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Saturday 04
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC MAâNOUCHE SWING TRIO
Maânouche Swing Trio est formé de Lou Boustani à la guitare, Damien Levasseur à la guitare et Simon Pagé à la basse. Ce trio a fait des apparitions sur les plus grandes scènes du jazz au Québec : Plusieurs spectacles au Festival de Jazz de Montréal, l'Off Festival de Jazz, FestiJazz de Rimouski, Festival de Jazz de Québec, Bar Upstairs, le Dièse-Onze (hebdomadairement depuis plus de 5 ans), quelques Maisons de la Culture. En nomination pour l'Album Jazz Interprétation 2011 à l'ADISQ, le trio évolue en parallèle avec un quintette à saveurs plus jazz, le Maânouche Swing Quintette (avec Ivanhoe Jolicoeur et Samuel Blais). Le trio offre un spectacle haut en couleurs où la haute performance musicale côtoie la musicalité des arrangements et une grande interaction entre les musiciens. À travers un répertoire traditionnel manouche, on visite une multitude de modernisations propres au trio ce qui procure à l'auditeur une expérience unique en jazz manouche et en musique en général. Unique en son genre...
Damien Levasseur - guitare / Simon Pagé - basse / Lou Boustani - guitare
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Saturday 04
08:30 PM | JOHN RONEY, RéMI-JEAN LEBLANC, DAMIEN SCHMITT TRIO
After completing his Bachelor's degree in composition and piano at the University of Toronto, pianist John Roney headed east to Montreal in 2001, where he earned a Master's in jazz performance at McGill University. A versatile musician, he is as comfortable scoring chamber music for the Silverbirch String Quartet as he is arranging songs for the popular animated film The Triplettes of Belleville.
John Roney - piano / Rémi-Jean Leblanc - double bass / Damien Schmitt - drum
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Sunday 05
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC AKOZ DUO
Through a singular instrumentation and with a great deal of musical alchemy, Akoz duo's compositions reveal the eclectism and particularity of Julie and Olivier's musical background. Influenced by indian ocean rythms, where they lived, jazz, tango and numerous traditionnal musics, their show brings the audience in their unique musical world. Julie Babaz studied Viola in Bordeaux and Reunion Island conservatories. She has numerous experiences in orchestra and chamber music ensembles and collaborated with both pop and world music artists. Bass player and composer, Olivier Babaz has gained a rich sideman experience on stage and in the studio in France, Indian Ocean and Canada. He focuses mainly on his creation projects such as Akoz duo and collaborates with artists from the Montreal's scene.
Julie Babaz - alto / Olivier Babaz - double bass
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Sunday 05
09:30 PM | KALMUNITY JAZZ PROJECT
The Kalmunity Jazz Project 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 / Jordan Peters - guitar / Parker Shper - piano / Adam Kinner - tenor saxophone / Erik Hove - alto saxophone / Martin Heslop - double bass / Karl Peralte - percussions / Jahsun - drum
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Monday 06
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LES VOLEURS DE POULES
C’est au Dièse Onze que Les voleurs de poules rendront hommage à la musique de Django Reinhardt. Ce sont deux guitares et une contrebasse qui forment les ingrédients de base pour ce festival de Jazz Manouche – ce swing des années 30 aux accents tziganes et franchouillardes. Venez stationner votre caravane au devant de la porte du Dièse Onze pour 2 heures de pures délices.
François Rousseau - guitare / Eric Lavergne - guitare / Thierry Gato - contrebasse
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Monday 06
09:30 PM | LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO ET INVITéS
‘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 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
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Tuesday 07
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 - LES COMBOS DE L'UDM
Every week in February, jazz combos from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Music will “burn up” the stage of the Dièse Onze Jazz Club with captivating and dazzling performances. Two combos will play each night, with Dany Roy, renowned saxophonist and teacher, handling emcee duties. A jazz aficionado’s dream! Combos D and E led by Ron DiLauro
Combo D : Télémaque Ralph - piano / Sylvestre Louis-Étienne - bass / Renaud Christian - drum / Fréchette Charles - guitar / Dodier Alexandre - saxophone / Boulay Nicolas - trumpet - Combo E : Bourdeau Jo-Annie - piano / Arsenau Jonathan - bass / Renaud Christian - drum / Côté François - guitar / Boileau Jean-Philippe - saxophone / D'anjou-P. François - trumpet |
Tuesday 07
09:30 PM | JAM SESSION ANIMé PAR ALEX BELLEGARDE
Les jam sessions avec Alex Bellegarde et son trio sont devenus un pignon hebdo du jazz montréalais. Vous y croisez les grands noms du jazz d’ici et d’ailleurs, aAlex 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 : Zakari Frantz - saxophone |
Wednesday 08
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC SWING RENCONTRE
Fortement influencés par le jazz manouche de Django Reinhardt et le Bebop de Charlie Parker, la formation Swing Rencontre interprète avec énergie, passion et originalité, les grands classiques du jazz américain et manouche.
Eric Lavergne - guitare / Francois Rousseau - guitare / Eric Simard - contrebasse
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Wednesday 08
09:00 PM | KIM ZOMBIK TRIO
Kim Zombik grew up in Boston and since 2008 has happily made Montreal her home. Described as “being a musical jewel”, Kim is a versatile singer of jazz standards, the blues, and funk music. She has shared the stage and performed with a variety of great musical legends. From Jimmy Cliff to Cecil McBee, from the New World Japan Philharmonic Orchestra to Olu Dara, from Eric Alexander to the Wailers, from Grady Tate to Yosuke Yamashita, from Maceo Parker to William Parker, and from Igor Butman to Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers, Kim has sung and swung with verve and grace. Kim delivers songs with warmth, power and experience. Her vocal style has been called “warm as hot chocolate”, “beautiful”, “natural”.
Kim Zombik - vocal / Kate Wyatt - piano / Martin Heslop - double bass
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Thursday 09
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC CHRISTINE TASSAN ET SES INVITéS
Born in France, classically trained guitarist Christine Tassan moved to Québec in 1994 and has since played with a variety of musicians, namely Charles Papasoff, Jean Viau and Pierrot Fournier. In 1997 she was awarded the FrancoFolies de Montréal's Coup de Coeur prize. Inspired by the music of guitarist Django Reinhardt and European Gypsy jazz, she turned to jazz music, starting with a duo in 2000, followed by a quintet playing acoustic swing in the vein of Reinhardt's Hot Club de France. With her bands Gadjo Swing and les Imposteures, Christine Tassan created a unique repertoire that offers a mix of original Reinhardt compositions, traditional gypsy pieces, swing waltzes and French chansons with a Gypsy jazz touch.
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Thursday 09
08:30 PM | MARIANNE TRUDEL QUARTET
Recipient of the Prix Étoiles Galaxie de Radio-Canada (2007) for the
best composition played at the Montreal Jazz Festival, pianist and
composer Marianne Trudel has a strong and eclectic musical background
that shows her multiple interests in the infinite phenomenon of music.
Marianne Trudel - piano / Rémi-Jean Leblanc - double bass / Adam Kinner - saxophone / Robbie Kuster - drum
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Friday 10
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC NOMAD O SWING
Passionnés de Django Reinhardt et de ses contemporains, Michel St-Pierre et Jonathan Charbonneau forment un duo explosif. En compagnie de Claude Kaufman au saxophone et de Daniel Labrosse à la contrebasse, l'énergie qu'ils déploient ainsi que leur symbiose sur scène ne laisse personne indifférent. Leur répertoire touche le jazz swing des années 30-40, des bossa novas, des ballades et même des valses de Piaf reprises à la manouche.
Michel St-Pierre - guitare / Jonathan Charbonneau - guitare / Claude Kauffman - saxophone / Daniel Labrosse - contrebasse
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Friday 10
08:30 PM | JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BéNEY QUARTET
Jean-Christophe Béney was born in October 1969 in France. He studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris from 1993 to 1996 with François Jeanneau. Since his Professional début in 1994, his carrer has been divided between experience as a sideman, and experience as composer and band leader. Jean-Christophe has lived in Montreal since 2006. He teaches and plays regularly, most frequently with the quartet in the recording of The Link (John Roney on piano, Fraser Hollins at the bass and Martin Auguste on drums). They toured together in France in 2008 and in Western Canada in 2009. He composed, realized and produced four albums under his name (Tenor Joke, 1998, Cassiopée, 2002, Polychromy, 2004 and Pop Up, 2007). The Link is his fith one.
Jean-Christophe Béney - saxophone / John Roney - piano / Morgan Moore - double bass / Martin Auguste - drum
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Saturday 11
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC LES VOLEURS DE POULES
C’est au Dièse Onze que Les voleurs de poules rendront hommage à la musique de Django Reinhardt. Ce sont deux guitares et une contrebasse qui forment les ingrédients de base pour ce festival de Jazz Manouche – ce swing des années 30 aux accents tziganes et franchouillardes. Venez stationner votre caravane au devant de la porte du Dièse Onze pour 2 heures de pures délices.
François Rousseau - guitare / Eric Lavergne - guitare / Thierry Gato - contrebasse
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Saturday 11
08:30 PM | RACHEL BONNEAU CHANTE ABBEY LINCOLN
In the world of vocal jazz, very few performers have composed as prolifically as the great jazz singer Abbey Lincoln (around 40 compositions). Although less known than Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan or Ella Fitzgerald, Abbey Lincoln, a tireless civil rights activist, wrote songs of extreme sensibility about human concerns: love, spirituality, sharing, and the environment are only a few of her favourite topics. Her powerful lyrics filled with rich and poignant poetry still move us and call us to action. Young Montréal jazz singer Rachel Bonneau culls twenty of Abbey Lincoln’s most beautiful songs – a first, and a real “tour de force.” Surrounded by an elite group, she will ravish you heart and soul. In this era of virtual pre-packaged divas manufactured for mass consumption, Rachel Bonneau is anything but yet another singer. Gifted with an exceptional musical personality, her suave and sensual voice, honed through time and multiple musical encounters, leaves a lasting mark on everyone who listens to it for the first time. An authentic woman, a sensitive, generous and open-minded soul, Rachel Bonneau will surely succeed in standing out among the great performers of contemporary vocal jazz, thanks to her maturity (despite her young age), elegance, and depth.
Rachel Bonneau - vocal / Alex Coté - tenor saxophone / Marianne Trudel -
piano / Normand Guilbeault - double bass and musical direction / Claude
Lavergne - drum
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Sunday 12
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC L'ENSEMBLE TRIOSPHèRE
Would you believe, a classical trio playing at the Dièse Onze? TrioSphère invites you to discover an innovative repertoire influenced by jazz, pop, techno and world music. With boldness and energy, Lizann Gervais, Elisabeth Giroux and Dominic Boulianne offer you for an evening, an escape in their unconventional world.
Lizann Gervais - violin / Élisabeth Giroux - cello / Dominic Boulianne - piano
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Sunday 12
09:30 PM | KALMUNITY JAZZ PROJECT
The Kalmunity Jazz Project 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 / Jordan Peters - guitar / Parker Shper - piano / Adam Kinner - tenor saxophone / Erik Hove - alto saxophone / Martin Heslop - double bass / Karl Peralte - percussions / Jahsun - drum
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Monday 13
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 - LES COMBOS DE L'UDM
Every week in February, jazz combos from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Music will “burn up” the stage of the Dièse Onze Jazz Club with captivating and dazzling performances. Two combos will play each night, with Dany Roy, renowned saxophonist and teacher, handling emcee duties. A jazz aficionado’s dream!
Combo A led by Pierre Leduc : Nkani Saphila - piano / Kappauf Éric - double bass / Larocque David - drum / Grenier Bédard Olivier - guitar / Daviault Mathieu - trumpet - Combo I led by Luc Beaugrand : Bertrand-Gagnon Gabriel - piano / Dextraze-Monast Étienne - bass / Savard Philippe - drum / Olekhnovitch Nikolaï - guitar / Tremblay Guillaume - saxophone / Gesse Isaac - trumpet and vocal |
Monday 13
09:30 PM | LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO ET INVITéS
‘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 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
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Tuesday 14
09:30 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 : David Charbonneau - trumpet |
Wednesday 15
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC SWING RENCONTRE
Fortement influencés par le jazz manouche de Django Reinhardt et le Bebop de Charlie Parker, la formation Swing Rencontre interprète avec énergie, passion et originalité, les grands classiques du jazz américain et manouche.
Eric Lavergne - guitare / Francois Rousseau - guitare / Eric Simard - contrebasse
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Thursday 16
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC CHRISTINE TASSAN ET SES INVITéS
Born in France, classically trained guitarist Christine Tassan moved to Québec in 1994 and has since played with a variety of musicians, namely Charles Papasoff, Jean Viau and Pierrot Fournier. In 1997 she was awarded the FrancoFolies de Montréal's Coup de Coeur prize. Inspired by the music of guitarist Django Reinhardt and European Gypsy jazz, she turned to jazz music, starting with a duo in 2000, followed by a quintet playing acoustic swing in the vein of Reinhardt's Hot Club de France. With her bands Gadjo Swing and les Imposteures, Christine Tassan created a unique repertoire that offers a mix of original Reinhardt compositions, traditional gypsy pieces, swing waltzes and French chansons with a Gypsy jazz touch.
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Thursday 16
08:30 PM | JOHN GEGGIE QUARTET
John Geggie is an internationally renowned bassist who calls Ottawa home. For the last several years, he has hosted a series at the National Arts Centre featuring some of the brightest voices in jazz music including, Donny MacCaslin, Tim Berne, Ed Simon and many more. For this quartet, John has chosen to feature two of Canada's best known saxophonists, Phil Dwyer and Chet Doxas. Jim Doxas will be playing drums and they will be performing and combination of original music and arrangements.
Chet Doxas - saxophone / Phil Dwyer - saxophone / John Geggie - double bass / Jim Doxas - drum |
Friday 17
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC NOMAD O SWING
Passionnés de Django Reinhardt et de ses contemporains, Michel St-Pierre et Jonathan Charbonneau forment un duo explosif. En compagnie de Claude Kaufman au saxophone et de Daniel Labrosse à la contrebasse, l'énergie qu'ils déploient ainsi que leur symbiose sur scène ne laisse personne indifférent. Leur répertoire touche le jazz swing des années 30-40, des bossa novas, des ballades et même des valses de Piaf reprises à la manouche.
Michel St-Pierre - guitare / Jonathan Charbonneau - guitare / Claude Kauffman - saxophone / Daniel Labrosse - contrebasse
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Friday 17
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 / Geoff Lapp - piano / Paul Johnston - double bass / John Fraboni - drum
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Saturday 18
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC MAâNOUCHE SWING TRIO
Maânouche Swing Trio est formé de Lou Boustani à la guitare, Damien Levasseur à la guitare et Simon Pagé à la basse. Ce trio a fait des apparitions sur les plus grandes scènes du jazz au Québec : Plusieurs spectacles au Festival de Jazz de Montréal, l'Off Festival de Jazz, FestiJazz de Rimouski, Festival de Jazz de Québec, Bar Upstairs, le Dièse-Onze (hebdomadairement depuis plus de 5 ans), quelques Maisons de la Culture. En nomination pour l'Album Jazz Interprétation 2011 à l'ADISQ, le trio évolue en parallèle avec un quintette à saveurs plus jazz, le Maânouche Swing Quintette (avec Ivanhoe Jolicoeur et Samuel Blais). Le trio offre un spectacle haut en couleurs où la haute performance musicale côtoie la musicalité des arrangements et une grande interaction entre les musiciens. À travers un répertoire traditionnel manouche, on visite une multitude de modernisations propres au trio ce qui procure à l'auditeur une expérience unique en jazz manouche et en musique en général. Unique en son genre...
Damien Levasseur - guitare / Simon Pagé - basse / Lou Boustani - guitare
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Saturday 18
08:30 PM | YVES LéVEILLé QUARTET
This project features the pieces comprising pianist Yves Léveillé's most recent album, Chorégraphie, as well as several other new compositions. His pieces are exceptionally rendered by a peerless group of musicians. As a composer and pianist, Léveillé draws inspiration from a number of sources, including modern and traditional jazz, classical music, as well as world music. Constantly seeking and probing, Léveillé's aesthetic astounds by its refined sense of harmony and constant melodicism. Completely of its time, his music finds countless ways to elicit an emotional response from each listener. Yves Léveillé - piano and composition / Roberto Murray - saxophones / Adrian Vedady - double bass / Alain Bastien - drum |
Sunday 19
09:30 PM | KALMUNITY JAZZ PROJECT
The Kalmunity Jazz Project 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 / Jordan Peters - guitar / Parker Shper - piano / Adam Kinner - tenor saxophone / Erik Hove - alto saxophone / Martin Heslop - double bass / Karl Peralte - percussions / Jahsun - drum
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Monday 20
09:30 PM | LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO ET INVITéS
‘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 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
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Tuesday 21
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 - LES COMBOS DE L'UDM
Every week in February, jazz combos from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Music will “burn up” the stage of the Dièse Onze Jazz Club with captivating and dazzling performances. Two combos will play each night, with Dany Roy, renowned saxophonist and teacher, handling emcee duties. A jazz aficionado’s dream!
Combo B led by Fredéric Alarie : Fairbank Collin - piano / Lapointe Richard - bass / Croteau Dave - drum / Olekhnovitch Nikolaï - guitar / Petit Félix - altosaxophone / Rodriguez A.F. Jose - trumpet - Combo G led by Michael Gauthier : Denizart Simon - piano / Drolet Gabriel - double bass / Bellemare Simon - drum / Lachapelle Émie - saxophone |
Tuesday 21
09:30 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 : François Richard - saxophone and flutes |
Wednesday 22
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC SWING RENCONTRE
Fortement influencés par le jazz manouche de Django Reinhardt et le Bebop de Charlie Parker, la formation Swing Rencontre interprète avec énergie, passion et originalité, les grands classiques du jazz américain et manouche.
Eric Lavergne - guitare / Francois Rousseau - guitare / Eric Simard - contrebasse
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Wednesday 22
09:00 PM | SONIA JOHNSON TRIO
Between the spontaneity of jazz and the poetry of chansons à textes, Sonia Johnson chooses not to choose. After all, why give up on one passion when you can have both? Le Carré de nos amours, her latest album, features original tunes that blend improvisation and literature. In addition to her own compositions, inspired by the blues or latin music, the CD contains songs co-written with some renowned Quebec writers and lyricists. In 1990, Sonia Johnson settled in Montreal to pursue her studies in classical singing at the Vincent-d'Indy School of Music. That is where she discovered vocal jazz through workshops by bassist Michel Donato. Over the past ten years she cumulated a diversity of artistic experiments, she took part in important events and received some prizes and grants to pursue the creation of original jazz music. Critics are seduced by the precision of her voice and the elegance of her improvisations.
Sonia Johnson - vocal / Luc Beaugrand - piano / Frédéric Alarie - double bass
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Thursday 23
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC CHRISTINE TASSAN ET SES INVITéS
Born in France, classically trained guitarist Christine Tassan moved to Québec in 1994 and has since played with a variety of musicians, namely Charles Papasoff, Jean Viau and Pierrot Fournier. In 1997 she was awarded the FrancoFolies de Montréal's Coup de Coeur prize. Inspired by the music of guitarist Django Reinhardt and European Gypsy jazz, she turned to jazz music, starting with a duo in 2000, followed by a quintet playing acoustic swing in the vein of Reinhardt's Hot Club de France. With her bands Gadjo Swing and les Imposteures, Christine Tassan created a unique repertoire that offers a mix of original Reinhardt compositions, traditional gypsy pieces, swing waltzes and French chansons with a Gypsy jazz touch.
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Thursday 23
08:30 PM | RéMI-JEAN LEBLANC ET SES INVITéS
Since his arrival in Montreal at the age of 18, Rémi-Jean LeBlanc has gone a long way on the Montreal music scene. His first collaborations happened while he was still doing his undergraduate degree at l'Université de Montréal, where he took lessons with Michel Donato for 3 years. As he was finishing his degree, he started playing and working with some of the fixtures of the local scene, which allowed him to pursue his musical development and make a name for himself all over Quebec. He is presently in demand for highly artistic projects by musicians such as Yannick Rieu, Steve Amirault, Chet Doxas, and Joel Miller, as well as being sought out for commercial music, including people like Ginette Reno. For the last few years, he has also had the chance to accompany international artists passing through Montreal, notably David Binney, Seamus Blake, and Greg Osby.
Rémi-Jean Leblanc - double bass / Steve Amirault - piano / Michel Lambert - drum
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Friday 24
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC NOMAD O SWING
Passionnés de Django Reinhardt et de ses contemporains, Michel St-Pierre et Jonathan Charbonneau forment un duo explosif. En compagnie de Claude Kaufman au saxophone et de Daniel Labrosse à la contrebasse, l'énergie qu'ils déploient ainsi que leur symbiose sur scène ne laisse personne indifférent. Leur répertoire touche le jazz swing des années 30-40, des bossa novas, des ballades et même des valses de Piaf reprises à la manouche.
Michel St-Pierre - guitare / Jonathan Charbonneau - guitare / Claude Kauffman - saxophone / Daniel Labrosse - contrebasse
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Friday 24
08:30 PM | JEAN-PIERRE ZANELLA QUARTET
Saxophonist, composer and arranger, Jean-Pierre Zanella is very much in demand on Québec’s music scene. After finishing his Master degree in Jazz at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester N.Y., Zanella has played the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Saxophone International Congress in Nuremberg in 1982. That same year he recorded with the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Saxology which won the «Downbeat Recording Award» for the best jazz group of the year. Jean Pierre Zanella is an excellent instrumentalist. He has worked with names such as Red Mitchell, Bob Brookmeyer , Chuck Israels, Al Cohn, Kenny Wleeler, Gino Vannelli and Frank Sinatra jr. to name just a few. Zanella has also participated in many jazz events. In France he played at the Europa Festival du Mans, Mulhouse Jazz Festival and in St-Malo. In Canada he played arround the country and he performed in many cities in Brazil. He received the Montreal International Jazz Festival 2011 Oscar Peterson Award.à
Jean-Pierre Zanella - saxophone / Jan Jarczyk - piano / Frédéric Alarie - double bass / Martin Auguste - drum
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Saturday 25
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC MAâNOUCHE SWING TRIO
Maânouche Swing Trio est formé de Lou Boustani à la guitare, Damien Levasseur à la guitare et Simon Pagé à la basse. Ce trio a fait des apparitions sur les plus grandes scènes du jazz au Québec : Plusieurs spectacles au Festival de Jazz de Montréal, l'Off Festival de Jazz, FestiJazz de Rimouski, Festival de Jazz de Québec, Bar Upstairs, le Dièse-Onze (hebdomadairement depuis plus de 5 ans), quelques Maisons de la Culture. En nomination pour l'Album Jazz Interprétation 2011 à l'ADISQ, le trio évolue en parallèle avec un quintette à saveurs plus jazz, le Maânouche Swing Quintette (avec Ivanhoe Jolicoeur et Samuel Blais). Le trio offre un spectacle haut en couleurs où la haute performance musicale côtoie la musicalité des arrangements et une grande interaction entre les musiciens. À travers un répertoire traditionnel manouche, on visite une multitude de modernisations propres au trio ce qui procure à l'auditeur une expérience unique en jazz manouche et en musique en général. Unique en son genre...
Damien Levasseur - guitare / Simon Pagé - basse / Lou Boustani - guitare
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Saturday 25
08:30 PM | JEAN-PIERRE ZANELLA QUARTET
Saxophonist, composer and arranger, Jean-Pierre Zanella is very much in demand on Québec’s music scene. After finishing his Master degree in Jazz at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester N.Y., Zanella has played the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Saxophone International Congress in Nuremberg in 1982. That same year he recorded with the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Saxology which won the «Downbeat Recording Award» for the best jazz group of the year. Jean Pierre Zanella is an excellent instrumentalist. He has worked with names such as Red Mitchell, Bob Brookmeyer , Chuck Israels, Al Cohn, Kenny Wleeler, Gino Vannelli and Frank Sinatra jr. to name just a few. Zanella has also participated in many jazz events. In France he played at the Europa Festival du Mans, Mulhouse Jazz Festival and in St-Malo. In Canada he played arround the country and he performed in many cities in Brazil. He received the Montreal International Jazz Festival 2011 Oscar Peterson Award.
Jean-Pierre Zanella - saxophone / Rafael Zaldivar - piano / Rémi-Jean Leblanc - double bass / Rich Irwin - drum
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Sunday 26
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC AKOZ DUO
Through a singular instrumentation and with a great deal of musical alchemy, Akoz duo's compositions reveal the eclectism and particularity of Julie and Olivier's musical background. Influenced by indian ocean rythms, where they lived, jazz, tango and numerous traditionnal musics, their show brings the audience in their unique musical world. Julie Babaz studied Viola in Bordeaux and Reunion Island conservatories. She has numerous experiences in orchestra and chamber music ensembles and collaborated with both pop and world music artists. Bass player and composer, Olivier Babaz has gained a rich sideman experience on stage and in the studio in France, Indian Ocean and Canada. He focuses mainly on his creation projects such as Akoz duo and collaborates with artists from the Montreal's scene.
Julie Babaz - alto / Olivier Babaz - double bass
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Sunday 26
09:30 PM | KALMUNITY JAZZ PROJECT
The Kalmunity Jazz Project 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 / Jordan Peters - guitar / Parker Shper - piano / Adam Kinner - tenor saxophone / Erik Hove - alto saxophone / Martin Heslop - double bass / Karl Peralte - percussions / Jahsun - drum
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Monday 27
09:30 PM | LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO ET INVITéS
‘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 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
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Tuesday 28
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 - LES COMBOS DE L'UDM
Every week in February, jazz combos from the Université de Montréal Faculty of Music will “burn up” the stage of the Dièse Onze Jazz Club with captivating and dazzling performances. Two combos will play each night, with Dany Roy, renowned saxophonist and teacher, handling emcee duties. A jazz aficionado’s dream!
Combos C and F led by Simon Stone - Combo C : Rabeson Rivo - piano / Forget Gabriel - double bass / Gravelle Benjamin - drum / Éthier Jonathan - guitar / Messier Marylène - saxophone - Combo F : Frédéric Jean-Michel - piano / Drolet Gabriel - bass / Brousseau Philippe - drum / Lachaîne Vincent - guitar / Marchand Charles - saxophone / Falardeau Denis - trumpet |
Tuesday 28
09:30 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 : Bryson Barnes - trumpet |
Wednesday 29
06:00 PM | 6 à 8 AVEC SWING RENCONTRE
Fortement influencés par le jazz manouche de Django Reinhardt et le Bebop de Charlie Parker, la formation Swing Rencontre interprète avec énergie, passion et originalité, les grands classiques du jazz américain et manouche.
Eric Lavergne - guitare / Francois Rousseau - guitare / Eric Simard - contrebasse
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Wednesday 29
09:00 PM | AURéLIA O'LEARY TRIO
Of its stamp of contralto, Aurélia O' Leary sings its words of love and indignation with all its ardour and its passion combining precision and improvisation. Born in Gaspésie from a Québécois mother and a Spanish father, she lived in France and pressed several scenes. She interprets the standards of jazz with a great freedom by leaving room to the creativity of each one on scene.
Aurélia O'Leary - vocal / Paul Shrofel - piano / Morgan Moore - double bass
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