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<p class="p1"> </p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Craig Pedersen <i>"is a calm, thoughtful trumpet player with the technique of a studied traditional brass player</i></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><i>and an ear for all the fresh sounds that are coming out of the improvised world.</i>" </span> <i>-</i><b>Petr Cancura </b>(Programming Director, Ottawa Jazzfest)</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><br></span></p><p></p> <p class="p1">Award winning trumpet and composer Craig Pedersen is one of Ottawa’s busiest creative musicians. Since moving from Victoria, BC, via Montreal three years ago, he has performed with nearly every major jazz and classical ensemble in town, has been an active freelance musician and has co-founded a nearly weekly improvised music concert series which has featured the finest improvising musicians of Ottawa/Outaouais. A 2011 Canada Council Professional Musician grant winner, 2009 participant in Dave Douglas’ International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music in Banff, AB, and 2009 participant at Ed Carroll’s Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale, Craig has quickly become an indispensable musician in the Ottawa music scene.</p>