Campbell Ryga from Vancouver BC

Awards
2002 Jazz Saxophone Artist/Clinician for YAMAHA CANADA
2002 Juno Award nomination - Best Traditional Jazz Album
2000 THE ALTO SAXOPHONIST OF THE YEAR AWARD for the year 2000, The annual JAZZ REPORT AWARDS - Toronto Ontario
1998 JUNO AWARD - Best Mainstream Jazz Album - Hugh Fraser Quintet
1998 JUNO AWARD - Best Blues Album - Colin James
1997 Jazz Performer of the Year - West Coast Music Awards
1992-1993 Canada Council Arts B Grant recipient
1990 Jazz Performer of the Year - West Coast Music Awards
1990 GRAMMY Award nomination - VEJI Now
1989 JUNO Award nomination - Best Jazz Album
1988 JUNO AWARD - Best Jazz Album
1987 Winner - CBC/ALCAN Jazz Competition - Montreal Jazz Festival
1981-1984 Full Scholarship recipient - Banff Centre of Fine Arts
1979 Top Band Student Award - Summerland Secondary School
1978 Most Outstanding Jazz Student - New Westminster Jazz Festival
1977-1978 British Columbia Honour Jazz Band - Vancouver

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Current Projects

Group	Role	Dates
Campbell Ryga Quintet	Alto Saxaphone
Elaschuk/Ryga Quartet	saxaphone
Campbell Ryga Trio
Phil Dwyer/Dave Young Octet	alto-sax
PJ Perry & Campbell Ryga Quintet	alto sax
Campbell Ryga Quartet
Ross Taggart Trio	saxophone