Since 1980, Le Dixieband has been bringing bright new shadings, vitality and intensity to the redhot strains and the hard-driving rhythms of traditional New Orleans jazz. Its dynamic, seasoned musicians have set themselves apart from similar groups by their one-of-a-kind mastery of a unique repertoire performed in the purest down-home style. Le Dixieband has won a reputation for the musical quality and liveliness of its arrangements, for a crowd-pleasing style that blends humor with verve, for its drive and dapper period costumes. Its three CDs pay scintillating tribute to the music of the twenties, infectious music that sets toes tapping and brings smiles to faces everywhere: the sound people love to discover... and rediscover.

La musique rassemble et nous ouvre sur un monde de moments uniques et spontanés. Un langage universel qui donne lieu à toutes sortes de converses musicales et le jazz s’y prête particulièrement bien! C’est dans cet esprit que Kim Richardson, John Sadowy et Karl Surprenant souhaitent échanger pour les soirées « Jam Vocal Jazz ». Que de la musique, sans frontière, entre amis, tout ça dans l’atmosphère chaleureuse qu’offre le Dièse Onze. On vous attend tous les dimanches, pour un standard ou deux. Apportez vos partitions ou votre tonalité.

Kim Richardson - voix / John Sadowy - piano / Karl Surprenant - contrebasse

Montalvo Flamenko Jazz (formerly Pachuco Flamenko Jazz) is a project led by Jheinsen Montalvo (El Pachuco), Montreal guitarist, of Salvadorian origin, having learned Flamenco Guitar in Andalusia (Spain) and from international masters. It is a group of variable ensembles: quintet, quartet, trio or duo. Inspired by the flamenco/jazz movement, it features original music after his self-titled EP. The repertoire consists of bulerías, alegrías, tangos and other ''palos flamenco'' with jazzy arrangements which allow the remarkable improvisation of high caliber musicians. We find the spirit and rhythm of flamenco alongside the sophisticated jazz harmony. Set as a duo, guitar-piano, for this occasion.

‘Mondays’ heat up at Dièse Onze jazz club in the company of an all-star lineup, featuring virtuosos from Montreal’s Latin jazz scene. 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.

A native of Nova Scotia and of Acadian heritage, Amirault has been active as a leader and sideman on the Montreal jazz scene for more than 25 years. He is a recipient of the Prix Opus for concert of the year with the Altsys Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Maria Schneider, and Le Grand Prix de Jazz General Motors (Montreal International Jazz Festival) with the Eduardo Pipman Quartet. He has performed with Howard Levy, Kevin Dean, Michel Donato, Dave Turner, Karen Young, Andre White, Steve Amirault, Remi Bolduc, Fraser Hollins, Don Thompson, Wray Downes and Tim Hagans. He has a Bacherlor's and a Master's Degree from McGill University and has also published articles for the magazine Just Jazz Guitar. As well as performing in various jazz venues around the Montreal area Greg is also a jazz guitar instructor at McGill and Concordia Universities.

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: Hichem Khalfa - trumpet

Vous désirez vous épanouir au son acoustique des guitares, saxophone et contrebasse alors vous êtes à la bonne adresse. Au menu, swing authentique et pourquoi pas quelques chansons d'époque. Eclectic Django (pour le grand manouche Django Reinhardt) interprète un répertoire américain et européen du jazz d'avant-guerre mais ne vous surprenez pas si vous reconnaissez au détour un air de chanson française - le jazz permettant toutes les incursions. Tel le métronome, cet évènement de début de soirée anime les mercredis du Dièse onze depuis déjà 5 ans - et aucun signe d'essoufflement ne semble vouloir ternir cette tradition sommes toute amicale. Ambiance, musique et musiciens au rendez-vous - bienvenue !

François Rousseau - guitare / Mark Peetsma - contrebasse / Jody Golick - saxophone

"Soul Therapy" nights, hosted by the collective known as "The Brooks" are being fuelled by groove and improvisation. Standing on some original music and some chosen covers, prepare for a mixture of styles.


Alan Prater - vocals / Alexandre Lapointe - bass / Maxime Bellavance - drums / Marc Bell - percussions / Philippe Look - guitar / Sebastien Grenier - saxophone / Hichem Khalfa - trumpet / Daniel Thouin - keys

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.

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 - saxophone / André Leroux - saxophone / Michel Lambert - drum / Jonathan Chapman - double bass

Michel St-Pierre and Lise-Anne Ross form a very dynamic and explosive guitar duo. Fueled by their mutual passion for Django Reinhardt's music, they decided many years ago to get together with Claude Kaufman on saxophone and Daniel Labrosse on upright bass to bring this music and culture to the masses. Their repertoire touches 30's & 40's Swing Jazz, bossa novas, ballades and even a few Édith Piaf waltzes, all done in the manouche style.

Michel St-Pierre - guitar / Lise-Anne Ross - guitar / Claude Kaufman - saxophone / Daniel Labrosse - double bass

Marc Copland (born May 29, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Copland became part of the jazz scene in Philadelphia in the early 1960s as a saxophonist, and later moved to New York.   In the early 1970s, while pursuing his own harmonic concept, he grew dissatisfied with what he felt were inherent limitations in the saxophone and moved to the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area, where he remained for a decade to retrain as a jazz pianist.He returned to New York in the mid-1980s, his own keyboard style firmly in place. Since that time Copland has enjoyed considerable success, both as a solo performer and a group leader.   He is generally regarded as a harmonic innovator, and perhaps the leading exponent today of the school of lyrical jazz piano.   Acclaimed recordings include "Night Whispers" (Down Beat Magazine/USA list of best CDs of the decade), "Crosstalk" ("Choc" Jazz Magazine/Fr), and other projects with musicians including musicians and collaborators such as John Abercrombie, Drew Gress, Greg Osby, Gary Peacock, and Bill Stewart.

Marc Copland - piano / Adrian Vedady - double bass / Jim Doxas - drum

Autodidacte et multi-instrumentiste de talent, Simon Pagé se forge petit à petit une solide réputation dans le milieu musical à Montréal. Très en demande dans le milieu professionnel, il participe présentement à plusieurs projets de création. Simon joue du saxophone et de la basse depuis l'âge de 14 ans. Il a évolué dans des contextes de musique classique et jazz, mais aussi au sein de projets de musique africaine, cubaine et flamenco. Il s'implique beaucoup au sein de sa communauté artistique.

Simon Pagé - basse / Damien Levasseur - guitare / François Jalbert - guitare

Marc Copland (born May 29, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Copland became part of the jazz scene in Philadelphia in the early 1960s as a saxophonist, and later moved to New York.   In the early 1970s, while pursuing his own harmonic concept, he grew dissatisfied with what he felt were inherent limitations in the saxophone and moved to the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area, where he remained for a decade to retrain as a jazz pianist.He returned to New York in the mid-1980s, his own keyboard style firmly in place. Since that time Copland has enjoyed considerable success, both as a solo performer and a group leader.   He is generally regarded as a harmonic innovator, and perhaps the leading exponent today of the school of lyrical jazz piano.   Acclaimed recordings include "Night Whispers" (Down Beat Magazine/USA list of best CDs of the decade), "Crosstalk" ("Choc" Jazz Magazine/Fr), and other projects with musicians including musicians and collaborators such as John Abercrombie, Drew Gress, Greg Osby, Gary Peacock, and Bill Stewart.

Marc Copland - piano / Adrian Vedady - double bass / Jim Doxas - drum

Since 1980, Le Dixieband has been bringing bright new shadings, vitality and intensity to the redhot strains and the hard-driving rhythms of traditional New Orleans jazz. Its dynamic, seasoned musicians have set themselves apart from similar groups by their one-of-a-kind mastery of a unique repertoire performed in the purest down-home style. Le Dixieband has won a reputation for the musical quality and liveliness of its arrangements, for a crowd-pleasing style that blends humor with verve, for its drive and dapper period costumes. Its three CDs pay scintillating tribute to the music of the twenties, infectious music that sets toes tapping and brings smiles to faces everywhere: the sound people love to discover... and rediscover.

La musique rassemble et nous ouvre sur un monde de moments uniques et spontanés. Un langage universel qui donne lieu à toutes sortes de converses musicales et le jazz s’y prête particulièrement bien! C’est dans cet esprit que Kim Richardson, John Sadowy et Karl Surprenant souhaitent échanger pour les soirées « Jam Vocal Jazz ». Que de la musique, sans frontière, entre amis, tout ça dans l’atmosphère chaleureuse qu’offre le Dièse Onze. On vous attend tous les dimanches, pour un standard ou deux. Apportez vos partitions ou votre tonalité.

Kim Richardson - voix / John Sadowy - piano / Karl Surprenant - contrebasse