Global InformationJaelem Bhate information
Jaelem Bhate | |
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| Born | August 20, 1993 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Genres | Jazz, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, conductor, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Website | https://jaelembhate.ca/ |
Jaelem Bhate is a Canadian conductor, composer, and bandleader from Vancouver, British Columbia. He received his Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting at the University of British Columbia in 2019 under the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Girard. He previously received his undergraduate degree in percussion performance at UBC where he graduated first in his class and received the prestigious Wesbrook Award for academic achievement and leadership. He has also studied with Cristian Măcelaru, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Marin Alsop, Boris Brott, Gerard Schwarz,[1] and Fred Stride.[2]
Bhate has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, Kamloops Symphony, Nanaimo Symphony, and the Vancouver Island Symphony. He is the current director of the Vancouver Brass Collective, the Jaelem Bhate Jazz Orchestra, as well as the artistic director of Symphony 21,[3] an ensemble which he founded.[2] Bhate is also a current faculty member at the University of British Columbia.[4]
Bhate was named to the CBC's 2019 '30 under 30 hot classical musicians.[5] He has released two albums with the Jaelem Bhate Jazz Orchestra; On the Edge, and Carmen, a reimagining of Bizet’s operatic masterpiece for jazz ensemble. On the Edge won the 2020 Julian Award for emerging Canadian jazz excellence.[6]
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- ^ "30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30". CBC Music. 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ "Julian Award for Excellence for Emerging Canadian Artists". Cjsf.ca. Retrieved 16 January 2022.