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Juno award winning pianist, songwriter, arranger and producer Eddie Bullen is, in every way, a standout amongst the latest generation of multi-talented artists. Eddie’s lengthy career has yielded an abundance of awards and recognition for his outstanding talents. From his first album, ‘Nocturnal Affair‘ to his most recent ’Desert Rain‘, Eddie gives his audience a taste of contemporary jazz, flavoured with Caribbean and Latin rhythms.

“Eddie Bullen keeps audiences in Canada and throughout the Caribbean on their feet and begging for more with his distinctive style. His compositions are audacious and sexy, titillating the senses…. ” New York Daily News

Eddie tours north American and the Caribbean as a member of his own Eddie Bullen Band and as a pianist in the renowned ensemble NEWA which includes Eddie with Nicholas Brancker, Wilson Laurencin and Arturo Tappin. Eddie is also a member of the improvisational Jazz/Electronica collective called KUSH lead by Etric Lyons.

Eddie has been nominated for Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards and a National Jazz Award. He has been Musical Director of many jazz and music Festivals in Canada and the Caribbean. Eddie is in demand as a producer, having worked with such artists as Liberty Silver, Demo Cates, Deborah Cox, Fefe Dobson, Kingley Ettienne, Marisa Lindsay, Glen Lewis, to name a few. He also composes and arranges for City TV, YTV, CBC, and TMN* the Movie Network.

   

Kingsley Ettienne began his musical career as a child in his native Grenada, singing in church. After seeing the great Jimmy Smith perform, Kingsley was inspired to start playing the Hammond B3 organ and one of the Caribbean’s leading talents emerged.

Kingsley emigrated to Canada where he pursued his musical dream and went on to share stages with Wild Bill Davis, Nancy Wilson, Charles “Big Burner” Earland, Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, and Jimmy Smith. Then, he surprised the jazz world by returning to his original love – singing. Under the tutelage and guidance of world renowned voice coach, Theodore Gentry, Kingsley fine-tuned his voice into an instrument of astounding strength.

A regular on the International Jazz circuit, with several recording of his own compositions, Kingsley is an acclaimed master of the Hammond B3 organ. Critics and audiences alike cite his passion, skill and unbridled energy as the key ingredients of his mesmerizing performances. But his long-time fans know, it is the addition of his soulful, emotional, lyrical style that makes Kingsley Ettienne truly the King.

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