, and I play jazz piano. Here's some samples. There you go. I'm sure I'll have something to say when something actually happens... I'm done school in...
Posted by Brendan Swanson on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:27:00 PST