Bill McBirnie (author of The Technique and Theory of Improvisation) is a highly acclaimed and internationally recognized jazz/Latin flute specialist who was solicited, personally, by Sir James Galway to serve as his Resident Jazz Flute Specialist. Bill has won many awards and garnered much critical success at the Juno Awards, the Independent Music Awards, the Global Music Awards, the Jazz Report Awards, the National Jazz Awards, and the Toronto Independent Music Awards. Bill is also the only triple-crown-winner in all three of the National Flute Association’s (USA) Jazz Flute (1) Soloist, (2) Masterclass and (3) Big Band competitions. Finally, Bill is a designated “Haynes Artist” with the venerable flute maker, Wm. S. Haynes Co. You can find out more about Bill at his extremeflute website.
