Musicians

Phil has studied jazz at St. F.X. and classical music at Université de Moncton on saxophone. Having completed 2 music degrees, he then played in the Canadian Forces Bands for 7 yrs. Since returning to Moncton, he's won an E.C.M.A. for best blues recording with the group "Glamour Puss Blues Band ", has played in many local jazz groups and has participated in many studio recordings. Phil teaches music in school district 11.

Originally from Moncton and now living in Cocagne, Denise acquired a basic knowledge of music through piano lessons taken as a child. During her studies at the Université de Moncton, she sang with the Chorale Neil Michaud for one year. Denise signed up for her first saxophone lesson in the Fall of 1992, basically to encourage her eldest daughter to take lessons too. She and her daughter arrived at their first lesson with one rented instrument between the two of them ! Denise remembers that day as being a turning point. She instantly fell in love with the saxophone and hasn’t looked back since ! At about the same time, she joined the Riverview Concert Band (known as the Causeway Connection at the time) and remained a member for several years. She joined the Hub City Big Band at its beginnings, thus fulfilling a secret dream of playing the saxophone in a swing band.

Lindsay originally hails from Cape Breton, NS, Canada, where she was born into the ranks of well-known East Coast Music Award winners, The Burke Family. Her musical journey began at age 10 with training in piano, sax, clarinet, flute, and voice, which she later expanded by acquiring a B.Mus from Mount Allison University and a B.Ed from Atlantic Baptist University. Lindsay has performed with various ensembles in Cape Breton, Halifax, Sackville, and Moncton. She is currently the Head of the Music Department at Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton, NB, and resides in Riverview with her husband, Chad, and their two beautiful children. Lindsay has been a member of the Hub City Big Band since 2004.

Jim plays lead trumpet in the band. Born in 1952, he has been playing since he was 14. He is married with two grown children. He and his wife Jeannine reside in Riverview NB. After high school, a career in music seemed likely but back in 1972 he decided to give Air Traffic Control a try and has been doing that since with music always playing an important role in his life. Involved in the Big Band scene in Moncton for many years, Jim is also the past president of the Codiac Concert Band and is the financial secretary of the Hub City Big Band.

Chad Dominie grew up in Lower Sackville Nova Scotia and has been playing the trumpet since the age of 10 and received his B.Mus and B.Mus Ed. at Acadia university. He studied trumpet under Geoff Thompson and Mark Dharmaratnam, both former principle trumpet players of Symphony Nova Scotia.

Chad has preformed with Acadia Brass Ensemble and Acadia Band under the direction of Dr. Greg Burton, and Richard Bennett. He also performed in the Acadia Orchestra under the direction of Christoph Both and was the principle trumpet of the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra.

As well as being a member of the big band Chad is the director of the Codiac Concert Band and is a free lance musician in Moncton available for many different occasions. Like Lindsay, the most important things in his life are his family and music.

Sharon grew up in a musical family, honing her interest from the age of six with a combined total of fourteen years of studies in piano, flute, and trumpet. Her musical interests later expanded to include performing for several years as baritone vocalist with the Good Time Harmony Four, a barbershop quartet, and its mother group, the Codiac Chords. In the early 1990's, Sharon joined the Riverview Concert Band as a flutist, which she quickly followed up with a switch to 2nd Trumpet, a position she still holds in the renamed Codiac Concert Band. Sharon, a resident of Shediac Cape, NB, is one of the original members of the Hub City Big Band.

Originally from Nova Scotia, Ruth has been playing trombone for thirty years. She completed a degree in music at Mount Allison University, studying with Dr. James Code and Gordon McGowan. Her musical experiences are varied. Ruth has been a trombonist with the Department of National Defense; adjudicated at the Annual Maritime Band Festival; played a short engagement with Phyllis Diller and has been a member of the Universite De Moncton Brass Ensemble. One of it’s founding members; she continues to perform with the brass quartet, Aequilibrium Brass. Ruth has been a member of the Hub City Big Band since 2002.

David , the bass trombone player with the band, has had a long history playing in bands. He started out with Dr. Maude Burbank in the mid 1960's. Since that time he has received his B Mus (Mount Allison) and his M Mus (University of Toronto). While at Mount Allison he played in the Jazz Band, the Brass Choir and the Symphonic Band. At Toronto he played in the University of Toronto Symphonic Band, the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, the University of Toronto Brass Choir, participated in Brass Quintet Chamber groups, the Tuba Choir played for the Pickering Jazz Band in Newmarket, the 7th Army Reserve Band of Toronto, Whitby Brass Band and Intrada Brass. David now plays for the Codiac Concert Band, the Hub City Big Band, and Equilibrium, a Brass Quintet.

Maurice Fleming was born in Truro, N.S. on the first of September, l943 and resided at Lower Onslow, N.S. until 1962 before joining the R.C.M.P.

His early musical career consisted of taking piano lessons during his school years, playing the church organ, competing in musical festivals, accompanying in school bands and local dance bands. His music teacher's philosophy was to learn along classical lines, other styles would eventually develop, depending on your own initiative.

After joining the RCMP and being posted to NB in 1963 this gave him the opportunity to meet and play with many talented musicians around the Province during his numerous postings. Bands included old time,dixieland, rock and country.

His style is not limited to any particular type of music and he feels you should always try to broaden your musical horizons by playing many different styles. He has accompanied on several recordings with NB musicians and was recently inducted into the NB Country Music Hall of Fame.

Maurice has played with the Big Band since the early l990s and feels that big band era music will last forever.

Following a visit from a door-to-door guitar lesson salesman, Jim, a young teenager at the time, was eager to begin the Saturday morning lessons! It wasn't long before the "garage bands" formed with the odd gig at the local junior high school. Graduating from high school, Jim answered to the call-of- the-road and started a professional career in music touring the Atlantic Provinces in what was sure to lead to rock & roll stardom! A six week, six stop coast-to-coast tour of Newfoundland during the winter months of January/February was enough to put an end to the road work. He returned home to further his education, marry, find a job and start a family. Since, Jim has found enjoyment being involved in several "weekend bands" playing rock & roll, pop and the big band jazz of the Hub City Big Band.

Pat, a resident of Shediac Cape, NB, has been playing Bass Guitar for more than 40 years. He began his musical career at an early age, performing with local weekend rock bands and later touring with groups such as Barbara Evans & Company and Spyke. Following a decision to "get off the road", he continued to play for many years with the very popular local group Family. He later expanded his musical interests to include several years as tubist with the Riverview Concert Band in Riverview, NB. Pat has been with the Hub City Big Band since its inception.

John resides in Riverview, N.B. His musical interest started in Moncton High School with the Army Cadet Band and the Moncton High School Concert Band. He played with several local groups from 1964 to the early 90s, with music styles from rock and roll to jazz. After not playing for a couple of years he joined the Riverview Concert Band under the direction of Doug Pineau and as well, The Causeway Connection which later became The Hub City Big Band. John also plays with the Codiac Concert Band.