BACK - BURNER PROJECTS
The Brad Muirhead Quartet (aka BM4) (the latest of numerous small-group configurations since the mid - 1990’s) Brad's original modern jazz outlet currently featuring Brad - bass bone, Jared Burrows - guitar, Brent Gubbels - bass and Bernie Arai - drums. BM4 released its' debut CD titled "OLD/ IN / OUT / NEW" in 2017, featuring numerous guest artists on several tracks (aka BM4+), including vocalist / pianist Jennifer Scott who has a standing invitation as permanent “guest” (aka BM4+1). Listen
Koan (2007…) an exciting world music group that brings together jazz and traditional Chinese instrumental music infused with middle eastern and South American influences - original compositions and improvisations. Jun Rong - erhu, Chenguang Xiao - suona & dizi, Brad - bass bone, Jared burrows - guitar, Tommt Babin - bass, Joseph “Pepe” Danza - percussion. Listen
Idverb (2014…) spoken word and music (improvised and composed) featuring Kedrick James - voice, Brad - bass bone, Lisa Miller - piano and Stefan Smulovitz - viola & laptop. Listen
Propulsion (2013…) hard-hitting, horn oriented jazz / funk fusion. Adrian Smith - trumpet, Chris Startup - alto & tenor sax, Brian Harding - trombone, Chad Makela - baritone sax, Tlden Webb - keyboard, Brad M. - sousaphone, Dave robbins - drums. Listen
PAST PROJECTS OF NOTE
The East Van Jazz Orchestra (EVJO) (2007...) large ensemble original-music project co-led with Jared Burrows. Listen
BRASS ROOTS (Brad's first project as a leader) Funky street jazz, New Orleans based with a west coast Canadian edge. ROOTS was highly active through the 1990's, and has come out of retirement once for a CBC live radio show in 2010... so who knows? Listen
Primal Orbit started in the early 1990's with Brad on sousaphone, Tony Wilson on guitar and Stan taylor on drums, playing no-holds-barred freeform jazz. Orbit evolved into a written arrangement based septet with Brad eventually moving over to the trombone chair, and was active until 2004. Listen