Brodie West
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Born
Saskatoon, Sask., CANADA
GenresAvant-garde jazz, free jazz, experimental
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsAlto saxophone, clarinet,[1]
Brodie West | |
|---|---|
| Born | Saskatoon, Sask., CANADA |
| Genres | Avant-garde jazz, free jazz, experimental |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Alto saxophone, clarinet,[1] |
Brodie West is a Canadian alto saxophonist who has worked with The Ex,[1] Getatchew Mekuria,[1] Sandro Perri,[2] Lina Allemano,[2] Hamid Drake[3] and Gord Downie.[2]
Born in 1975 and raised in Nanaimo, British Columbia,[4] West began playing saxophone in the sixth grade.[4] In his teens, West began performing as well as attending educational programs which led to him being awarded a soprano saxophone at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Idaho, and receiving the Rising Star Award at Musicfest Canada, which included a full scholarship to Humber College in Toronto in 1993.[4]