Kirk MacDonald (born 1959) is a Canadian jazz musician and composer. He has been nominated for four Juno Awards, with his album The Atlantic Sessions winning the 1999 Juno Award for Best Mainstream Jazz Album. He has performed on over forty albums as leader and sideman and has participated in national broadcast recordings for CBC Radio. In addition to performing extensively throughout Canada, he has performed in the U.S., France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Monaco, Australia, Korea, Bermuda, and the Bahamas. He has worked with Walter Bishop Jr., John Clayton, Rosemary Clooney, Brian Dickinson, Glenn Ferris, Sonny Greenwich, Eddie Henderson, Pat LaBarbera, Lorne Lofsky, Harold Mabern, Ron McClure, Jim McNeely, Vince Mendoza, James Moody, Bob Mover, Phil Nimmons, Sam Noto, Chris Potter, Bernie Senensky, Mike Stern, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, André White, and the Humber College Faculty Ensemble. As a composer, he has recorded over fifty of his own compositions. His compositions have been arranged for large ensembles by Canadian and American arrangers. He has been active as an educator for almost 25 years at the college and university levels. Awards and nominations As leader or soloist 2015 – Hagood Hardy Award SOCAN – Outstanding Jazz Artist of the Year 2015 – Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year – Solo (Vista Obscura) 2015 – East Coast Music Award – Best Jazz Recording (Symmetry) 2015 – Toronto Musicians’ Association – Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 – Juno Award Nominee – Best Traditional Jazz Album (Deep Shadows) 2011 – Juno Award Nominee – Best Traditional Jazz Album (Songbook Vol. II) 2010 – Juno Award Nominee – Best Contemporary Jazz Album (Songbook Vol. 1) 2009 – the Canada Council’s “Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award” 2007 – Now Magazine “Saxophonist of the Year” 2005 – National Jazz Awards Nomination – Saxophonist of the Year 2004 – National Jazz Awards Nomination – Saxophonist of the Year 2003 – National Jazz Awards Nomination – Saxophonist of the Year 2002 – Winner – 4th Concours International de Soliste de Jazz – Monaco 2001 – Juno Award Nominee – Best Mainstream Jazz Album (New Beginnings) 2001 – Canadian Indie Music Award Nomination – Best Jazz Recording (New Beginnings) 1999 – Juno Award – Best Mainstream Jazz Album (The Atlantic Sessions) 1999 – Jazz Report Awards – Album of the Year (The Atlantic Sessions) 1999 – Jazz Report Awards – Tenor Saxophonist of the Year 1996 – Nomination for East