TED QUINLAN IS A GUITARIST, WRITER AND EDUCATOR WHO IS VERY RESPECTED AS ONE OF CANADA'S MOST MULTI-FACETED JAZZ MUSICIANS. HIGHLY SKILLED AS A SOLO JAZZ GUITARIST AND SESSION PLAYER, HE IS A SOUGHT-AFTER SIDEMAN, FREQUENTLY APPEARING WITH THE "WHO'S WHO" OF CANADIAN JAZZ ARTISTS ON CONCERT STAGES, IN CLUBS, AND IN JAZZ FESTIVALS FROM COAST-TO-COAST. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS PERFORMED WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL JAZZ STARS INCLUDING FREDDIE BAKER, CHET BAKER, EDDIE HARRIS, JIMMY SMITH, AND JOEY DEFRANCESCO. TED QUINLAN WAS THE HEAD OF THE GUITAR DEPARTMENT AT HUMBER COLLEGE, ONE OF NORTH AMERICA 'S MOST RESPECTED JAZZ STUDIES INSTITUTIONS.

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