Sean Irvine Quintet - Album Release Concert at West End Cultural Centre

Since 2016, Sean Irvine has been earning his name as a first call performer, composer, and technician of the woodwind family. Though primarily a saxophonist, Irvine is likewise accomplished on flute, clarinet, and oboe. His ensemble, the Sean Irvine Quintet, debuted at the 2017 TD International Jazz Winnipeg Festival. “Sean Irvine Quintet: The Oak in Alley Chapter” is their first album release. Through original compositions, written for a range of woodwind, brass, and rhythm instruments, with voice, the project creatively consolidates evocative material from the past seven years of Irvine’s musical journey....

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Since 2016, Sean Irvine has been earning his name as a first call performer, composer, and technician of the woodwind family. Though primarily a saxophonist, Irvine is likewise accomplished on flute, clarinet, and oboe. His ensemble, the Sean Irvine Quintet, debuted at the 2017 TD International Jazz Winnipeg Festival. “Sean Irvine Quintet: The Oak in Alley Chapter” is their first album release. Through original compositions, written for a range of woodwind, brass, and rhythm instruments, with voice, the project creatively consolidates evocative material from the past seven years of Irvine’s musical journey.
As a sessional recording artist, Irvine has appeared on recordings alongside Royal Canoe, Finn, Derrick Gardner, and the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, amongst others, and he has been seen and heard onstage as well with the Dirty Catfish Brass Band, The Ron Paley Big Band, the Jeff Presslaff Septet, Steve Kirby's Oceanic Orchestra, Papa Mambo, Jon Gordon, Jimmy Greene, and Scotty Barnhart. Sessionally, Irvine continues to play a prominent role with many local artistic organizations and endeavours - including the Winnipeg Jazz Collective, Still Crazy: a Paul Simons Tribute, Big City All-Stars Band, and The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra.
A highly sought-after educator, Irvine works regularly with a variety of ensembles and students, as an adjudicator, leader, and mentor. Irvine is a sax professor at the Canadian Mennonite University, and also teaches in the Pembina Trails School Division. Over the years Irvine has served, additionally, as Artist Director for several community projects.
Sean Irvine is a proud SeaWind Saxophone Artist; performing on the PJ Perry Edition Alto Saxophone and Phil Dwyers edition Tenor, Baritone, & Soprano Saxophones.

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