Acclaimed as a considerable and highly individual talent, saxophonist Chuck McClelland is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the Winnipeg scene today. Known for playing adventurous, original music, he has performed with such prestigious groups as the Ron Paley Big Band and the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, as well as with Glenn Buhr, Moses Mayes, and Ego Spank. Chuck was also a part of the Rainbow Stage productions of Grease and Smokey Joe's Cafe. With these groups and others, he has recorded and toured across Canada as well as internationally. Chuck began to study the saxophone and at the age of 26 moved to Toronto to play gigs and to study with Pat LaBarbera, Mike Murley and Don Thompson. Since then, Chuck's distinctive saxophone sound and innovative compositions have been heard from basement clubs in Toronto to jazz festivals in Europe. In addition to Chuck's extensive work as a leader, he has been sought after as a sideman, appearing with Mira Black, Neil Watson/Adam Mlodzinski, and Gilles Fournier.

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