André Leroux holds a bachelors degree in music (classical saxophone) from Université de Montréal. Well known in the jazz field, André Leroux works regularly with major jazz musicians in Canada such as Michel Cusson, Vic Vogel and James Gelfand. He has recorded many CD's with various jazz ensembles and has played at all major jazz festivals across Canada and abroad. He is currently working intensively with jazz pianist François Bourassa, in both duet and quartet formation, and performs regularly with various new music ensembles such as BradyWorks. Leroux is a founding member of the Quasar saxophone quartet, with whom he has premiered numerous works, exploring different aspects of artistic creation from instrumental music to live electronics, from improvisation to instrumental theatre. He will perform with his special guests at Dièse Onze on January 8, 15 and 29.

Hugo St-Cyr - drum / Papacho Sirdey-Desgagnés - piano / Alain Picotte - double bass

André Leroux - saxophone / Benoit Charest - guitar / Frédéric Alarie - double bass / Christian Lajoie - drum