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 Born:
March 31, 1960
Alsask SK
Current home: Vancouver BC
Karin Plato grew up in the small farming community
of Alsask, Saskatchewan, population 200. She studied
piano throughout her childhood and later attended the
University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon where she received
a Bachelor Of Music Degree in Piano and Voice. She moved
to Vancouver in 1985 to study vocal jazz and arranging
at Capilano College. In 1996 and 1998 she studied at
The Banff Centre For The Arts with renowned jazz vocalists
Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton. Her second album, THERE'S
BEAUTY IN THE RAIN, was nominated for a JUNO Award in
2000.
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The State of Bliss 2003 |
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Karin Plato - vocals
Denzal Sinclaire - vocals
Campbell Ryga - sax
Darren Radtke - bass
Dave Robbins - drums
Ross Taggart - piano
Ken Lister - bass
Craig Scott - drums
Bill Coon - guitar
Bob Murphy - piano
Lou Mastroianni - piano
Steve Holy - bass
Tom Foster - drums
Denis Esson - trombone
Bill Abbot - sax
Brad Turner - flugel horn
Produced by Torben Oxbol
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Up With The
Lark
Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk
Blue Room
Big Black Crow
Diamonds On The Waves
I Hear Music (w/ Denzal Sinclaire)
My Favorite Things
Time Will Not Wait For You
Pennies From Heaven
Here It Is
Cast Your Fate To The Wind
Summer Will Follow
The State Of Bliss |
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Blue Again |
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Duets with
Bill Coon - guitar
Celso Machado - guitar
Torben Oxbol - bass
Oliver Gannon - guitar
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Takes Two To
Tango
Someone To Light Up My Life
Blue Again
What'll I Do?
If You Never Come To Me
No Moon At All
A Sleepin' Bee
Fools Rush In
We Kiss In A Shadow
December
Love For Sale
Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
Songbird |
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Snowflake Season |
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Andre Stephen (acoustic guitar)
Bill Coon (electric guitar)
Brad Turner (trumpet and flugelhorn)
Chris Tarry (bass)
Dave Robbins (drums)
Kerry Galloway (bass)
Lou Mastroianni (fender rhodes)
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Jingle Bells
The Friendly Beasts
Carol Of The Bells
Snow
Her Gift
Children Go Where I Send Thee
Behold That Star
The Snowflake Season
Sleighride
I Saw Three Ships
What Are you Doing New Year's Eve?e
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There's Beauty in the Rain |
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Ross Taggart - piano
Craig Scott - drums
Torben Oxbol - bass
Campbell Ryga - alto & soprano sax
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This can't be
love
If I Were a bell
Hum Drum Blues
Innocent Again
Mountain Greenery
Beauty in the Rain
Joy Spring
You don't know what Love is
Lazy Afternoon
You give me the blues
Hooray for Love
Dog for a Day
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Pastiche |
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Lou Mastroianni - piano
Dave Phyall - guitar
Brent Gubbels - bass
Phil Belanger - drums
Derry Byrne - trumpet
Graham Ord - saxophone
Jack Duncan - percussion
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Unnecessary
Sadness Is Gone
People With Umbrellas
Blue Summer
Mood Indigo
Never Will I Marry
Silence Is Perfectly Fine
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Black Coffee
Every Little Thing Counts
Until The End
I Will Listen
No Stars Are Shining
Time
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| Web site: |
http://karinplato.com |
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| For booking information
contact: karinplato@shaw.ca |
