Merlin Williams

Merlin Williams

Stratford: Musician in Twelfth Night; multi-instrumentalist; has played over 20 different instruments in productions including Cabaret, West Side Story, Kiss Me, Kate, The Tempest, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth. Elsewhere: Merlin is host of the popular weekly Stratford Jazz Jam and co-leader and arranger of the Orange Devils Big Band. He has also performed with Grammy-winning artists Paul Anka, Dame Shirley Bassey, Rob McConnell, Dave Grusin and Vincent Mendoza. He worked on a recording of surf rock versions of classic Canadian songs. Merlin is an artist/clinician for Jupiter Music Canada. Radio: Solomon Gursky Was Here (CBC Radio). Training: Studied woodwinds and arranging at Humber College.

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