Merlin Williams
Bio

I was born in Scotland and came to Canada in 1967, the centennial year. I was educated at Humber College in Toronto, where I studied woodwinds with Eddie Sossin and Pat LaBarbera, arranging with Ron Collier,composition with Paul Read and conducting with Bram Smith and Howard Cable.

I spent thirteen years as an Itinerant Music Instructor with the Toronto District School Board. I currently teach woodwind students at St. Clement's School in Toronto, do private lessons and school clinics and play as a freelance woodwind doubler. I'm an artist/clinician for Jupiter Music Canada and perform and record on their Artist Series saxophones and DeMedici flutes.

I've played all of the saxophones, clarinets, flute & piccolo, oboe and bassoon in numerous situations over the years. Here are some of the projects I've done and people I've worked with:

The Producers - Toronto Production
Hot Shoe Shuffle - Canadian Production
Paul Anka
The Canadian Tribute to Glenn Miller
The Spitfire Band
42nd St. - Drayton Entertainment
Swing! - Drayton Entertainment
Ron Collier's Jazz Orchestra
The Paul Ashwell Big Band
Greg Runions' Big Band
Paul Grosney and his MusicMakers
Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band
Humber College Faculty/Alumni Big Band
Howard Cable
Henry Cuesta
The Toronto Wind Orchestra
Paul Halley
Tracey Wilkins
 Rockin' In Rhythm
Whitney Smith's Big Steam Band
Martin Loomer and the Stray Horns
The Martin Loomer Quartet
NOJO
The Jazz Mechanics
The Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra
The Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra
The Windtunnel Saxophone Quartet
The Laurier Saxophone Quartet
The Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show
The Starlite Orchestra
The Carlisle Orchestra
The Toronto Jazz Orchestra
Proteus World Music Concerts

and many more...

Some of the venues I've performed at  and clients I've worked for:

RBC Richmond Hill
City Playhouse - Vaughan
Canadian National Exhibition
The Rex Jazz Bar
Montreal Bistro & Jazz Club
The Toronto Duke Ellington Society
Walter Hall (University of Toronto)
Roy Thomson Hall
The Liberty Cafe
Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival
Markham Jazz Festival
Ocho Rios Jazz Festival

 
   
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