 Winner of the Jazz Report Award "Jazz Musician of the Year" for both 1993 and 1994, and "Drummer of the Year" for 1994, 1995, and 1996, drummer/ composer Barry Elmes has been a mainstay of the Canadian jazz scene since the early 1980's.Since moving to Toronto in 1973 he has performed and recorded with, among others, Tommy Flanagan, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Don Thompson, Joe Henderson, Dizzy Gilliespie, and the Moe Koffman Quintet, as well as co-leading the group Time Warp since it's inception. His compositions have been recorded by several artists, including: Don Thompson, The Shuffle Demons, and Moe Koffman. In 1990, he formed his own quintet, and all-star band featuring the cream of Canadian jazz talent: Ed, Bickert, Mike Murley, Kevin Turcotte, and Steve Wallace. It is no surprise that Barry and three of these artists were selected to be part of the first jazz band to appear on the Juno Awards national television broadcast in 1993. Barry's first recording with this band, "Climbing", featured his own compositions and received a Juno nomination for best jazz album. Following a cross-Canada tour in 1993, Elmes recorded a second CD: "East West". In January, 1995, the quintet completed another highly successful national tour. The third CD, "Different Voices", features the regular quintet plus special guests Gary Williamson on piano and Sonny Greenwich on guitar. In addition to leading his own quintet, Barry continues to co-lead Time Warp, and records and tours throughout the world with several other artists. In 1994 he was featured with the Oliver Jones trio on the Governor-General's tour of China, Japan, and Korea. In 1996 he performed in Brazil with the Ed Bickert quartet and toured South Africa with the Canadian Jazz Giants. Barry also teaches in the Jazz Departments of both the University of Toronto and York University.
Click here (p1, p2) to see a lead sheet of Barry Elmes' tune "Now or Never" from his album "Climbing", or, to hear the RealAudio file, click here, or to download the RealAudio file to your hard drive, click here.
Click here to see a lead sheet of Barry Elmes' tune "Wilma's Walk" (or here, for a Bb part) from his album "Different Voices", or, to hear the RealAudio file, click here, or to download the RealAudio file to your hard drive, click here.
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