Wayne Eagles Trio

Wayne Eagles - guitar
Sage Reynolds - bass
Mike Essoudry - drums

Wayne Eagles is a dedicated improviser with several well-received recordings to his credit. He has been Guitar Performance Instructor at Carleton University’s Music department since September 1992, founding Director of their Fusion Ensemble from September 2007, and a Contract Instructor. Wayne has performed or recorded with Billy Kilson, David Torn, Ian Froman, The Bitches Brew Tribute Band, Super Awesome Club and Rob Fraboni. A sought-after endorsing artist, supported by arts councils, his performance history includes: jazz & blues festivals, The NAMM Show, university showcases, television broadcasts, radio simulcasts, extensive club work; praised by Guitar Player, Cadence, Music Etc., All About Jazz, Audiophile Imports, Guitar Moderne. www.wayneeagles.com

Canadian composer/musician Sage Reynolds works in a variety of musical styles and contexts (jazz, folk, indie, media composition, sound design/sampling, etc.). Artists Sage has performed or recorded with include Sage Reynolds Quartet, Andrea Lindsay, Jordan Officer, Dawn Tyler Watson, Les Twenty-Nines, Petr Cancura, Ed Lister, and Peter Hum. Sage can be seen performing on national and international stages and in 2006, he released his first album, On the Wall (jazz). An indie rock album was released in 2012 with his group, Life in Winter. The core of his training is a B.Mus. degree (McGill) and Sage teaches music at a university level. Recent projects include scoring a short film (2024), sound design for theatre, and indie folk and string quartet composition projects funded by CCA/OAC/OTT.

Mike Essoudry is known as a sensitive yet active and responsive drummer, with strong musical intuition. He received a Master of Music degree (Jazz Drumset Performance) from McGill University in 2003. Mike is a busy performer and composer on the Ottawa music scene playing with many projects in the funk, jazz, and improvised music genres. He is an active member of The Megan Jerome Together Ensemble, Rakestar, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, Weddings and Funerals, Gephilte, Don Cummings Organ Trio as well as leading his own contemporary quintet Flower after Flower. He has also composed and produced works for Propeller Dance and short film (Witch Woman, Pixie Cram).