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<body bgcolor="black" leftmargin="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" topmargin="0"> <p>Pianist Gordon Webster has been living in New York City for two years. He has performed with Grant Green Jr. Ron McClure, Chris Potter, and Jim Black. His playing has been showcased in various New York City venues including the Blue note, The Cutting Room, Cleopatra's Needle, Kavehaz, Sti. Nick's Pub, Night and Day, and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. A candidate for the Masters of Music degree in jazz studies at the Manhattan School of Music, Webster has studied privately with Kenny Barron, Garry Dial, Sonny Bravo and Indian tabla master Samir Chaterjee. He has performed in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and throughout the United States and Canada. Originally from Ottawa, Webster began studying music at the age of four. In 1993 he moved to Toronto where he earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto in 1999. His first trio recording, as a leader, "Three We" was released in 2000 with sidemen Duncan Hopkins and Kevin Dempsey. Other recording credits include Canadian jazz releases with Chris Robinson, Kim Addison, Rita di Ghent; groove/fusion projects KITE, Jukejoint and Gruvoria; a recent duo album with Rochester trumpeter Mike Kaupa, and brother Mike Webster's fall 2005 release Leading Liness featuring bassist John Benitez (Eddie Palmeri, Chick Corea, John Scofield) and trumpeter Mike Rodriguez (Ray Barreto). Gordon has taught jazz improvisation and piano at Jazzworks summer camp in Ontario, Canada for four years, and has appeared in educational concerts for children with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in collaboration with conductor Boris Brott</p> <p><br /> </p> </body>