Curious, brazen and swashbuckling
observations on music, the people who make it and where they perform it,
from local heroes to established icons. |
| April 1, 2006 - |
Tune Chic and
Johnny Memphis
at Ceili’s Irish
Pub in Guilford |
| March 4, 2006 - |
A night at the
Neighborhood &
Company
Restaurant and
Tavern in North
Haven |
| Somewhere in
between - |
A night at the
Rio Grande with
"Those Two Guys" |
| January 21, 2006 - |
A Night at the
Puppet House - |
|
 Brian Gillie joined the public school performance roster of Young
Audiences of Connecticut as a dancer, singer and
American song and dance historian in 1983, and he
was their Artist of the Year in 1999. He has
toured New England with three professional dance
troupes, was principal choreographer with the
Connecticut Swing Dancers for six years, and he has
two nationally available swing dance instructional videos. Brian has been a guest lecturer in
dance at Yale and Wesleyan Universities and Adjunct
Professor of Dance at Naugatuck Valley Community
College. Brian has lead teacher-training workshops
at the National Dance Association’s annual
conferences in Boston and Worcester, and he is a
Master Teaching Artist with the Connecticut
Commission for Culture and Tourism.
Brian has been a student of
voice, percussion and piano since childhood. Today he runs
his own music and recording studio and has four albums of original songs
and an award winning radio jingle. Brian received a Masters of
Education degree and is a consultant to song and dance educators.
He has taught songwriting classes through Connecticut’s Shoreline
Foundation and has been a member of the Connecticut Songwriting
Association and BMI. Brian has toured Denmark, Austria, Russia,
Wales and London as both a singer and dancer with the Waterbury Chorale
and Yale Alumni Glee Club.
Brian has presented his piano/vocals at
senior centers, health facilities and retirement communities for the past decade. His
infectious stylings, soothing voice, congenial humor and deep compassion
make him an uplifting, renewable resource.
As
a writer, Brian has written the reference text, A Guide to the Best
Vocal Harmonies of Rock ‘n’ Roll: 1955 –1985, and he enjoys
writing music reviews for ctmusicscene.com and a music column for CT’s
newest magazine venture, “Excursionz.”
Visit www.briangillie.com |
| If you are in the Connecticut area and would like
Brian to come down and check out your band, please
contact him @
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