Great news for a musician originally from North Bay.

Shirantha Beddage has been nominated for the JUNO award for solo Jazz Album of the Year.

He’s a baritone saxophonist, composer and educator in Toronto.

Beddage currently serves as Head of Theory and Harmony in the Humber College Music department, where he teaches courses in Music Theory, Pedagogy, and Ensemble.

He has released three critically-acclaimed albums as a leader.

His debut album, Roots and Branches, was released in 2007 on Jazz Excursion Records.

Beddage’s follow-up album, Identity (2012) was nominated for a JUNO award for Traditional Jazz Album of the year in 2013.

His newest album, Momentum, featuring drummer Will Kennedy of the Yellowjackets, was released in Fall of 2016.

On the web: shiranthabeddage.com