Stan Fomin
Smooth Jazz Piano
 Stan Fomin (piano) studied at the Kiev Glier College of Music and Donetsk Conservatory of Music in Ukraine. His love of performing, arranging and composing then took him across the former Soviet Union and Western Europe, first touring with the Army Band and later as the Music Director for the German cruise line Dolphin Seeraisen.
Since coming to Canada in 1997, Stan has studied Contemporary Film Scoring and Production at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, composed for television and film, and in June/04 several of his compositions (written for The Bob Brough and Stan Fomin Jazz Quartet) were performed live at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, where Stan opened for Herbie Hancock’s All Stars Band. Several cuts from his debut CD - Smooth Session - are currently being played on Canada’s Smooth Jazz station - WAVE 94.7.
Stan was nominated for Keyboardist of The Year at the 2006 Canadian Smooth Jazz awards!
The Players
The Vickie van Dyke Musical Act Musicians
Vickie van Dyke - VocalsStudied Drama at the University of Waterloo, performed in numerous Broadway-style musical productions and toured with her own pop and country rock bands. Click for more information. | Explore | Carson Freeman - SaxophoneCarson Freeman, the pride of Espanola, studied jazz performance at Humber College | Explore |
Kevin Wideman - Piano
Waterloo's Kevin Wideman received his degree in music from the University of Western Ontario. He also studied with Matt Michaels, the head of the jazz department at Wayne State University in Detroit, and with Toronto's Frank Falco. | Explore | Nancy Kuhl - VocalsHailing from the deep woods of Grey County, Nancy Kuhl learned to harmonize at a very young age, primarily so she could hear her own voice amidst the crowd of eight other Kuhl kids. | Explore | Robert Tardik - GuitarAt the age of seven, Robert Tardik’s father gave him his first guitar and he has never looked back. | Explore | Stan Fomin - PianoHis love of performing, arranging and composing then took him across the former Soviet Union and Western Europe. Click for more information. | Explore | Steve Manning - GuitarHas also played with many of Canadas finest instrumentalists (Liona Boyd, Johannes Linstead) both live and on record. Click for more information. | Explore | Susan Sinclair - VocalsBorn in that hotbed of musical talent, Thunder Bay, Susan Sinclair got her musical start humming along with the vacuum cleaner as a mere babe. | Explore | Back to Top
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Her jazz band features Smooth Jazz keyboardist of the year nominee