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{{short description|Canadian composer}}
Ron (Ronald Frank) Paley (b. Nov. 20, 1950<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca">http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ron-paley-emc/</ref>) is a Winnipeg-based composer, arranger, pianist, bass guitarist, and big-band leader<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/><ref name="candianjazzarchive.org">http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/musicians/ron-paley.html</ref>.  
'''Ronald "Ron" Frank Paley''' {{postnominals|country=CAN|OM}} (born November 20, 1950)<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ron-paley-emc|title=Ron Paley|website=[[Encyclopedia of Music in Canada]]|accessdate=September 4, 2019}}</ref> is a Canadian composer, arranger, pianist, electric bassist, and big-band leader based in Winnipeg.<ref name="candianjazzarchive.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/musicians/ron-paley.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103094118/http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/musicians/ron-paley.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 3, 2017 |title=Ron Paley Musician Biography &#124; Canadian Jazz Archive Online |website=Canadianjazzarchive.org |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref>


==Formation==
==Formation==
Paley earned his B.Mus. at the [[University of Manitoba]] in 1972, studying piano under William Aide; he also studied under [[Ray Santisi]] at [[Berklee College of Music]] (1972-73), and privately in New York under [[Richie Beirach]] (piano), [[Bob Brookmeyer]] (composition, 1989-90), and others<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>. Paley toured internationally from 1973-75 as the bass guitarist in turn with the [[Buddy Rich]] big band, and the and [[Woody_Herman#The Second Herd and other bands 1947–87|Woody Herman big band]]<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>. He recorded three albums with the latter band, including an album ("[[The_Main_Event_–_Live|The Main Event]]"<ref name="musiccentre.ca">http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/82095/biography</ref>) with [[Frank Sinatra]]<ref name="candianjazzarchive.org"/>. 
Paley earned his B.Mus. at the [[University of Manitoba]] in 1972, studying piano under William Aide; he also studied under [[Ray Santisi]] at [[Berklee College of Music]] (1972–73), and privately in New York under [[Richie Beirach]] (piano), [[Bob Brookmeyer]] (composition, 1989–90), and others.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/> Paley toured internationally from 1973 to 1975 as the electric bassist in turn with the [[Buddy Rich]] big band, and the [[Four Brothers (jazz band)|Woody Herman big band]].<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/> He recorded three albums with the latter band, including an album ("[[The Main Event – Live|The Main Event]]"<ref name="musiccentre.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/82095/biography |title=Ron Paley: Biography &#124; Canadian Music Centre &#124; Centre de Musique Canadienne |website=Musiccentre.ca |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref>) with [[Frank Sinatra]].<ref name="candianjazzarchive.org"/>


==Musician / Musical Director / Band-Leader==
==Musician, director, and band leader==
Upon his return to Winnipeg, Paley rose to prominence on the local music scene as a composer, arranger, and leader of both big bands and small ensembles<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>.  He is a perennial act at the [[Jazz_Winnipeg_Festival|Jazz Winnipeg]] festival (either with the Ron Paley Big Band, or in small ensembles)<ref name="jazzwinnipeg-acts">http://jazzwinnipeg.com/?s=Ron+Paley&x=0&y=0</ref>, has performed in concert with the [[Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra]]<ref name="wag.ca">http://wag.ca/about/press/media-releases/read,release/144/ron-paley-big-band-leads-off-wag-s-jazz-on-the-rooftop-with-special-guests-mike-herriott-and-brad-shigeta</ref> & the Winnipeg Ballet<ref name="rwb-pasdedeux">http://www.rwb.org/news/article/summer-2014</ref>, and has performed a concert of [[Contemporary_classical_music|new music]] sponsored by Winnipeg’s new music concert organization “Groundswell”<ref name="wag.ca"/>.  In 2014, Ron Paley won the BreakOut Canada Music Award's "Heritage Award"<ref name="breakoutwest.ca">http://breakoutwest.ca/schedule-2014/blog/breakout-west-announces-winners-2014-western-canadian-music-awards</ref> -- an honor bestowed upon an artist with "a demonstrated, outstanding body of work over a long period of time -- a real icon in the community"<ref name="winnipegfreepress.com">http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/pianist-ron-paley-is-a-legend-hes-got-the-trophy-to-prove-it-279114131.html</ref>.  
Upon his return to Winnipeg, Paley rose to prominence on the local music scene as a composer, arranger, and leader of both big bands and small ensembles.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/> He is a perennial act at the [[Jazz Winnipeg Festival|Jazz Winnipeg]] festival (either with the Ron Paley Big Band, or in small ensembles),<ref name="jazzwinnipeg-acts">{{cite web|url=http://jazzwinnipeg.com/?s=Ron+Paley&x=0&y=0 |title=You searched for Ron Paley |website=JazzWinnipeg.com |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref> has performed in concert with the [[Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra]]<ref name="wag.ca">{{cite web|url=http://wag.ca/about/press/media-releases/read,release/144/ron-paley-big-band-leads-off-wag-s-jazz-on-the-rooftop-with-special-guests-mike-herriott-and-brad-shigeta |title=Ron Paley Big Band Leads off WAG's Jazz on the Rooftop with Special Guests Mike Herriott and Brad Shigeta &#124; Media Releases &#124; Winnipeg Art Gallery |website=Wag.ca |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref> & the Royal Winnipeg Ballet,<ref name="rwb-pasdedeux">{{cite web|url=http://www.rwb.org/news/article/summer-2014 |title=SUMMER 2014 CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER &#124; News &#124; Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet |website=Rwb.org |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref> and has performed a concert of [[Contemporary classical music|new music]] sponsored by Winnipeg's new music concert organization “Groundswell”.<ref name="wag.ca"/> In 2014, Ron Paley was presented with the BreakOut West "Heritage Award"<ref name="breakoutwest.ca">{{cite web |url=http://breakoutwest.ca/fest/blog/breakout-west-announces-winners-2014-western-canadian-music-awards/ |title=BREAKOUT WEST ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2014 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS &#124; Breakout West |accessdate=2017-01-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165824/http://breakoutwest.ca/fest/blog/breakout-west-announces-winners-2014-western-canadian-music-awards/ |archivedate=2017-01-03 }}</ref>—an honor bestowed upon an artist with "a demonstrated, outstanding body of work over a long period of time -- a real icon in the community".<ref name="winnipegfreepress.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/pianist-ron-paley-is-a-legend-hes-got-the-trophy-to-prove-it-279114131.html |title=Pianist Ron Paley is a legend; he's got the trophy to prove it |newspaper=[[Winnipeg Free Press]] |date=2014-10-14 |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref>


The Ron Paley Big Band was formed in 1976<ref name="candianjazzarchive.org"/>, and has since performed numerous jazz concerts and dances, appeared at [[Expo 86]] as part of a western Canadian tour, and traveled widely in Manitoba<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>. The Big Band performed at the 1987 [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]], heralded earlier by a smaller Paley ensemble at the 1984 [[Montreal International Jazz Festival|MIJF]]<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/><ref name="montrealjazzfest.com">http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/artists/artist.aspx?id=5424</ref>.
The Ron Paley Big Band was formed in 1976,<ref name="candianjazzarchive.org"/> and has since performed numerous jazz concerts and dances, appeared at [[Expo 86]] as part of a western Canadian tour, and traveled widely in Manitoba.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/> The small ensemble performed at the 1987 [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]].<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/><ref name="montrealjazzfest.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/artists/artist.aspx?id=5424|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924173456/http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/artists/artist.aspx?id=5424|archive-date = 2015-09-24|title = Festival international de Jazz de Montréal - Accueil}}</ref>


Paley was also the musical director for the [[University of Manitoba]] stage band from 1976-86, and filled the same role for two local TV shows, [[CKND]]'s 'Friday Night Live' (1987), and [[Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation|CBC]]'s 'Jerry and Ziz' (1979)<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>.  
Paley was also the musical director for the [[University of Manitoba]] stage band from 1976 to 1986, and filled the same role for two local TV shows, [[CKND]]'s 'Friday Night Live' (1987), and [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]'s 'Jerry and Ziz' (1979).<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>


==Composer / Arranger==
==Composer and arranger==
His composition credits include two works for big band with symphony orchestra (We've Got It, 1979; Sound Cells, 1987), and two works for jazz trio with symphony orchestra (Rhythm Changes, 1978; Rhythm and Blues, 1987)<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>. These six works were premiered by Paley with the [[Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra]]<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>. He also has written more that 25 pieces for big band alone (including the extended Interior Alternatives, 1989), as well as several [[Third_stream|third-stream]] items, notably Happiness Is a String Quartet Playing the Blues (1977), Saxophone Quintet (1981), and Shades of Jazz (1981)<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>. A number of his works were premiered at concerts sponsored by the Manitoba Composers Association, of which Paley is a member<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>.
His composition credits include two works for big band with symphony orchestra (We've Got It, 1979; Sound Cells, 1987), and two works for jazz trio with symphony orchestra (Rhythm Changes, 1978; Rhythm and Blues, 1987). These four works were premiered by Paley with the [[Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/> He also has written more that 25 pieces for big band alone (including the extended Interior Alternatives, 1989), as well as several [[Third stream|third-stream]] items, notably Happiness Is a String Quartet Playing the Blues (1977), Saxophone Quintet (1981), and Shades of Jazz (1981).<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/> A number of his works were premiered at concerts sponsored by the Manitoba Composers Association, of which Paley is a member.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>


Paley was commissioned by the [[Royal Canadian College of Organists]] in 2002 to compose a work for choir and organ based upon the text of Psalm 122<ref name="wag.ca"/>. He was thereafter commissioned by the [[National Arts Centre]] to write a fanfare for the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]] for the occasion of the Royal Visit<ref name="wag.ca"/>. In 2004, his big band toured with the [[Royal Winnipeg Ballet]], performing jazz arrangements of [[Rogers and Hart]] tunes for “A Cinderella Story”<ref name="youtube-rwb">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkHE_d4xYs</ref>. Paley received a 2007 commission from the Winnipeg Singers for a choral work based on the text of three [[Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] sonnets<ref name="wag.ca"/>.
Paley was commissioned by the [[Royal Canadian College of Organists]] in 2002 to compose a work for choir and organ based upon the text of Psalm 122.<ref name="wag.ca"/> He was thereafter commissioned by the [[National Arts Centre]] to write a fanfare for the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]] for the occasion of the Royal Visit.<ref name="wag.ca"/> In 2004, his big band toured with the [[Royal Winnipeg Ballet]], performing jazz arrangements of [[Rodgers and Hart]] tunes for “A Cinderella Story”. Paley received a 2007 commission from the Winnipeg Singers for a choral work based on the text of three [[Shakespeare]]an sonnets.<ref name="wag.ca"/>

Paley was appointed as a member of the [[Order of Manitoba]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://manitobalg.ca/awards/order-of-manitoba/|access-date=June 25, 2024|title=Outstanding Manitobans Chosen to Receive the 2024 Order of Manitoba|publisher=Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba}}</ref>


==Influence==
==Influence==
Winnipeg Free Press jazz writer Chris Smith notes that "any number of longtime local musicians have performed in Paley's orchestra over the years, and many still do. It is considered both a good gig and training ground"<ref name="winnipegfreepress.com"/>.  Numerous well-established players include the Ron Paley Big Band in their pedigree, or cite Paley as an influence:
Winnipeg Free Press jazz writer Chris Smith notes that "any number of longtime local musicians have performed in Paley's orchestra over the years, and many still do. It is considered both a good gig and training ground".<ref name="winnipegfreepress.com"/> Numerous well-established players include the Ron Paley Big Band in their pedigree, or cite Paley as an influence:
* [[Earl MacDonald]] - Juno-nominee, arranger, composer, jazz pianist, Director of Jazz Studies at the [[University of Connecticut]]<ref name="winnipegjazzorchestra.com-macdonald">http://winnipegjazzorchestra.com/march-16-three-generations/</ref>
* [[Earl MacDonald]] - Juno-nominee, arranger, composer, jazz pianist, Director of Jazz Studies at the [[University of Connecticut]]<ref name="winnipegjazzorchestra.com-macdonald">{{cite web|url=http://winnipegarts.ca/wac/event/434 |title=wjo march 16 &#124; The Winnipeg Arts Council |website=Winnipegarts.ca |date=2014-03-16 |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref>
* [[Derek Gardner]] - composer, arranger, trumpeter, recording artist, [[University of Manitoba]] Faculty of Music assistant professor, <ref>http://www.derrickgardnermusic.com/upcoming-shows/derrick-plays-new-years-eve-2014-with-the-ron-paley-big-band/</ref>
* Dr. Richard Gillis - trumpeter, recording artist, [[University of Manitoba]] Faculty of Music professor<ref name="umanitoba.ca-gillis">{{cite web|url=http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/music/staff/richard_gillis.html |title=University of Manitoba - Faculty of Music - Dr. Richard Gillis |website=Umanitoba.ca |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref>
* Dr. Richard Gillis - trumpeter, recording artist, [[University of Manitoba]] Faculty of Music professor<ref name="umanitoba.ca-gillis">http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/music/staff/richard_gillis.html</ref>
* Ken Gold - saxophonist, recording artist, director of Small Jazz Ensembles at the [[University of Manitoba]] Faculty of Music <ref>{{cite web|url=http://digmagazine.ca/2010/03/ken-gold/ |title=Ken Gold |website=Digmagazine.ca |date=2010-03-01 |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://umanitoba.ca/faculties/music/staff/279.html |title=University of Manitoba - Faculty of Music - Ken Gold |website=Umanitoba.ca |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref>
* Will Bonness - Winnipeg-based jazz pianist, composer, music educator<ref>{{cite web |url=http://classic107.com/news/88-in-case-you-missed-it-jazz-keyboard-artist-will-bonness-on-jazz-after-9 |title=In Case You Missed It! Jazz Keyboard Artist Will Bonness on Jazz After 9 - Classic 107 - Winnipeg's classical and jazz radio station |accessdate=2017-01-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103094050/http://classic107.com/news/88-in-case-you-missed-it-jazz-keyboard-artist-will-bonness-on-jazz-after-9 |archivedate=2017-01-03 }}</ref>
* Ken Gold - Winnipeg-based saxophonist, recording artist, musical director, music educator<ref>http://winnipegjazzorchestra.com/ken-gold/</ref>
* Andrew Littleford - Winnipeg-based trumpeter, recording artist, music educator<ref>http://www.andrewlittleford.com/bio</ref>
* Andrew Littleford - Winnipeg-based trumpeter, recording artist, music educator<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andrewlittleford.com/bio |title=Bio |publisher=Andrew Littleford |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref>
* Glenn Hall - Toronto-area reed player, composer, recording artist<ref>http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/hall-glenn-scott</ref>


==Discography<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>==
==Discography==
* Boxton (1977, Neptune NRP-1/London DL-3016)
* Boxton (1977, Neptune NRP-1/London DL-3016)<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>
* Ron Paley Big Band Jazz Rocks & Swings (1986, Foresight RP-2/Black-Hawk BKH-534) 
* Ron Paley Big Band Jazz Rocks & Swings (1986, Foresight RP-2/Black-Hawk BKH-534)<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>
* The Big Band Dance Album (1987, CKWG/87)
* The Big Band Dance Album (1987, CKWG/87)<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.ca"/>
* The Sea of Time (1998, Foresight Records)
* Bring 'Em Back (2011, Paron)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bring-em-back%21-mw0002221423/releases |title=Bring 'Em Back! - Ron Paley Big Band &#124; Releases |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |accessdate=2017-06-23}}</ref>
* The More You Know (2018, Big Round Records BR 8951)


==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ron-paley-emc| Canadian Encyclopedia entry]
* [http://www.canadianjazzarchive.org/en/musicians/ron-paley.html| Canadian Jazz Archive entry]
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* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ron-paley-emc Encyclopedia of Music in Canada]

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Ronald "Ron" Frank Paley OM (born November 20, 1950)[1] is a Canadian composer, arranger, pianist, electric bassist, and big-band leader based in Winnipeg.[2]

Formation

Paley earned his B.Mus. at the University of Manitoba in 1972, studying piano under William Aide; he also studied under Ray Santisi at Berklee College of Music (1972–73), and privately in New York under Richie Beirach (piano), Bob Brookmeyer (composition, 1989–90), and others.[1] Paley toured internationally from 1973 to 1975 as the electric bassist in turn with the Buddy Rich big band, and the Woody Herman big band.[1] He recorded three albums with the latter band, including an album ("The Main Event"[3]) with Frank Sinatra.[2]

Musician, director, and band leader

Upon his return to Winnipeg, Paley rose to prominence on the local music scene as a composer, arranger, and leader of both big bands and small ensembles.[1] He is a perennial act at the Jazz Winnipeg festival (either with the Ron Paley Big Band, or in small ensembles),[4] has performed in concert with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra[5] & the Royal Winnipeg Ballet,[6] and has performed a concert of new music sponsored by Winnipeg's new music concert organization “Groundswell”.[5] In 2014, Ron Paley was presented with the BreakOut West "Heritage Award"[7]—an honor bestowed upon an artist with "a demonstrated, outstanding body of work over a long period of time -- a real icon in the community".[8]

The Ron Paley Big Band was formed in 1976,[2] and has since performed numerous jazz concerts and dances, appeared at Expo 86 as part of a western Canadian tour, and traveled widely in Manitoba.[1] The small ensemble performed at the 1987 Montreal International Jazz Festival.[1][9]

Paley was also the musical director for the University of Manitoba stage band from 1976 to 1986, and filled the same role for two local TV shows, CKND's 'Friday Night Live' (1987), and CBC's 'Jerry and Ziz' (1979).[1]

Composer and arranger

His composition credits include two works for big band with symphony orchestra (We've Got It, 1979; Sound Cells, 1987), and two works for jazz trio with symphony orchestra (Rhythm Changes, 1978; Rhythm and Blues, 1987). These four works were premiered by Paley with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.[1] He also has written more that 25 pieces for big band alone (including the extended Interior Alternatives, 1989), as well as several third-stream items, notably Happiness Is a String Quartet Playing the Blues (1977), Saxophone Quintet (1981), and Shades of Jazz (1981).[1] A number of his works were premiered at concerts sponsored by the Manitoba Composers Association, of which Paley is a member.[1]

Paley was commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists in 2002 to compose a work for choir and organ based upon the text of Psalm 122.[5] He was thereafter commissioned by the National Arts Centre to write a fanfare for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for the occasion of the Royal Visit.[5] In 2004, his big band toured with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, performing jazz arrangements of Rodgers and Hart tunes for “A Cinderella Story”. Paley received a 2007 commission from the Winnipeg Singers for a choral work based on the text of three Shakespearean sonnets.[5]

Paley was appointed as a member of the Order of Manitoba in 2024.[10]

Influence

Winnipeg Free Press jazz writer Chris Smith notes that "any number of longtime local musicians have performed in Paley's orchestra over the years, and many still do. It is considered both a good gig and training ground".[8] Numerous well-established players include the Ron Paley Big Band in their pedigree, or cite Paley as an influence:

Discography

  • Boxton (1977, Neptune NRP-1/London DL-3016)[1]
  • Ron Paley Big Band Jazz Rocks & Swings (1986, Foresight RP-2/Black-Hawk BKH-534)[1]
  • The Big Band Dance Album (1987, CKWG/87)[1]
  • The Sea of Time (1998, Foresight Records)
  • Bring 'Em Back (2011, Paron)[17]
  • The More You Know (2018, Big Round Records BR 8951)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Ron Paley". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Ron Paley Musician Biography | Canadian Jazz Archive Online". Canadianjazzarchive.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Ron Paley: Biography | Canadian Music Centre | Centre de Musique Canadienne". Musiccentre.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  4. ^ "You searched for Ron Paley". JazzWinnipeg.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Ron Paley Big Band Leads off WAG's Jazz on the Rooftop with Special Guests Mike Herriott and Brad Shigeta | Media Releases | Winnipeg Art Gallery". Wag.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  6. ^ "SUMMER 2014 CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER | News | Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet". Rwb.org. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  7. ^ "BREAKOUT WEST ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF THE 2014 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS | Breakout West". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  8. ^ a b "Pianist Ron Paley is a legend; he's got the trophy to prove it". Winnipeg Free Press. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  9. ^ "Festival international de Jazz de Montréal - Accueil". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  10. ^ "Outstanding Manitobans Chosen to Receive the 2024 Order of Manitoba". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  11. ^ "wjo march 16 | The Winnipeg Arts Council". Winnipegarts.ca. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  12. ^ "University of Manitoba - Faculty of Music - Dr. Richard Gillis". Umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  13. ^ "Ken Gold". Digmagazine.ca. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  14. ^ "University of Manitoba - Faculty of Music - Ken Gold". Umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  15. ^ "In Case You Missed It! Jazz Keyboard Artist Will Bonness on Jazz After 9 - Classic 107 - Winnipeg's classical and jazz radio station". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  16. ^ "Bio". Andrew Littleford. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  17. ^ "Bring 'Em Back! - Ron Paley Big Band | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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