- vocalist, actor, educator
Over the past two decades, Steve Maddock has been steadily establishing himself as one of Canada’s most versatile vocal talents. Whether sharing a concert stage with a 65-piece symphony orchestra, performing with a 10-piece show band on a cruise ship, or fronting a jazz trio in a local club, he’s able to change gears effortlessly and present the music in a way that’s honest and fresh. He’s been a soloist with The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, The Vancouver Chamber Choir, The Pacific Baroque Orchestra and The Dal Richards Jazz Orchestra, as well as being a featured artist on CBC Radio (Hot Air, Tonic, The Homestretch, Choral Concert, Disc Drive, The Early Edition and Sounds Like Canada).
Steve’s first love is jazz, a passion that began in earnest while playing trumpet in his high school big band. Since that time, he’s immersed himself in the study of the jazz language, performing with (and learning so much from) some of Canada’s most gifted and accomplished musicians. He released a self-titled debut album back in 1999, and is delighted to announce the release of his second album, a new CD of original jazz compositions by Canadian songwriter Craig Salkeld. The album, entitled Memory Cafe, features a veritable who’s who of west coast jazz talent, with a core group of pianist Miles Black, guitarist of the year Bill Coon, bassist of the year Jodi Proznick and drummer Craig Scott. Special guests on the recording include instrumentalist of the year Ross Taggart, saxophonist Campbell Ryga and trumpeter of the year Brad Turner.
He studied acting at the University Of Windsor, Ontario, and remains active as a theatre, film, and television performer. His most recent theatre credits include Gus/Growltiger in Cats (Viva Musica), Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar (Stage West), Billy Bigelow in Carousel (Royal City Musical Theatre Company), and most recently, The Beast in Disney’s Beauty And The Beast (Arts Club Theatre Company). Other stage credits include Songs For A New World, Tomfoolery, Dads – The Musical, The Fantasticks, The Sound Of Music, My Fair Lady, Annie, South Pacific, Guys And Dolls, Annie get Your Gun, The Mikado, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Fiddler On The Roof, Our Town, The Real World, Quiet In The Land, West Side Story, Oklahoma and Oliver Twist. For film and television, he can be seen on recent episodes of Reaper, Smallville, Stargate SGI and Stargate Atlantis, and his voice can be heard on recent TV ads for London Drugs, Staples Business Depot, Lotto 649, Speedy Auto Glass and End Of The Roll Carpets.
Mr. Maddock is currently on the Jazz Faculty at Capilano University (formerly Capilano College). His association with Capilano goes back almost twenty years, when he first enrolled as a vocal performance major in what was then the Commercial Music Program. The current Jazz Studies Program was introduced in 1993, and Steve was hired as an instructor in 1996. Since that time he’s taught private voice, vocal jazz masterclass, studio performance, vocal improvisation and ear training. As an adjudicator and clinician, he’s worked at Musicfest Canada, The Envision Jazz Festival, The Rocky Mountain Jazz Festival, Powell River’s Jazz Summit, The Kiwanis Festival, The Mission Jazz Festival and The South Delta Jazz Workshop, as well as countless high schools across Canada.
Steve lives in Burnaby, BC with his wife, singer Siri Olesen (top soprano in musica intima) and his two children, Aubrey and Kai.