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Friday 12
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LES DEUX GUITARES QUARTET
Les 2 Guitares, c'est un nouveau groupe composé de Michel St-Pierre et Jonathan Charbonneau aux guitares, Claude Kaufman au saxophone et Daniel Labrosse à la contrebasse. Du swing manouche, du jazz des années 40, des airs de la chanson francaise, tel est le répertoire du quartet des 2 guitares.
Michel St-Pierre - guitare / Jonathan Charbonneau - guitare / Claude Kauffman - saxophone / Daniel Labrosse - contrebasse
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Friday 12
08:30 PM | YANNICK RIEU QUARTET
Composer and tenor saxophonist Yannick Rieu is one of the finest musicians - in any genre of music - to have emerged from Québec, and one who’s also enjoyed an international career for many years, particularly in France. As early as 1988, Down Beat, the American bible of jazz, ranked him amongst the 20 most promising sax players in the world along side Branford Marsalis, Joe Lovano and Courtney Pine. Since then, he’s been collecting rave reviews in jazz publications in the U.S., France and Canada for his recordings and his live performances. Yannick Rieu - saxophone / Francois Bourassa - piano / Adrian Vedady - double bass / John Fraboni - drum |
Saturday 13
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC MAâNOUCHE SWING
Dirigé par le guitariste Lou Boustani, Maânouche Swing a été fondé en 2003 à Montréal. Le groupe a depuis écumé la plupart des salles de spectacles et a joué, et continue de jouer, un rôle important dans la diffusion du jazz manouche. Nous voyons régulièrement de nouveaux musiciens participer à l'ensemble, faisant du groupe un rendez-vous incontournable pour tous les amoureux du style.
Damien Levasseur - guitar / Simon Pagé - bass / Lou Boustani - guitar
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Saturday 13
08:30 PM | DAMIAN NISENSEN - NOZEN
Éclectique, toujours émotionnelle, musique vagabonde, musique de voyage, les compositions de Damian Nisenson nous amènent à la frontière entre le jazz contemporain, la musique klezmer et le tango. C'est une musique pleine de drame, de jeu et d’humour.
Damian Nisensen - saxophones / Bernard Falaise - guitar / Jean-Félix Mailloux - double bass / Isaiah Ceccarelli - drum
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Sunday 14
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LE TRIO MIRE PRAL
The Mire Pral Trio ("my brothers" in gipsy language) was born during the Diese Onze's jam sessions organised by the Junkyard dogs of Montreal collective. The three musicians bring their various influences to gipsy jazz they practise since a couple of years : bossa nova, french songs, latin music, swing...Mire Pral offers you to cross these landscapes, from Europe and somewhere else, on board of their caravan.
Lou Fugier - guitar / Christophe Chea - guitar / Julie Cadic - double bass
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Sunday 14
09:30 PM | KALMUNITY VIBE COLLECTIVE
The Kalmunity Vibe Collective has put together a special jazz project. Original compositions and collective "live organic improv" are the points of departure. Elements of dub /reggae, funk, hip-hop, afro-beat and r'n'b are integrated into a jazz conception, allowing the musicians to reflect their experiences (musical and otherwise) in the moment. Their performances blur the line between improvisation and real-time composition, making each set a unique experience.
Malika Tirolien - vocal / Andres Vial - electric piano / Martin Heslop - bass / Jahsun - drum / Karl Peralte - percussions / Jason Sharp, Erik Hove, Colin Power or Adam Kinner - saxophones
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Monday 15
09:30 PM | LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO, FUENTES
‘Mondays’ heat up at Dièse Onze jazz club in the company of an all-star lineup, featuring virtuosos from Montreal’s Latin jazz scene: pianist Yoël Diaz, bassist Alex Bellegarde, vocalist Oscar Fuentes and conga master Kiko Osorio. Cuban son, rumba, timba and salsa rhythms drive and an exciting repertoire of original compositions as well as some innovative arrangements of traditional themes drawn from the very heart of Cuba.
Yoel Diaz - piano / Kiko Osorio - congas / Alex Bellegarde - latine bass / Oscar Fuentes - vocal
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Tuesday 16
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 JAM SESSION AVEC JAMES NEWHOUSE
Originally from Vancouver James Newhouse began to perform in Montreal five years ago as a solo piano player at Cellinis Restaurant and La Kemia with a quartet, private venues and special events. Worked in the Plateau extensively as a jazz piano accompanist and session musician. Influences include Jarret, Chopin and Petersen. From the age of four he began with classical piano then played the drums at 10. Educated at Handsworth in percussion and jazz piano and Capilano college Jazz program. Enjoying a taste for the eclectic, playing towards the edge of what is possible.
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Tuesday 16
10:00 PM | JAM SESSION ANIMé PAR ALEX BELLEGARDE
Alex Bellegarde’s dynamic Tuesday jam session has become one of Montreal’s hippest weekly jazz events. The first set fires up with Bellegarde and his trio, playing host to a range of well known talents from the Montreal scene as well as musicians from out of town. The jam opens in the second set, to any jazz musician with the confidence to step up and play…there’s an unspoken rule though: “If you can’t keep up, you shouldn’t be on stage”. A great place to play and chill…. the jam continues on into the early hours!
Alex Bellegarde Trio and guest : Jean-Christophe Béney - saxophone
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Wednesday 17
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LES JUNKYARD DOGS OF MONTRéAL
Le collectif des Junkyard dogs of Montréal regroupe depuis 2008 des musiciens passionnés de Jazz Manouche. Ses guitaristes, trompettistes, contrebassistes, violonistes, qu'ils soient d'origines québécoises, française, américaine ou espagnole, font revivre les standards manouches avec une approche dynamique et déjantée.
Duo Swing Rencontre avec Christian Cardinal et Eric Lavergne.
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Wednesday 17
09:00 PM | EMMA FRANK QUINTET
Soul and jazz vocalist Emma Frank first moved to Montreal as a literature student at McGill University. Since, she has been active in the Montreal music scene, performing regularly with Kalmunity Vibe Collective, pursuing her own project, Emma & the Noise, and singing and MCing in Vermont-based hip-hop group Strength in Numbers. With her quintet she will be performing a collection of jazz standards and original compositions.
Emma Frank - vocal / Parker Shper - keys / Phillipe Melanson - drum / Martin Heslop - double bass / Adam Kinner - alto saxophone
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Thursday 18
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC CHRISTINE TASSAN ET SES INVITéS
Entourée de musiciens tout aussi passionnés qu’elle, Christine Tassan développe un répertoire où s'entremêlent des compositions de Django Reinhardt, des morceaux traditionnels aux accents tziganes, des valses swing et des chansons françaises revisitées à la façon manouche.
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Thursday 18
08:30 PM | JAZZ EN RAFALE - SIMON DELAGE QUARTET
Simon Delage is an active drummer in the Montreal scene. In 2007 he completed a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance at McGill University where he studied with Chris McCann. He also continued his development studying with, among others, Jim Black, Greg Hutchinson, Nate Smith, Rémi Bolduc and George Mitchell. He has been sharing the stage lately with renowned musicians like Greg Amirault, Sage Reynolds, Adrian Vedady, André White, Jean Beaudet and François Bourrassa.
Simon Delage - drum / André White - piano / Erik Hove - saxophone / Adrian Vedady - double bass
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Friday 19
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LES DEUX GUITARES QUARTET
Les 2 Guitares, c'est un nouveau groupe composé de Michel St-Pierre et Jonathan Charbonneau aux guitares, Claude Kaufman au saxophone et Daniel Labrosse à la contrebasse. Du swing manouche, du jazz des années 40, des airs de la chanson francaise, tel est le répertoire du quartet des 2 guitares.
Michel St-Pierre - guitare / Jonathan Charbonneau - guitare / Claude Kauffman - saxophone / Daniel Labrosse - contrebasse
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Friday 19
08:30 PM | JAZZ EN RAFALE - LES BOPPERS
Pour composer son premier album de Jazz, le tromboniste Benoit Gagné a obtenu la bourse du Conseil des Arts et des lettres du Québec. Grâce à l’aide financière de Musicaction, il a enregistré l’Album Les Boppers avec le trompettiste Benoit Piché, André Leroux au saxophone, Jean Cyr à la contrebasse, Guy Dubuc au piano et Christian Lajoie à la batterie. En 2008-2009, Benoit compose sept nouveaux titres et réunit ses collègues des Boppers. Ils sont maintenant de retour sur la scène québécoise, prêts à vous présenter un spectacle aux influences Be-Bop écrit et destiné pour un grand publique.
Benoit Gagné - trombone / Benoit Piché - trumpet / André Leroux -saxophones / Jean Cyr - double bass / Normand Deveault - piano / DanielLemay - drum |
Saturday 20
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC MAâNOUCHE SWING
Dirigé par le guitariste Lou Boustani, Maânouche Swing a été fondé en 2003 à Montréal. Le groupe a depuis écumé la plupart des salles de spectacles et a joué, et continue de jouer, un rôle important dans la diffusion du jazz manouche. Nous voyons régulièrement de nouveaux musiciens participer à l'ensemble, faisant du groupe un rendez-vous incontournable pour tous les amoureux du style.
Damien Levasseur - guitar / Simon Pagé - bass / Lou Boustani - guitar
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Saturday 20
08:30 PM | JAZZ EN RAFALE - SéRIE THOMAS CARBOU
Prolific musician and always looping for new sounds, Thomas Carbou experiments every kind of music : jazz, traditionnel music, fusion, gospel, funk…He recorded seven CDs as a leader, one with his band Elec'Trio and two as a co-leader with the saxophone player Pierre Diaz. Very active on the French musical scene, he's beginning to become known on the international level, he has already performed overseas ; Germany, Vietnam, New York USA and Canada (Montréal) where he permanently established his resident since September 2003. Multiplying projects and musical encounters, he has performed on stage or studio with Dave Liebman, David Binney, Ralph Alessi, Lonnie Plaxico, Lionel Cordew, Gilad, Elisabeth Kontomanou, François D'Amours, Carlo Rizzo, Rémi Bolduc, Sylvain Luc, Pierre Diaz, Ngoc Daï, Cao Ho Nga, Nguyen Anh Tan and many more!
Thomas Carbou - 8-string guitar / Jim Doxas - drum / Erik Hove - saxophone
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Sunday 21
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LE TRIO MIRE PRAL
The Mire Pral Trio ("my brothers" in gipsy language) was born during the Diese Onze's jam sessions organised by the Junkyard dogs of Montreal collective. The three musicians bring their various influences to gipsy jazz they practise since a couple of years : bossa nova, french songs, latin music, swing...Mire Pral offers you to cross these landscapes, from Europe and somewhere else, on board of their caravan.
Lou Fugier - guitar / Christophe Chea - guitar / Julie Cadic - double bass
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Sunday 21
09:30 PM | KALMUNITY VIBE COLLECTIVE
The Kalmunity Vibe Collective has put together a special jazz project. Original compositions and collective "live organic improv" are the points of departure. Elements of dub /reggae, funk, hip-hop, afro-beat and r'n'b are integrated into a jazz conception, allowing the musicians to reflect their experiences (musical and otherwise) in the moment. Their performances blur the line between improvisation and real-time composition, making each set a unique experience.
Malika Tirolien - vocal / Andres Vial - electric piano / Martin Heslop - bass / Jahsun - drum / Karl Peralte - percussions / Jason Sharp, Erik Hove, Colin Power or Adam Kinner - saxophones
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Monday 22
09:30 PM | LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO, FUENTES
‘Mondays’ heat up at Dièse Onze jazz club in the company of an all-star lineup, featuring virtuosos from Montreal’s Latin jazz scene: pianist Yoël Diaz, bassist Alex Bellegarde, vocalist Oscar Fuentes and conga master Kiko Osorio. Cuban son, rumba, timba and salsa rhythms drive and an exciting repertoire of original compositions as well as some innovative arrangements of traditional themes drawn from the very heart of Cuba.
Yoel Diaz - piano / Kiko Osorio - congas / Alex Bellegarde - latine bass / Oscar Fuentes - vocal |
Tuesday 23
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 JAM SESSION AVEC JAMES NEWHOUSE
Originally from Vancouver James Newhouse began to perform in Montreal five years ago as a solo piano player at Cellinis Restaurant and La Kemia with a quartet, private venues and special events. Worked in the Plateau extensively as a jazz piano accompanist and session musician. Influences include Jarret, Chopin and Petersen. From the age of four he began with classical piano then played the drums at 10. Educated at Handsworth in percussion and jazz piano and Capilano college Jazz program. Enjoying a taste for the eclectic, playing towards the edge of what is possible.
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Tuesday 23
10:00 PM | JAM SESSION ANIMé PAR ALEX BELLEGARDE
Alex Bellegarde’s dynamic Tuesday jam session has become one of Montreal’s hippest weekly jazz events. The first set fires up with Bellegarde and his trio, playing host to a range of well known talents from the Montreal scene as well as musicians from out of town. The jam opens in the second set, to any jazz musician with the confidence to step up and play…there’s an unspoken rule though: “If you can’t keep up, you shouldn’t be on stage”. A great place to play and chill…. the jam continues on into the early hours!
Alex Bellegarde Trio and guest : Jean-Olivier Bégin - trombone
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Wednesday 24
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LES JUNKYARD DOGS OF MONTRéAL
Le collectif des Junkyard dogs of Montréal regroupe depuis 2008 des musiciens passionnés de Jazz Manouche. Ses guitaristes, trompettistes, contrebassistes, violonistes, qu'ils soient d'origines québécoises, française, américaine ou espagnole, font revivre les standards manouches avec une approche dynamique et déjantée.
Duo Swing Rencontre avec Christian Cardinal et Eric Lavergne.
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Wednesday 24
09:00 PM | CHRYSTELLE MAECHLER TRIO
Autodidact with an unusual profile, Chrystelle Maechler, a jazz singer from France, made her first steps in the traditional jazz and swing world. Discovered in 2002, she performed in various clubs across Germany, Switzerland and Québec. "A powerful voice full of emotions" - Chrystelle Maechler has this particular timbre that combines the style of blues and jazz singers of the 20’s with a natural "soul ". Chrystelle Maechler - vocal / Eric St Jean - piano / Moïse Yawo Matey - percussions |
Thursday 25
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC CHRISTINE TASSAN ET SES INVITéS
Entourée de musiciens tout aussi passionnés qu’elle, Christine Tassan développe un répertoire où s'entremêlent des compositions de Django Reinhardt, des morceaux traditionnels aux accents tziganes, des valses swing et des chansons françaises revisitées à la façon manouche.
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Thursday 25
08:30 PM | JAZZ EN RAFALE - FRANK LOZANO ET SES INVITéS
Born in Ottawa, Frank Lozano studied at Humber College in Toronto with Pat LaBarbera and in Boston with Jerry Bergonzi. He has participated in the Montreal and Toronto Jazz festivals with, among others, Tito Puente and Oliver Jones. After a tour of Czechoslovakia in 1990, Lozano moved to Montreal where he joined the Bernard Primeau Jazz Ensemble. With Primeau and special guest trombonist Slide Hampton, Lozano recorded a CD and toured France. Heplays with FACT, the Montreal Jazz Big Band, Avalon, guitarist Rainer Wiens in the group Zoom Horizon, bassist Ron Séguin, René Lussier’s group Boudine and Alain Bédard’s quartet.
Frank Lozano - tenor saxophone / François Bourassa - piano / Adrian Vedady - doublebass / Thom Gossage - drum
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Friday 26
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LES DEUX GUITARES QUARTET
Les 2 Guitares, c'est un nouveau groupe composé de Michel St-Pierre et Jonathan Charbonneau aux guitares, Claude Kaufman au saxophone et Daniel Labrosse à la contrebasse. Du swing manouche, du jazz des années 40, des airs de la chanson francaise, tel est le répertoire du quartet des 2 guitares.
Michel St-Pierre - guitare / Jonathan Charbonneau - guitare / Claude Kauffman - saxophone / Daniel Labrosse - contrebasse
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Friday 26
08:30 PM | JAZZ EN RAFALE - YANNICK RIEU TRIO
Composer and tenor saxophonist Yannick Rieu is one of the finest musicians - in any genre of music - to have emerged from Québec, and one who’s also enjoyed an international career for many years, particularly in France. As early as 1988, Down Beat, the American bible of jazz, ranked him amongst the 20 most promising sax players in the world along side Branford Marsalis, Joe Lovano and Courtney Pine. Since then, he’s been collecting rave reviews in jazz publications in the U.S., France and Canada for his recordings and his live performances. Yannick Rieu - saxophone / Fraser Hollins - double bass / Michel Lambert - drum |
Saturday 27
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC MAâNOUCHE SWING
Dirigé par le guitariste Lou Boustani, Maânouche Swing a été fondé en 2003 à Montréal. Le groupe a depuis écumé la plupart des salles de spectacles et a joué, et continue de jouer, un rôle important dans la diffusion du jazz manouche. Nous voyons régulièrement de nouveaux musiciens participer à l'ensemble, faisant du groupe un rendez-vous incontournable pour tous les amoureux du style.
Damien Levasseur - guitar / Simon Pagé - bass / Lou Boustani - guitar
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Saturday 27
08:30 PM | JAZZ EN RAFALE - JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BéNEY QUARTET - LANCEMENT DE L'ALBUM «THE LINK»
Saxophonist and composer Jean-Christophe Béney studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. Since his debut as a professional musician, his career has been divided between experience as a sideman, and experience as composer and band leader. As a sideman he has played in the bands of Laurent Coq, François Théberge, Stéphane et Lionel Belmondo, the big band of Antoine Hervé, and more recently in the sextet of Yves Léveillé, Effendi Jazzzlab, Auguste quintet, TRONIX, etc. Sharing his time between Paris and Montreal for a few years, he has released his three most recent albums on the Canadian jazz label Effendi Records, in 2002, 2004 and in October 2007, featuring his most recent disc, Pop Up.
Jean-Christophe Béney - saxophone / John Roney - piano / Fraser Hollins - double bass / Martin Auguste - drum
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Sunday 28
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LE TRIO MIRE PRAL
The Mire Pral Trio ("my brothers" in gipsy language) was born during the Diese Onze's jam sessions organised by the Junkyard dogs of Montreal collective. The three musicians bring their various influences to gipsy jazz they practise since a couple of years : bossa nova, french songs, latin music, swing...Mire Pral offers you to cross these landscapes, from Europe and somewhere else, on board of their caravan.
Lou Fugier - guitar / Christophe Chea - guitar / Julie Cadic - double bass
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Sunday 28
09:30 PM | KALMUNITY VIBE COLLECTIVE
The Kalmunity Vibe Collective has put together a special jazz project. Original compositions and collective "live organic improv" are the points of departure. Elements of dub /reggae, funk, hip-hop, afro-beat and r'n'b are integrated into a jazz conception, allowing the musicians to reflect their experiences (musical and otherwise) in the moment. Their performances blur the line between improvisation and real-time composition, making each set a unique experience.
Malika Tirolien - vocal / Andres Vial - electric piano / Martin Heslop - bass / Jahsun - drum / Karl Peralte - percussions / Jason Sharp, Erik Hove, Colin Power or Adam Kinner - saxophones
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Monday 29
09:30 PM | LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO, FUENTES
‘Mondays’ heat up at Dièse Onze jazz club in the company of an all-star lineup, featuring virtuosos from Montreal’s Latin jazz scene: pianist Yoël Diaz, bassist Alex Bellegarde, vocalist Oscar Fuentes and conga master Kiko Osorio. Cuban son, rumba, timba and salsa rhythms drive and an exciting repertoire of original compositions as well as some innovative arrangements of traditional themes drawn from the very heart of Cuba.
Yoel Diaz - piano / Kiko Osorio - congas / Alex Bellegarde - latine bass / Oscar Fuentes - vocal
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Tuesday 30
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 JAM SESSION AVEC JAMES NEWHOUSE
Originally from Vancouver James Newhouse began to perform in Montreal five years ago as a solo piano player at Cellinis Restaurant and La Kemia with a quartet, private venues and special events. Worked in the Plateau extensively as a jazz piano accompanist and session musician. Influences include Jarret, Chopin and Petersen. From the age of four he began with classical piano then played the drums at 10. Educated at Handsworth in percussion and jazz piano and Capilano college Jazz program. Enjoying a taste for the eclectic, playing towards the edge of what is possible.
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Tuesday 30
10:00 PM | JAM SESSION ANIMé PAR ALEX BELLEGARDE
Alex Bellegarde’s dynamic Tuesday jam session has become one of Montreal’s hippest weekly jazz events. The first set fires up with Bellegarde and his trio, playing host to a range of well known talents from the Montreal scene as well as musicians from out of town. The jam opens in the second set, to any jazz musician with the confidence to step up and play…there’s an unspoken rule though: “If you can’t keep up, you shouldn’t be on stage”. A great place to play and chill…. the jam continues on into the early hours!
Alex Bellegarde Trio and guest : Jake Henry - trumpet
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Wednesday 31
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LES JUNKYARD DOGS OF MONTRéAL
Le collectif des Junkyard dogs of Montréal regroupe depuis 2008 des musiciens passionnés de Jazz Manouche. Ses guitaristes, trompettistes, contrebassistes, violonistes, qu'ils soient d'origines québécoises, française, américaine ou espagnole, font revivre les standards manouches avec une approche dynamique et déjantée.
Duo Swing Rencontre avec Christian Cardinal et Eric Lavergne.
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Wednesday 31
09:00 PM | MAY CHEUNG TRIO
Raised in Vancouver, May Cheung started singing at the age of thirteen, inspired by her father’s LP collection. Her influences include Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, among many others. May has recently recieved a Canada Council of the Arts grant to study in New York City this summer with Peter Eldridge from the vocal group, New York Voices. May Cheung - vocal / David Ryshpan - piano / Fraser Hollins - double bass |
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