Brad Cheeseman is a

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jazz bassist and composer from

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."Ancaster native Brad Cheeseman set to release second full-length album"
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'', July 27, 2017. He is most noted for his 2017 album ''The Tide Turns'', for which he received a

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nomination for Jazz Album of the Year – Solo at the

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. A graduate of

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, he released the EP ''Mixed Messages'' in 2013. It was nominated for several awards at the Hamilton Music Awards that year, and won the award for Instrumental Recording of the Year. His debut full-length album ''Brad Cheeseman Group'' was released in 2015, and again won the award for Instrumental Recording of the Year at the Hamilton Music Awards."Local stars shine at Hamilton Music Awards"
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'', May 30, 2016. In 2016, he released the ''Figurants'' EP, which included compositions based on the David Foster Wallace novel '' Infinite Jest''. He performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2016, winning the Grand Prix de Jazz award. His prize, a $5,000 grant and a week of free recording studio time, led to the creation of ''The Tide Turns''.

Discography

* ''Mixed Messages'' EP (2013) * ''Brad Cheeseman Group'' (2015) * ''Figurants'' EP (2016) * ''The Tide Turns'' (2017)

References

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