The Galloway Cade Big Band is an innovative project co-led by saxophonist Niall Cade - recently returned from an extended stay in New York Cit - and bassist Rosemary Galloway - a recent emigre from Toronto, where she pursued a professional career for many years. Finding a common interest in composing for big band, Niall and Rosemary created a 'reading band' project in early 2023 for the purposes of reading new music and encouraging local composers to create music for big band. Featuring an ambitious repertoire of all original arrangements, the 17-piece ensemble is one of the most exciting musical endeavours to surface from the Winnipeg jazz scene in recent years.
Rosemary Galloway is a jazz bassist, composer and band leader relocated to Winnipeg from Toronto in 2019. Her career credits include engagements with internationally recognized musicians such as Clark Terry and Jay McShann, and Canadian artists including Jim Galloway, Terry Clarke, Ingrid Jensen and Pat LaBarbera. She has composed for and recorded with her own groups The Swing Sisters, Velvet Glove, The Jane Fair/ Rosemary Galloway Quintet, and with Jim Galloway’s Wee Big Band. Her most recent CD as leader “Live at the Montreal Bistro”, features original compositions with The Rosemary Galloway Quartet.
Niall Cade recently moved back to his hometown of Winnipeg in 2021 after living in New York City for six years. While abroad, Niall performed with such jazz luminaries as the Philip Harper Quintet, the Quincy Davis Quintet, the Big Jimmy Greene Band, the Kenny Carr Group, the Steven Feifke Quartet, and Bobby Sanabria’s Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra. Niall has performed at several internationally renowned jazz venues including Smalls Jazz Club, Mezzrow, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Kitano, the 55 Bar, the Jazz Gallery, and the Bar Next Door. In 2019, Niall was a semifinalist in the inaugural Michael Brecker International Jazz Saxophone Competition, travelling to Israel as a part of the Red Sea Jazz Festival.
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