Natif de Victoria, en Colombie-Britanique, Al McLean habite la ville de Montr\u00e9al depuis 1995. Depuis 2002, il enseigne le saxophone \u00e0 l’Universit\u00e9 McGill. Parmi ses exp\u00e9riences professionnelles significatives, il a fait partie du quartet Brian Hurley et du sextet Joe Sullivan. Avec le Vic Vogel Big Band, il a jou\u00e9 comme soliste. Avec le Joe Sullivan Big Band, il a agit \u00e0 titre de compositeur et arrangeur. Il a jou\u00e9 et avec un nombre consid\u00e9rable de musiciens provenant d’univers musicaux diff\u00e9rents tels que : Susan Anton, Offenbach, Herb Ried, Boule Noir, Lenny White, Tyler Mitchell, George Garzone et Slide Hampton. Pour son premier enregistrement titr\u00e9 \u00abPersonnel Transit\u00bb, Al consolide son enracinement au jazz acoustique. Les c\u00e9l\u00e8bres improvisations d’Al ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9crites comme “a fluid, masterful account of the entire lineage of the tenor saxophone”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A native of Victoria, British Columbia, Al McLean has resided in Montreal since 1995. He is a sought-after freelance saxophonist, and professor saxophone at McGill University. Al McLean is long time member of the Brian Hurley Quartet, Joe Sullivan Sextet, Josh Rager Sextet, and featured soloist, composer, and arranger for the Joe Sullivan Big Band, and the Vic Vogel Big Band, and has performed and recorded worldwide with countless artists of every style of music, including Susan Anton, Offenbach, Herb Ried, Boule Noir, Lenny White, Tyler Mitchell, George Garzone, and Slide Hampton.Al has fortified his roots in acoustic jazz with his first and long-awaited quartet recording \u201cPersonal Transit\u201d, to be released on September 19th, 2008. Al McLean\u2019s improvisations have been described as \u201ca fluid, masterful account of the entire lineage of the tenor saxophone\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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