NADINA MACKIE JACKSON is one of the world’s leading bassoon soloists with seven solo recordings of wide ranging repertoire.  Her newest concerto recordings with fellow soloist Guy Few and the Toronto Chamber Orchestra have been released to rave reviews on the MSR Classics label.
 
Performing frequently as a recitalist with pianists David Swan and Guy Few (Duo Affinité), more than a dozen new works have been written for her as a soloist.  Heard regularly on CBC Radio, NPR and at North American festivals such as Domaine Forget, ScotiaFest, WindFest, Grand River Baroque Festival, Elora Festival and the Ottawa Chamber Festival, Nadina was a featured concerto and recital soloist at both the 2006 and 2007 conferences of the International Double Reed Society.
 
An active chamber musician from the beginning of her career, Nadina has formed many chamber groups in Montreal and Toronto including Duo Affinité, THREE, Network Winds,The Caliban Quartet of Bassoonists and Musica Franca.
 
As an orchestral musician, Nadina records and performs as principal bassoon with the Toronto Chamber Orchestra, the baroque ensemble Aradia and frequently with Les Violons du Roy.  The principal bassoonist of the Canadian Opera Company for two seasons, Nadina spent the first decade of her career with the Montreal Symphony orchestra, participating in over 50 recordings on the London Decca Label.
 
A founding member of the Council of Canadian Bassoonists and a permanent member of the Advisory Board for the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition, Nadina is currently on faculty at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto.  Former students of Nadina Mackie Jackson hold positions in major orchestras, including the Vancouver Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, Orquestra Filarmonica de Minas Gerais and the Boston Symphony.
 
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