Flute & Guitar duo
Their music is
"Chamber Jazz"
Elegant Melodies, Sophisitcated Harmony, Tasteful Arrangements of Latin, Jazz & Contemporary music
Myrelle plays 5 different flutes, with John playing an arch top guitar alongside her. This musical combination creates a unique listening experience!
Myrelle Byrd and John Weston started performing together in 2011 for a wedding. Since that first performance, they have played many different events, from house concerts to weddings, as well as corporate events, private functions & casual fine dining.
Their music & arrangements over the years has evolved and they have found great joy and satisfaction working together in the creative music process.
Part of the evolution of their sound has included adding different flutes to their performances. Myrelle uses five different flutes when she performs. A bass flute, alto flute, piccolo, a silver flute with a wood head joint and a black plastic composite flute. She is a melody player and these instruments allow her to express the emotion of the music and to give each song it's own unique voice.
John plays a Gibson ES339, arch top guitar paired with an Henrikesen JazzAmp 10 amplifier. This combination creates a wonderful tone, that suits him perfectly. He is an experienced Jazz & Classical guitarist with a playing style that is sophisticated & elegant. closely with each individual to help them achieve their goals.
In 2021 John & Myrelle released a full length album available on all the streaming services as well as a physical CD for those like 'liner notes'. To purchase one, reach out in the form below.
When they aren't teaching, they work together writing their own compositions, recording their music & hammering out arrangements of great melodies.
Jazz Byrds music videos are an opportunity for John & Myrelle to express their creativity. These videos have been filmed here at the Barn, where they work & live, which embodies the unique atmosphere of their sound. They strive to create videos that reflect the spirit of their music and to showcase the arrangements of their wide and varied repertoire. They have been filmed and produced themselves and a sample of them are presented below.
They invite you to watch and enjoy the creative expression of their music.
For all of the videos they have created click the button below
We couldn't resist resurrecting this iconic song by Led Zeppelin. This song summed up a generation and still resonates even today. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
This song was just made to be played on the Bass flute! With it being an octave lower than the C flute, it gives this song it's ‘soul’
It is a thrill to be able to play our arrangement of this song by Sting and Andy Summers. Myrelle would listen to this song from the "the Police Greatest Hits" album on her Sony Walkman while taking the TTC bus to high school
Latin music seems to be tailor made for the flute. John & Myrelle have many of Jobim's tunes in their repertoire. This video was filmed & edited by Dawson, an alumni student of Barn Music
This "riff" is taken from Bach's cantata BWV 140, known as "Sleepers Awake" Click below for more
A short video highlighting the work we do behind the scenes making our music videos. Thank you to Montana Lee Photography for the photos
Here is a video highlighting all the flutes Myrelle plays. Bass, Alto, a Guo grenaditte black flute, silver flute with wood headjoint & the piccolo
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