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 Cadence
During the past five years, the CADENCE performance schedule has been highlighted by appearances on radio and television, at SkyDome, and the 2001 World Leaders tribute to Quincy Jones. In 2003, CADENCE took home first place and "Audience Favourite" at the Harmony Sweepstakes (New York Regionals). The group has also had the honour of performing for Manhattan Transfer, and sharing the stage with Bobby McFerrin at the Montreal Jazz Festival. CADENCE was nominated for a 2001 Juno Award (Canada) and received two Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards for their debut CD, "frost-free". The album is a collection of popular and lesser-known songs representing different musical styles, and mirrors the band's approach to live performance. Whether you're into jazz, doo-wop, classical, funk, or something in between, CADENCE delivers. Four men, four microphones, no instruments. See for yourself what all the excitement is about!
Cadence Dylan Bell (1st tenor/vocal percussion) Dylan is a multifaceted vocalist, instrumentalist, composer/arranger, music director and producer/engineer. He went to York University where he studied piano, bass, percussion and conducting, and directed the a cappella choir Wibijazz'n'. Dylan has been a mainstay on the Toronto a cappella scene, singing with vocal jazz group Hampton Avenue (winner of Jazz Report's Vocal Group of the Year), the 1980s-era vocal pop group Retrocity, and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. When he's not singing, he plays keyboards in the nine-piece funk/R+B original project The Soul Foundation, and the eclectic jazz/pop FreePlay Duo (piano, bass, voice, guitar, percussion), as well as numerous freelance endeavours including a recent stint with Sony recording artist Lara St. John. His work as an arranger has also been widely recognized and can be heard on Play On, the latest release from the Nylons.
Carl Berger (baritone/bass) Carl has been involved in the Canadian music scene for over 15 years, and has been singing a cappella since high school. After tours of duty with such groups as the Toronto Orpheus Choir, York University's Wibijazz'n', and the all-male a cappella outfit No Band Here, Carl decided to explore the "four-man format" and co-founded the vocal band CADENCE. Carl is a graduate of Arts at York and the York University music program, where he earned his degree in ethnomusicology and jazz piano under the tutelage of Phil Dwyer, Mike Murley and Mark Eisenman. When he's not performing with Cadence, he maintains a busy schedule teaching piano, guitar, voice and saxophone to all ages.
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Kevin Fox (bass/vocal percussion) Kevin is a Toronto-based vocalist, arranger, producer, and clinician. His musical career began in high school when he got turned on to jazz. Since then he has dedicated much of his attention to the study and performance of a cappella music. He earned a B.A. in Anthropology from Wilfrid Laurier University, where he directed the vocal group Minor Infraction. After a brief period of soul-searching as an archaeologist, Kevin came to Toronto where he directed and produced several albums for the award-winning ensemble Wibijazz'n' (York University). In 1998 he co-founded the now-acclaimed vocal band CADENCE, serving as bass and vocal percussionist. Kevin remains active as a freelance vocalist, having appeared with the all-80s group Retrocity and the renowned Nathaniel Dett Chorale. When he's not performing, he keeps busy writing, arranging, conducting, and teaching vocal and instrumental music.
Ross Lynde (2nd tenor)
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