This is our cache of the profile last indexed on Thursday, August 14, 2008. Visit MySpace for updated profile. MySpaceProfiles.org is a search engine that indexes publicly available profile information from MySpace for convenient searching and display. If you are the author of this profile and do not wish to display it here please click here.
 Kathleen Gorman's Profile |
|
COMPOSER PIANIST SINGER |
|
| Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Country: |  Canada |
| Last Login: | Aug 13, 2008 (513 days back) |
About Me |
|
Want this badge? Kathleen is a talented pianist / songwriter who grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in a musical family where creative expression was encouraged. Piano lessons started at age six, and years of classical studies gave her a solid musical foundation.She was exposed to a wide range of musical genres, from symphony concerts to local blues and jazz bands, touring artsits like Ray Charles and Victor Borge. She started composing at the piano in her teens, and always had numerous opportunities to play in local festivals, recitals, and to sing in church choirs. By sixteen she knew she wanted to play popular styles, blues and Jazz, and to write her own music. From the music of Gershwin to Marvin Hamlish, Michel Legrand to Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder, she was inspired to write her own songs and began doing so in her teens. She completed an ARCT in piano performance, and later a BA in Enlish lit, all the while developing her early songwriting and compositional skills on the family grand piano. She composed a piano piece for CTV’s final coverage of the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. This was enough encouragement for her at age twenty two to move to Montreal where she was accepted into Concordia for Jazz and compostion studies, and later McGill Universty for composition and orchestration. Montreal provided a rich cultural environment of jazz festivals, late night jam sessions at clubs, and a chance to hear a lot of great Jazz artists from around the world. She worked steadily as a pianist/singer in upscale hotel gigs like the Hilton and Ritz Carlton, as well as corporate events, before finally moving to Toronto. After setting up a home studio, Kathleen collaborated with local artists and producers on numerous recording projects, including her song, " Hope and Pray" written for 911 which was aired on CBC radio in September, 2001. She has performed at countless local venues, from solo piano at the School House restaurant, the Liberty Bistro, to dance venues and outdoor blues fests with R& B and jazz bands. She is a member of the Canadian Songwriters' Association, the International Association of Jazz Educators and SOCAN. She started the Toronto Music Lab, a creative project studio for songwriters and local musicians to collaborate and record, and offers her composition and arranging skills to other musicians/artists in Toronto. Recently she recorded a collection of jazz/pop originals with some of Toronto’s top jazz musicians, including Henry Heillig (bass) Rob Piltch (guitar) Ben Riley ( drums) Dennis Kelde ( Hammond B organ), and long time collaborator Kirk Starkey (cello). These self produced and arranged songs feature Kathleen on piano, Rhodes and vocals, beautifully recorded and mixed by Jeremy Darby, mastered by Ron Skinner in Toronto. |
|
My Interests |
|
Music:Member Since: 1/19/2008Band Website: Band Members: Influences: Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Petersen, Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Dorothy Donegan, Gene Harris, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Oliver Nelson, Chopin, Satie, Debussy, Herbie Hancock, Ramsey Lewis. Keith Jarrett, Michel Legrand, Fats Waller, Dr. John, Elton John, Billy Joel, Eva Cassidy, Sade, Oleta Adams, Lionel Ritchie,Shirley Horne, Tuck and Patty, Bruce Hornsby, Bonnie Raitt, Roberta Flack,Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits,Sting, the Police, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, Laila Hathaway, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn, Ray Charles, Jill Scott, Jamie Cullum, Kurt Elling, & many more.... Sounds Like: Want this badge? Want this badge? View my page on Smooth Jazz Lovers Visit THE JAZZ NETWORK View my page on THE JAZZ NETWORK Record Label: Independent Type of Label: None |
|
My Background and Lifestyle |
|
| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Pop / Acoustic) |
My Blog |
|
Falcon at my window.........an extraordinary day |
|
| I just got back from a great recording session in a gorgeous, dome -shaped church with amazing frescos and paintings all over the ceilings and walls. Reminded me of cathedrals in Italy.Recording vocal... Posted by Kathleen Gorman on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:54:00 PST |
|
Our Biggest Fear is not that we are inadequate...... |
|
| Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilli... Posted by Kathleen Gorman on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:49:00 PST |
|
My Friends |
|
|
Barack Obama, Karrin Allyson, Esperanza Spalding, Jeff Healey’s Blues Band, ARTISTS EXPOSED, Bonnie Raitt, Natasha Waterman, Ernestine Anderson, KURT ELLING, Jamie Cullum, Vanessa Rodrigues, Kim Jarrett, Laila Biali, Dannielle DeAndrea (aka Dannielle Gaha), Melody, AYO, Kathie Talbot, TINATIN, Rita di Ghent, Rik Emmett, Lindy, Eric St-Laurent, Kristy Jackson, Sam Carter, Ashleigh Cole, Donald, Cole Emerson Higgins, SAM - SLOTH, RoJo Productions, Richard, Julie Mahendran, Sasha Eleyce, Marie-Josee Houle, Hedda, Cheryl Russell, Patricia, Joe Goyette, Didier Euzet Composer, Megan Linville, Maria, Dimitri Scarlato, José Eduardo - ARTIST, Annette, Margot Roi, Michaele, BGAN 'burma-network.org', Ian St. Ian - Photography, Miki, Bob Sworaski, The Project Of Infinite Decree, Donn Bynum, bemol jean telfort, Kathryn Toyama, Bai Kamara Jr., Liz Lohnes
Kathleen Gorman has 651 friends (55 shown). Click here to add Kathleen Gorman as a friend. |
|
Tags |
|
|
Kathleen Gorman's profile has been tagged with the following keywords. Click a tag to search for profiles with the same tags. victor borge, marvin hamlish, halifax nova scotia, church choirs, toronto ontario canada, talented pianist, michel legrand, setting up a home studio, jazz festivals, moving to toronto, musical genres, ritz carlton, musical foundation, winter olympics, compositional skills, arct, jazz bands, jazz pop, local blues, night jam |
|
