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Kate Bevan-Baker

Academic title(s): 

Course Instructor (Jazz Violin)

Kate Bevan-Baker
Department: 
Music Performance
Area(s): 
Jazz
Contact Information
Alternate email address: 
bevanbaker [at] gmail.com
Instrument(s): 
Violin
Group: 
Faculty
Biography: 

Born in Newfoundland, Canada, Kate Bevan-Baker is an award-winning fiddler, violinist and singer. She has been playing violin since the age of four and thrives on a variety of musical styles from Celtic to jazz and classical. She holds violin performance degrees from Memorial and McGill Universities, a Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, and a PhD specializing in Irish music from Concordia University. Balancing a career as a professional musician and part-time professor at Concordia and McGill Universities, Kate boasts an impressive list of national and international performances, recordings, presentations and lectures. Her performance career has taken her across North America, Europe, Russia, and China, and she has toured with many ensembles and orchestras. Most recently, Kate was among the recipients of a Prix Opus (Quebec) for the recording and live performance Baratin d’Marins with La Nef (2022), and was nominated for a 2022 and 2024 Canadian Folk Music Award in the category of Instrumental Group of the Year (Bùmarang, Archetype Trad).

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