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JORELL WILLIAMS

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OPERA CANADA

Artist Spotlight - Stage Scenes

Jorell Williams discusses his background, the current state of the arts, and how he became a quick study with a wide range.

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Bucket list:

Performing in this hall has been a dream of mine for so long. I’m grateful to have the chance to perform some wild music in William Walton’s “Belshazzar’s Feast” with @choeurstlaurent - This piece is rarely done in our region, so I’m looking forward to some intense storytelling, metric counting, and living in the silence that is the world we are creating for the audience. Side-note: @lagranderose sounds “incroyable” in Elgar’s “The Music Makers”. All of the colors, all of the sound!!!

#WelcomeBack #MontrealDebut #Travelogues #Baryton #ChantBienMerci #WilliamWalton

Bucket list:

Performing in this hall has been a dream of mine for so long. I’m grateful to have the chance to perform some wild music in William Walton’s “Belshazzar’s Feast” with @choeurstlaurent - This piece is rarely done in our region, so I’m looking forward to some intense storytelling, metric counting, and living in the silence that is the world we are creating for the audience. Side-note: @lagranderose sounds “incroyable” in Elgar’s “The Music Makers”. All of the colors, all of the sound!!!

#WelcomeBack #MontrealDebut #Travelogues #Baryton #ChantBienMerci #WilliamWalton

🖊️Score editing this weekend 📄

I finally have the bandwidth (post stomach flu 😅) to FINALLY pair my composition with the beautiful text of “Orphanage” by Federico Garcia Lorca with another of his text…

…Which one should I consider? 🤔😏😉

If you expect to hear from me, I’ll be in a cave with a pen and pad. Back to regular programming on Monday :)

#CatalogueWork #Edits #Composition #Music #PianoVocal #BlackComposers #ScoreWriting #Storytelling

🖊️Score editing this weekend 📄

I finally have the bandwidth (post stomach flu 😅) to FINALLY pair my composition with the beautiful text of “Orphanage” by Federico Garcia Lorca with another of his text…

…Which one should I consider? 🤔😏😉

If you expect to hear from me, I’ll be in a cave with a pen and pad. Back to regular programming on Monday :)

#CatalogueWork #Edits #Composition #Music #PianoVocal #BlackComposers #ScoreWriting #Storytelling

These are my words
I promise, I swear
I’ll keep it quite short
Do I hear a “dare?”  So what can I say? “Today is your day! We love you, we’re grateful… Now pass the soufflé!”

Throw on a crown, Take a victory lap, Or just take a nap— Chapeau! That means “cap”  
I’m now at the end,
Did I forget something?
Oh yeah—happy birthday!
…Wait, who are you again? 

Happy Birthday Marjorie - you keep us together, and I am lucky to be on this wild ride called “life” with you. Celebrating you on your special day with love, care, humor, and taking over temper-tampering-sally aka Emma now that she’s officially a toddler!   #MarJorEmma #Family #HappyBirthday #Aquarius #CuspofPisces #AlsoANineteenBaby #Québécoise4Life

These are my words
I promise, I swear
I’ll keep it quite short
Do I hear a “dare?”  So what can I say? “Today is your day! We love you, we’re grateful… Now pass the soufflé!”

Throw on a crown, Take a victory lap, Or just take a nap— Chapeau! That means “cap”  
I’m now at the end,
Did I forget something?
Oh yeah—happy birthday!
…Wait, who are you again? 

Happy Birthday Marjorie - you keep us together, and I am lucky to be on this wild ride called “life” with you. Celebrating you on your special day with love, care, humor, and taking over temper-tampering-sally aka Emma now that she’s officially a toddler!   #MarJorEmma #Family #HappyBirthday #Aquarius #CuspofPisces #AlsoANineteenBaby #Québécoise4Life

I wrote this song back in 2020 as part of a piano collective (shoutout to @rachel_j_peters for connecting me to “One Page Piano Pieces”)—an ode to childhood and memory. Looking back, I realize I was writing for my future child, my future daughter. What emerged through my creative process was the story of a little girl riding her bike for the first time—starting, stopping, picking up speed, only to fall, get back up, and ride off toward her next adventure.

From Modes of Transportation, this is La Bicyclette Bleue (recorded live at @kaufmanmusiccenter ). More soon on the remaining five songs in the cycle! 🎹 🎶 🎤

#MoreSoon #TranscribingTranscriptions #HeIsBack #JojoThePianoman #Scales #Composition #Music #Childhood #Love

I wrote this song back in 2020 as part of a piano collective (shoutout to @rachel_j_peters for connecting me to “One Page Piano Pieces”)—an ode to childhood and memory. Looking back, I realize I was writing for my future child, my future daughter. What emerged through my creative process was the story of a little girl riding her bike for the first time—starting, stopping, picking up speed, only to fall, get back up, and ride off toward her next adventure.

From Modes of Transportation, this is La Bicyclette Bleue (recorded live at @kaufmanmusiccenter ). More soon on the remaining five songs in the cycle! 🎹 🎶 🎤

#MoreSoon #TranscribingTranscriptions #HeIsBack #JojoThePianoman #Scales #Composition #Music #Childhood #Love

Delayed appreciation post for @mezzomarjogram:

Pre-west coast shuffle last week - we read some books on a wall from a projector and had the best time 🥰 Thank you for holding down Chez “Maltais-Williams” while I hopped cross country to the U.S. for some sangin’ and twangin’!

#FamilyFirst #ParentLife #Songfest #BooksOnTape #HungryCaterpillars #FunZone #EmmaTime #Bonjour

Delayed appreciation post for @mezzomarjogram:

Pre-west coast shuffle last week - we read some books on a wall from a projector and had the best time 🥰 Thank you for holding down Chez “Maltais-Williams” while I hopped cross country to the U.S. for some sangin’ and twangin’!

#FamilyFirst #ParentLife #Songfest #BooksOnTape #HungryCaterpillars #FunZone #EmmaTime #Bonjour

#ArchivedFootage

If you didn’t know where I got it from before, now you know! Happy Birthday to the Legend that is my Dad - Mr @dtraintheofficialpage with the Gheri-Curl Glow Up and the technical prowess!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#ArchivedFootage

If you didn’t know where I got it from before, now you know! Happy Birthday to the Legend that is my Dad - Mr @dtraintheofficialpage with the Gheri-Curl Glow Up and the technical prowess!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Sometimes, you need to step back from being “on” all of the time and take a break for your health. After a long stretch of powering through illness, I’ve reached a point where it’s simply impossible to perform. I’m deeply grateful to my brother @clarencefrazer for stepping in as Eisenstein for the New Year’s Day concert of Die Fledermaus with @stratford_symphony_orchestra. You’re all in for a real treat! Hopeful to join you in some other way in the New Year, thank you for your understanding and support, and have a blessed New Year! Set Your Clocks - Eins, Zwei, Drei, Fier!!!

#HealthIsWealth #Brotherhood #Music #HighNotes #Baritones #Operetta #AllTheDialogues #CutItUp #Sing

Sometimes, you need to step back from being “on” all of the time and take a break for your health. After a long stretch of powering through illness, I’ve reached a point where it’s simply impossible to perform. I’m deeply grateful to my brother @clarencefrazer for stepping in as Eisenstein for the New Year’s Day concert of Die Fledermaus with @stratford_symphony_orchestra. You’re all in for a real treat! Hopeful to join you in some other way in the New Year, thank you for your understanding and support, and have a blessed New Year! Set Your Clocks - Eins, Zwei, Drei, Fier!!!

#HealthIsWealth #Brotherhood #Music #HighNotes #Baritones #Operetta #AllTheDialogues #CutItUp #Sing

To say this year has been a “rollercoaster” would be an understatement of epic proportions. Between ungodly early morning airport departures, endless hours of driving, sickness, unexpected personal loss, and unexpected personal gains—honestly, this year has been a exactly what we’d expected - full of surprises!!!

But here’s the thing: every twist, turn, and bump along the way? I’d do it all again without hesitation, just to get back home to you and our little one. They say “iron sharpens iron,” and with all the knocks and scrapes we’ve taken, I feel like we’re more than ready for another wild, crazy, unpredictable, and educational year of parenting together.

Here’s to the adventure of year six—Happy Anniversary, @mezzomarjogram ❤️

#NYResolution #MoreSleep #MoreWater #MoreCoffee #MorePhotos #MoreLaughs #MoreLove #MoreShenanigans #MoreEmma

To say this year has been a “rollercoaster” would be an understatement of epic proportions. Between ungodly early morning airport departures, endless hours of driving, sickness, unexpected personal loss, and unexpected personal gains—honestly, this year has been a exactly what we’d expected - full of surprises!!!

But here’s the thing: every twist, turn, and bump along the way? I’d do it all again without hesitation, just to get back home to you and our little one. They say “iron sharpens iron,” and with all the knocks and scrapes we’ve taken, I feel like we’re more than ready for another wild, crazy, unpredictable, and educational year of parenting together.

Here’s to the adventure of year six—Happy Anniversary, @mezzomarjogram ❤️

#NYResolution #MoreSleep #MoreWater #MoreCoffee #MorePhotos #MoreLaughs #MoreLove #MoreShenanigans #MoreEmma

“My Brother’s Keeper” – the brainchild of @justinmichaelaustin – marks the beginning of something truly special with our @nyfestivalofsong family. This is going to be a “catch us if you can” moment. As we circle the date on our calendars for tomorrow night, I want to dedicate the performance to all the wonderful individuals who have guided us to this point in our lives, but are no longer with us. It goes without saying: it truly takes a village. Please join us in sharing this small but meaningful piece of history here in New York City.

I promise you’ll leave feeling revived, restored, and uplifted.

Let’s get it…

#TheJorellShow #NewYorkCity #Blackcellence #Music #NewMusic #OldMusic #ACapella #Ensemble #Love

“My Brother’s Keeper” – the brainchild of @justinmichaelaustin – marks the beginning of something truly special with our @nyfestivalofsong family. This is going to be a “catch us if you can” moment. As we circle the date on our calendars for tomorrow night, I want to dedicate the performance to all the wonderful individuals who have guided us to this point in our lives, but are no longer with us. It goes without saying: it truly takes a village. Please join us in sharing this small but meaningful piece of history here in New York City.

I promise you’ll leave feeling revived, restored, and uplifted.

Let’s get it…

#TheJorellShow #NewYorkCity #Blackcellence #Music #NewMusic #OldMusic #ACapella #Ensemble #Love

I see you, friends—whether you’re achieving amazing things or just trying to stay afloat. Whatever you’re doing out there, keep at it! You’ve got this!

#ThroughTheLens #LoveLife #Introspections #Monochrome #Overtones #KeepGoing

I see you, friends—whether you’re achieving amazing things or just trying to stay afloat. Whatever you’re doing out there, keep at it! You’ve got this!

#ThroughTheLens #LoveLife #Introspections #Monochrome #Overtones #KeepGoing

We’re finally adjusting to a new timezone after an exhilarating 96-hour adventure across the Atlantic and the Aegean Sea for my brother @_jaywilli and @marusemilie ‘s wedding celebration—family shenanigans included! I know they’ll share their stunning photos soon, but I couldn’t resist snapping random shots of everything from the scenery to our feet.

This trip was also @mezzomarjogram and my first getaway since Emma arrived, which was an adventure in itself. Huge thanks to Chantale and Jean for taking care of our little baby!

And the icing on the cake? Reuniting with two of my favorite people—basically siblings since middle school— @bigcuz0 and @uknowmysteeeez (we must have a part two soon ❤️)

Here’s to those small moments of joy, the magic of pushing through exhaustion, and always finding time to express love to those who matter most!

#Monochrome #PictureFrames #Water #Love #ExtendedFamily #GreekWedding #Landscapes

We’re finally adjusting to a new timezone after an exhilarating 96-hour adventure across the Atlantic and the Aegean Sea for my brother @_jaywilli and @marusemilie ‘s wedding celebration—family shenanigans included! I know they’ll share their stunning photos soon, but I couldn’t resist snapping random shots of everything from the scenery to our feet.

This trip was also @mezzomarjogram and my first getaway since Emma arrived, which was an adventure in itself. Huge thanks to Chantale and Jean for taking care of our little baby!

And the icing on the cake? Reuniting with two of my favorite people—basically siblings since middle school— @bigcuz0 and @uknowmysteeeez (we must have a part two soon ❤️)

Here’s to those small moments of joy, the magic of pushing through exhaustion, and always finding time to express love to those who matter most!

#Monochrome #PictureFrames #Water #Love #ExtendedFamily #GreekWedding #Landscapes

Today, we are embracing risk without any kind of guarantee, diving in wholeheartedly because all we truly have is this moment. Expanding my heart these days to friends and family as much as I can, and sending heartfelt love to everyone, near and far. May you find strength and comfort as you navigate today, tomorrow, and everyday after in whatever way you can.

📸 @mezzomarjogram

#VolumeTwo #Adornment #Work #Love #Care

Today, we are embracing risk without any kind of guarantee, diving in wholeheartedly because all we truly have is this moment. Expanding my heart these days to friends and family as much as I can, and sending heartfelt love to everyone, near and far. May you find strength and comfort as you navigate today, tomorrow, and everyday after in whatever way you can.

📸 @mezzomarjogram

#VolumeTwo #Adornment #Work #Love #Care

Brace Yourselves: The 2024-2025 Season is Coming in Hot! #MoreToCome #Highlighters

Brace Yourselves: The 2024-2025 Season is Coming in Hot! #MoreToCome #Highlighters

🖋Grinding gears for some world premiere compositions coming up - honored to score some music for the always fabulous @leahhawkins__ for her upcoming concert at @parkavearmory (my second home) with what's his face...@kevinmillerpiano JAMMIN' on the 88's. So grateful for the both of you, and cannot wait to hear the program in its entirety. Y'all are in for a TREAT with these two #Legends 🚨SIDENOTE🚨 How is it that I am on a program with #PeterAshbourne @jazzybsinger and @blackmaninoff - I am TRULY BLESSED, I feel like I've won several Gold Medals 🏅#MasterOfNone #UseYourGifts #Love #Composition #Collaboration #Joy

🖋Grinding gears for some world premiere compositions coming up - honored to score some music for the always fabulous @leahhawkins__ for her upcoming concert at @parkavearmory (my second home) with what's his face...@kevinmillerpiano JAMMIN' on the 88's. So grateful for the both of you, and cannot wait to hear the program in its entirety. Y'all are in for a TREAT with these two #Legends 🚨SIDENOTE🚨 How is it that I am on a program with #PeterAshbourne @jazzybsinger and @blackmaninoff - I am TRULY BLESSED, I feel like I've won several Gold Medals 🏅#MasterOfNone #UseYourGifts #Love #Composition #Collaboration #Joy

🥰 Home for the Summer 🥰

📚 🎹 ✍️ 🏀 #FamilyTime #GoldenHours

📸 - @mezzomarjogram

🥰 Home for the Summer 🥰

📚 🎹 ✍️ 🏀 #FamilyTime #GoldenHours

📸 - @mezzomarjogram

FOUR-ZERO

There are so many things that I can say, but on today, I’d like to remain reflective: I love the life that I live - the twists, the turns, the failures, the successes, the surprises, and the unknown. Every chance that I can learn and grow through experience adds to the entire rollercoaster of life that keeps me on my toes right before it drops 400 ft into the next series of twists, turns, failures, successes, and surprises. Never a dull moment, and always a story to tell.

Tomorrow may not come, so today means more than ever. For every day that I breathe life, I hope to leave the world a better place for our child, and in her future, a place to look back on in memory where love, hope, and never ending dreams are realities that we will always explore, even as the years come and go. But for now, I will enjoy today, holding Emma’s hand as Marjorie holds the other, whistling while she smiles and shouts in laughter as we walk into the wonderful space that is the world we have created around us!

#Blessed #GrownUpsStuff #BirthdayCelebration #TaurusGeminiSeason #CuspBabies #Love

FOUR-ZERO

There are so many things that I can say, but on today, I’d like to remain reflective: I love the life that I live - the twists, the turns, the failures, the successes, the surprises, and the unknown. Every chance that I can learn and grow through experience adds to the entire rollercoaster of life that keeps me on my toes right before it drops 400 ft into the next series of twists, turns, failures, successes, and surprises. Never a dull moment, and always a story to tell.

Tomorrow may not come, so today means more than ever. For every day that I breathe life, I hope to leave the world a better place for our child, and in her future, a place to look back on in memory where love, hope, and never ending dreams are realities that we will always explore, even as the years come and go. But for now, I will enjoy today, holding Emma’s hand as Marjorie holds the other, whistling while she smiles and shouts in laughter as we walk into the wonderful space that is the world we have created around us!

#Blessed #GrownUpsStuff #BirthdayCelebration #TaurusGeminiSeason #CuspBabies #Love

🚨 PROUD HUSBAND ALERT 🚨

Are you interested in storytelling? Have you ever wanted to engage in awkward French conservation, but decided against it due to fear? Do you like to laugh and/or feel emotion? When was the last time you’ve experienced a magical evening of French song and theatre? That last one I can answer for you - it’s coming up on Tuesday, May 14th at @hughsroomlive in Toronto!

Bring your citrusy fruits, because you’re gonna get all of the @frenchsqueeze you can handle with @mezzomarjogram and @jacqueswarsenault 🪗

Preview Below 🙂😂🤗

#Showtime #FrenchCanadianConnect #Quebec #SayCheese #Musicals #Storytelling #Duets #Francophones #EnglishVocabulary

🚨 PROUD HUSBAND ALERT 🚨

Are you interested in storytelling? Have you ever wanted to engage in awkward French conservation, but decided against it due to fear? Do you like to laugh and/or feel emotion? When was the last time you’ve experienced a magical evening of French song and theatre? That last one I can answer for you - it’s coming up on Tuesday, May 14th at @hughsroomlive in Toronto!

Bring your citrusy fruits, because you’re gonna get all of the @frenchsqueeze you can handle with @mezzomarjogram and @jacqueswarsenault 🪗

Preview Below 🙂😂🤗

#Showtime #FrenchCanadianConnect #Quebec #SayCheese #Musicals #Storytelling #Duets #Francophones #EnglishVocabulary

Review, Retool, Reboot…

This is the method we are using to create a re-imagined production of La Ville Morte (The Dead City) from our European debut a few months ago in Athens, Greece. New York being the epicenter of our home base, reminds me of the privilege we have to perform Nadia Boulenger’s work again for the American debut on this tour. Come hear some incredible singing and orchestration, and like all dramatic opera…somebody dies 🤷🏾‍♂️

https://www.catapultopera.org/la-ville-morte

#TeamBlackAndWhiteOwls #Geography #Storytelling #MakeThemHearYou #History @catapultopera @melissa_harvey_soprano @laurierubin @joshuadennistenor @nealgoren @bwindham96 @nyuskirball @encompassarts @nytimesevents

Review, Retool, Reboot…

This is the method we are using to create a re-imagined production of La Ville Morte (The Dead City) from our European debut a few months ago in Athens, Greece. New York being the epicenter of our home base, reminds me of the privilege we have to perform Nadia Boulenger’s work again for the American debut on this tour. Come hear some incredible singing and orchestration, and like all dramatic opera…somebody dies 🤷🏾‍♂️

https://www.catapultopera.org/la-ville-morte

#TeamBlackAndWhiteOwls #Geography #Storytelling #MakeThemHearYou #History @catapultopera @melissa_harvey_soprano @laurierubin @joshuadennistenor @nealgoren @bwindham96 @nyuskirball @encompassarts @nytimesevents

“Hold that.”

That’s the overall motto from lacing up my shoes again as trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with @indyopera last week. If you give me a mile, I’ll run the race. Here is proof #Shenanigans:

Exhibit A: News Interview - We warned them that @ashleyfabiansoprano and I would pop the mics. We did. Now they know! Side note: She sang it DOWN as Chan!

Exhibit B: Dress Rehearsal - My note from the director was “Hold it”, so…I did 🤷🏾‍♂️ (I added an abnoxious 4 more seconds the next day at opening night 😂). #JessicaBurton let us play on stage, and for that I am grateful! Shoutout to @toddthomasbaritonee2 for being my inspiration for this moment - you remember what you did in Un Ballo in Maschera at DMMO. #BaritoneSpread

Exhibit C: Grateful to be on the other side of that very strange adult onset allergy that took ten days to recover from. It takes a village, and a variety of meds. Such a wonderful group of humans collaborating on this work at the historic @walkertheatre with a special audience that packed the house. Hope to do it again one day! Thank you @msangelabrown for bringing me to your home state - I hope it’s not the last time, because I found out I have family there!

#BaritoneSpray #Onset #HoldTheNote #Glory #GsForDays #EstuansInterius #DellaCittà

CAST

@martinbakari1 - Charlie Parker
@msangelabrown - Addie Parker
@jorellogram - Dizzy Gillespie
@ashleyfabiansoprano - Chan Parker
@curly.soprano - Doris Parker
@thelightofthesun_ - Rebecca Parker
@lizculpeppermezzo - Nica
@clintonsmithconductor - Conductor
@douglas_sumi - Pianist

“Hold that.”

That’s the overall motto from lacing up my shoes again as trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with @indyopera last week. If you give me a mile, I’ll run the race. Here is proof #Shenanigans:

Exhibit A: News Interview - We warned them that @ashleyfabiansoprano and I would pop the mics. We did. Now they know! Side note: She sang it DOWN as Chan!

Exhibit B: Dress Rehearsal - My note from the director was “Hold it”, so…I did 🤷🏾‍♂️ (I added an abnoxious 4 more seconds the next day at opening night 😂). #JessicaBurton let us play on stage, and for that I am grateful! Shoutout to @toddthomasbaritonee2 for being my inspiration for this moment - you remember what you did in Un Ballo in Maschera at DMMO. #BaritoneSpread

Exhibit C: Grateful to be on the other side of that very strange adult onset allergy that took ten days to recover from. It takes a village, and a variety of meds. Such a wonderful group of humans collaborating on this work at the historic @walkertheatre with a special audience that packed the house. Hope to do it again one day! Thank you @msangelabrown for bringing me to your home state - I hope it’s not the last time, because I found out I have family there!

#BaritoneSpray #Onset #HoldTheNote #Glory #GsForDays #EstuansInterius #DellaCittà

CAST

@martinbakari1 - Charlie Parker
@msangelabrown - Addie Parker
@jorellogram - Dizzy Gillespie
@ashleyfabiansoprano - Chan Parker
@curly.soprano - Doris Parker
@thelightofthesun_ - Rebecca Parker
@lizculpeppermezzo - Nica
@clintonsmithconductor - Conductor
@douglas_sumi - Pianist

“The whole appeal of Opera is to see how people transform into superhuman beings.” - JMW

No, I am not Canadian (yet 😉), but I’m very close to that milestone. Also, I said what I said in this article, DOT COM!!! @dahliakatz wins in this photographic MAGAZINE SPREAD, I told you we were going to TURN UP!!!🔥💥📸♣️♦️♥️♠️

Thank you @lizziebowgirl at @operacanada for the behind the scenes interview, to my buddy @gideondabi for listening to me go off the rails (if you only knew what didn’t get into print, you’d scream with laughter) - (@mt_goodheart make sure your dad sees his shout out) and to the many, many people who have taken a chance to see what I see in the long game. It takes a village ❤️❤️❤️

#StageScenes #Profiles #TheJorellShow #Appreciation #OperationJMW #BlackHistoryMonth #SuitAndTie #GQClean #Baritone #HighsAndLows #Nomad

Link in bio somewhere 🤷🏾‍♂️🍁🇨🇦

“The whole appeal of Opera is to see how people transform into superhuman beings.” - JMW

No, I am not Canadian (yet 😉), but I’m very close to that milestone. Also, I said what I said in this article, DOT COM!!! @dahliakatz wins in this photographic MAGAZINE SPREAD, I told you we were going to TURN UP!!!🔥💥📸♣️♦️♥️♠️

Thank you @lizziebowgirl at @operacanada for the behind the scenes interview, to my buddy @gideondabi for listening to me go off the rails (if you only knew what didn’t get into print, you’d scream with laughter) - (@mt_goodheart make sure your dad sees his shout out) and to the many, many people who have taken a chance to see what I see in the long game. It takes a village ❤️❤️❤️

#StageScenes #Profiles #TheJorellShow #Appreciation #OperationJMW #BlackHistoryMonth #SuitAndTie #GQClean #Baritone #HighsAndLows #Nomad

Link in bio somewhere 🤷🏾‍♂️🍁🇨🇦

Mother, wife, daughter (in-law and “in regular” 😂), friend, colleague…the list goes on like an extended scroll as to how many categories you fit, and even then, still does not encapsulate all that you are. Emma and I are so lucky to be able to celebrate your special day with you today, and look forward to many, many more surprise Birthday celebrations to come. Your gift is in NYC, which I know you are very excited about since we will be there in April - How fitting that today is #FamilyDay in Canada 🍁🇨🇦 !!!

Please join me in a very hearty Happy Birthday to @mezzomarjogram (Marjorie Maltais) - Ma merveilleuse épouse!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#BirthdayCelebration #MarJorEmma #Family #Beautiful #PopUpSurprises #Vintage 📸

Mother, wife, daughter (in-law and “in regular” 😂), friend, colleague…the list goes on like an extended scroll as to how many categories you fit, and even then, still does not encapsulate all that you are. Emma and I are so lucky to be able to celebrate your special day with you today, and look forward to many, many more surprise Birthday celebrations to come. Your gift is in NYC, which I know you are very excited about since we will be there in April - How fitting that today is #FamilyDay in Canada 🍁🇨🇦 !!!

Please join me in a very hearty Happy Birthday to @mezzomarjogram (Marjorie Maltais) - Ma merveilleuse épouse!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#BirthdayCelebration #MarJorEmma #Family #Beautiful #PopUpSurprises #Vintage 📸

It’s hard to believe that you are already one year old. It was just one year ago that your mom and I were holding you tightly in a blanket, laughing, smiling, and thinking about how lucky we were as parents to have the most wonderful child. Happy birthday to you Emma Rose - you bring so much joy to our lives, and we look forward to the many wonderful adventures in store for you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

#EmmaRose #BirthdayGirl #AThousandMoons #Love

It’s hard to believe that you are already one year old. It was just one year ago that your mom and I were holding you tightly in a blanket, laughing, smiling, and thinking about how lucky we were as parents to have the most wonderful child. Happy birthday to you Emma Rose - you bring so much joy to our lives, and we look forward to the many wonderful adventures in store for you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

#EmmaRose #BirthdayGirl #AThousandMoons #Love

❤️ Homeward Bound ❤️

#RadioSilence #FamilyTime #PhoneIsOff #Playtime

🏠 ❄️ ☀️ 💕 🧸

❤️ Homeward Bound ❤️

#RadioSilence #FamilyTime #PhoneIsOff #Playtime

🏠 ❄️ ☀️ 💕 🧸

When the bro hits you with the assist, you dunk it…right? Lord knows he did good with this brotherly pairing - Happy Birthday to my brother @_jaywilli !!! #TeamWilliams #Jackson5

When the bro hits you with the assist, you dunk it…right? Lord knows he did good with this brotherly pairing - Happy Birthday to my brother @_jaywilli !!! #TeamWilliams #Jackson5

“M” is for “Mindful”.
“O” is for “Optimistic”
“M” is also for “Memorable”

These are a sample of words that I could use to describe my mother Vera Primous Brown-Williams. I wouldn’t be who I am today without her, and as I have a daughter of my own, hope to instil the meaning of love and care into her daily routine. Happy Birthday to you, Queen of Hearts and wearer of purple!

#Birthday #MommaDukes #January #BackToBack #GrandDutchess

“M” is for “Mindful”.
“O” is for “Optimistic”
“M” is also for “Memorable”

These are a sample of words that I could use to describe my mother Vera Primous Brown-Williams. I wouldn’t be who I am today without her, and as I have a daughter of my own, hope to instil the meaning of love and care into her daily routine. Happy Birthday to you, Queen of Hearts and wearer of purple!

#Birthday #MommaDukes #January #BackToBack #GrandDutchess

“Sky is the limit” - My own roots are connected to storytelling and sharing the gift and excitement of music. I would not be in this would without you, and I am grateful in return for the opportunity to carve out a life that is worth millions of laughs, thousands of stories, and hundreds of songs. Happy birthday to the person who makes life feel like the biggest adventure, and continues to be a Living Legend, my pops @jamesdtrainwilliams - Keep Keepin’ On!!!

#TeamWilliams #HallOfFame #MusicMan #Brooklyn #LivingLegends #Flowers #KeepOn with the also legendary @huberteavesiii on the syntha tearing it UP 🔥🔥🔥

“Sky is the limit” - My own roots are connected to storytelling and sharing the gift and excitement of music. I would not be in this would without you, and I am grateful in return for the opportunity to carve out a life that is worth millions of laughs, thousands of stories, and hundreds of songs. Happy birthday to the person who makes life feel like the biggest adventure, and continues to be a Living Legend, my pops @jamesdtrainwilliams - Keep Keepin’ On!!!

#TeamWilliams #HallOfFame #MusicMan #Brooklyn #LivingLegends #Flowers #KeepOn with the also legendary @huberteavesiii on the syntha tearing it UP 🔥🔥🔥

Sitting here catching up on some work/P.R. and I came across this photo in one of my desktop folders. @rachaelkerrpiano and I have had some great performances over the years, and this was the kickstart to our wonderful collaboration with this beautiful Bösendorfer cascading the airwaves. (Fun Fact - we had our babies almost 2 months apart, so obviously they are going to be the best of friends)

I think we need to “Run...It...Back!!!!”

What do you think?

🎥 & 📸 by @mezzomarjogram

#Style #GQ #Performance #Bösendorfer #Throwback #TwentyTwenty #ClassicalArtists #Recital #Concert #Excellence #Composition #Music #Magic

Sitting here catching up on some work/P.R. and I came across this photo in one of my desktop folders. @rachaelkerrpiano and I have had some great performances over the years, and this was the kickstart to our wonderful collaboration with this beautiful Bösendorfer cascading the airwaves. (Fun Fact - we had our babies almost 2 months apart, so obviously they are going to be the best of friends)

I think we need to “Run...It...Back!!!!”

What do you think?

🎥 & 📸 by @mezzomarjogram

#Style #GQ #Performance #Bösendorfer #Throwback #TwentyTwenty #ClassicalArtists #Recital #Concert #Excellence #Composition #Music #Magic

Currently 4581 miles away from my family, and outside of the normal wear and tear, this has been one of the most challenging aspects of being on the road (aside from the time zone difference). Thankful for technology, my wife @mezzomarjogram and extensive family’s love and support, and my daughter, Emma Rose, who has made my heart bigger and more vulnerable than I ever thought possible. You are the gift that continues to give me a reason to slow down the clock of life (see picture below for proof of my joy 🥹😭)

Thinking on the journey, I have always had a reason to choose the difficult road traveled by many, but now, I know it’s for the right reasons - to make you proud of your papa 🥰❤️

#TheJorellShow #Unmuted #MarJorEmma #Changes #International #Journeyman #Love

Currently 4581 miles away from my family, and outside of the normal wear and tear, this has been one of the most challenging aspects of being on the road (aside from the time zone difference). Thankful for technology, my wife @mezzomarjogram and extensive family’s love and support, and my daughter, Emma Rose, who has made my heart bigger and more vulnerable than I ever thought possible. You are the gift that continues to give me a reason to slow down the clock of life (see picture below for proof of my joy 🥹😭)

Thinking on the journey, I have always had a reason to choose the difficult road traveled by many, but now, I know it’s for the right reasons - to make you proud of your papa 🥰❤️

#TheJorellShow #Unmuted #MarJorEmma #Changes #International #Journeyman #Love

Piano Sessions Revisited:

Rewrites, Revisions, and Re-Arranging for 4️⃣ ✋🏾🎹 🤯✍️🎶

In a way, all writing is rewriting. I’m finding the joy in repetitive motion, deconstruction and reconstructing, over and over again until it’s the best it can be. I can’t wait for you to hear the final result coming soon in 2024…

#Blessings #Roots #JoJoThePianoMan #Composition #Arrangements #Piano #Music #Mindfulness #Interpretation #GDMA #Songbook #History

Piano Sessions Revisited:

Rewrites, Revisions, and Re-Arranging for 4️⃣ ✋🏾🎹 🤯✍️🎶

In a way, all writing is rewriting. I’m finding the joy in repetitive motion, deconstruction and reconstructing, over and over again until it’s the best it can be. I can’t wait for you to hear the final result coming soon in 2024…

#Blessings #Roots #JoJoThePianoMan #Composition #Arrangements #Piano #Music #Mindfulness #Interpretation #GDMA #Songbook #History

Unknown: Knock knock…
Marjorie: Who’s there?
Unknown: Emma…
Jorell: Emma who?

VOICEOVER (pulls curtain and reveals Emma): “…and here we are 5 years later, standing in the same hallway, on the same holiday weekend - so where has the time gone, where in the world will travel to next, and how does one celebrate the anniversary of wood and the vagueness of the color blue? By remembering what brought us together in the first place!

@mezzomarjogram I love you to the moon and back, and know that our little blessing will always serve as a forever anniversary, birthday, valentine, Father’s Day, and everyday gift. Happy Anniversary!

❤️🎹🎁🌹🍼🧳🗝️🚪💙🪵💍📵

#MarJorell #PlusOne #TheEmmaShow #TakeOver #FiveYears #Blue #Wood #Love

Unknown: Knock knock…
Marjorie: Who’s there?
Unknown: Emma…
Jorell: Emma who?

VOICEOVER (pulls curtain and reveals Emma): “…and here we are 5 years later, standing in the same hallway, on the same holiday weekend - so where has the time gone, where in the world will travel to next, and how does one celebrate the anniversary of wood and the vagueness of the color blue? By remembering what brought us together in the first place!

@mezzomarjogram I love you to the moon and back, and know that our little blessing will always serve as a forever anniversary, birthday, valentine, Father’s Day, and everyday gift. Happy Anniversary!

❤️🎹🎁🌹🍼🧳🗝️🚪💙🪵💍📵

#MarJorell #PlusOne #TheEmmaShow #TakeOver #FiveYears #Blue #Wood #Love

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