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ERIC COUTURE-TEL...

FRI 106 à 8 AVEC LES D...
ALEXANDRE CôTé Q...

SAT 116 à 8 AVEC MAâNO...
JOHN RONEY TRIO

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KALMUNITY VIBE C...
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September 2010
Monday 06
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC CLAUDE LAVERGNE ET LE NOBRE D'OR

Led by drummer/percussionist Claude Lavergne Le Nombre d'Or is a trio featuring Jon Gearey (7 string guitar + loops) and Aron Doyle (trumpet + flugelhorn). These three long time friends come together to perform creative instrumental music. They eloquently transport the listener with a large palette of sound and color sometimes hypnotic in nature. The repertoire is a clever mix of original music with pop, folk, jazz and spirituals. Always exploring with risk taking, this trio promises to deliver an unforgettable performance worth checking out.

Aron Doyle - trumpet and bugle / Jon Gearey - 7 strings guitar and sequencer  / Claude Lavergne - drum

Monday 06
09:30 PM
LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS  PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO AVEC 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

Tuesday 07
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 / Pierre-Olivier Bonin - guitar / Julie Cadic - double bass

Tuesday 07
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 : Miron Rafajiovic - trumpet

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, Christian Cardinal, Éric Lavergne et Aleix Prats Ferrer forment le Trio Swing Rencontre. Le trio interprète avec énergie, passion et originalité les grands classiques du jazz américain et manouche.

Christian Cardinal - guitare / Éric Lavergne - guitare / Aleix Prats Ferrer - contrebasse

Wednesday 08
09:00 PM
CHRYSTELLE MAECHLER TRIO

Chrystelle Maechler is a self-taught French singer with an unusual profile. It was during her very first jam session performance in Stuttgart, Germany in 2001 that she first sang jazz and blues.  From that moment, she was part of the jazz community of Southern-Germany. Chrystelle, who started a career far away from the musical world, was immersed in it. Because indeed, she has a special voice color! Critics in Germany say about her: «She possesses a voice like the great blues singers of the 20s like Alberta Hunter or Bessie Smith». This natural blues voice has grown over the years and carries her travels, musical encounters in Mississippi, Louisiana, Germany and Québec as well as her own music influences: blues, R&B, jazz, soul, funk, trip-hop. She has been working with jazz saxophonist Jean-Christophe Béney since 2009, a team that gave birth to the band ORANGE KITCHEN in April 2010. One of their “jazzified » song is broadcasted on Planète Jazz 91.9. 2010 is a year of important musical projects for Chrystelle who also launched a more organic trio whose motto is back to the basics, to simplicity: African percussions, soul voice and jazz piano should suffice. That was the birth of the PERCU JAZZ project.

Chrystelle Maechler - vocal / Eric St-Jean - piano / Moise Yawo Matey - percussions

Thursday 09
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC LES DEUX GUITARES QUARTET

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

Thursday 09
08:30 PM
ERIC COUTURE-TELMOSSE - LANCEMENT DE L'ALBUM POJET ECT4
ECT4 est le projet quartet du guitariste et compositeur Eric Couture-Telmosse. Cet ensemble unique comprend quelques-uns des musiciens les plus talentueux et créatifs de la scène jazz canadienne : Frank Lozano au saxophone ténor, Adrian Vedady à la contrebasse et Eric Thibodeau à la batterie. Eric tire ses influences guitaristiques de musiciens tels que Ben Monder, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bill Frisell, Jakob Bro...  Il écrit par contre une musique ou l’imagination, la sensibilité et la surprise, domine son monde musical. ECT4 est déterminé à partager avec vous toute la passion et l'amour qu'il porte pour le jazz et souhaite vous voir à son prochain concert.



Eric Couture-Telmosse - guitar and compositions / Frank Lozano - tenorsaxophone / Adrian Vedady - double bass / Eric Thibodeau - drum

Friday 10
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC LES DEUX GUITARES QUARTET

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

Friday 10
08:30 PM
ALEXANDRE CôTé QUARTET

Saxophonist-composer-arranger, Alexandre Côté received his Bachelor of Jazz Performance from McGill University with honors. He has distinguished himself amongst many musicians including, Carl Naud, Bernard Primeau, Alain Caron, Lauraine Desmarais, Denny Christianson Big Band, Felix Stussi and Ray Anderson, the No Name Jazz Sextet, Normand Guilbault, Jean Vanasse, Vic Vogel Big Band, Effendi Jazz Lab. He furthered his skill by participating in the Banff International Jazz Workshop in 2002, led by Kenny Werner. Alexandre represented the Radio-Canada society (CBC) in the Europeen Broadcast Jazz Orchestra (EBU 2004).  He also studied with renowned saxophonists Pat Labarbera, Chris Potter, Donny McCaslin and appeared on over 30 albums. 

Alexandre Côté - saxophone / Éric St-Jean - piano / Clinton Ryder - double bass / Michel Berthiaume - drum

Saturday 11
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 - guitare / Simon Pagé - basse / Lou Boustani - guitare

Saturday 11
08:30 PM
JOHN RONEY 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 / Martin Auguste - drum

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

Sunday 12
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

Monday 13
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC CLAUDE LAVERGNE ET LE NOMBRE D'OR

Led by drummer/percussionist Claude Lavergne Le Nombre d'Or is a trio featuring Jon Gearey (7 string guitar + loops) and Aron Doyle (trumpet + flugelhorn). These three long time friends come together to perform creative instrumental music. They eloquently transport the listener with a large palette of sound and color sometimes hypnotic in nature. The repertoire is a clever mix of original music with pop, folk, jazz and spirituals. Always exploring with risk taking, this trio promises to deliver an unforgettable performance worth checking out.

Aron Doyle - trumpet and bugle / Jon Gearey - 7 strings guitar and sequencer  / Claude Lavergne - drum

Monday 13
09:30 PM
LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS  PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO AVEC 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

Tuesday 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 / Pierre-Olivier Bonin - guitar / Julie Cadic - double bass

Tuesday 14
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 : Dave Grott - trombone 

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, Christian Cardinal, Éric Lavergne et Aleix Prats Ferrer forment le Trio Swing Rencontre. Le trio interprète avec énergie, passion et originalité les grands classiques du jazz américain et manouche.

Christian Cardinal - guitare / Éric Lavergne - guitare / Aleix Prats Ferrer - contrebasse

Wednesday 15
09:00 PM
ABEL MAXWELL TRIO

Abel Maxwell began playing music at the age of six. He studied piano at the National Conservatories of Lyon & Amsterdam and has directed many bands and choirs in Holland, France & UK). From Europe to North America, Abel continues to create an atmosphere of healing, joy and love through music imbued with colors of soul, gospel and jazz. As a musical director, pianist, composer and singer, Abel Maxwell is not only an accomplished musician but also an inspiring and uplifting artist.....yours to discover!!!

Abel Maxwell - piano and vocal / Alex Bellegarde - double bass / Moise Yawo Matey - percussions

Thursday 16
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.

Thursday 16
08:30 PM
MARIANNE TRUDEL ET SES INVITéS

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 / Normand Guilbeault - double bass / Pierre Tanguay - drum

Friday 17
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC LES DEUX GUITARES QUARTET

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

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.

Saturday 18
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 - guitare / Simon Pagé - basse / Lou Boustani - guitare

Saturday 18
08:30 PM
FRANK LOZANO QUARTET

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 / François Bourassa - piano / Adrian Vedady - double bass / Thom Gossage - drum

Sunday 19
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC IVAN GARZóN ET FRANçOIS JALBERT

Ivan Garzón and François Jalbert, both two-time recipients of the Montreal Guitar Grand Prix, interpret a fusion of jazz styles. Inspired by bebop, contemporary jazz, manouche, bossa nova and swing, this dynamic and original duo revisit traditional and modern jazz standards. Come and enjoy a relaxing evening in company of these excellent musicians.

Ivan Garzón - guitar / François Jalbert - guitar

Sunday 19
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

Monday 20
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC CLAUDE LAVERGNE ET LE NOMBRE D'OR

Led by drummer/percussionist Claude Lavergne Le Nombre d'Or is a trio featuring Jon Gearey (7 string guitar + loops) and Aron Doyle (trumpet + flugelhorn). These three long time friends come together to perform creative instrumental music. They eloquently transport the listener with a large palette of sound and color sometimes hypnotic in nature. The repertoire is a clever mix of original music with pop, folk, jazz and spirituals. Always exploring with risk taking, this trio promises to deliver an unforgettable performance worth checking out.

Aron Doyle - trumpet and bugle / Jon Gearey - 7 strings guitar and sequencer  / Claude Lavergne - drum

Monday 20
09:30 PM
LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS  PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO AVEC 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

Tuesday 21
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC EMIE R ROUSSEL TRIO - LANCEMENT DE L'ALBUM TEMPS INéGAL

Three people, three personalities, three different paths, but one sound and one vision. This Montreal-based jazz trio performs the compositions of pianist Emie R Roussel with passion, creativity and sensitivity. Whether cruising introspective, romantic or impressionistic waters, whether modern, energetic or lively, the sound has a distinctly modern flavor, while remaining true to the jazz tradition. After a very busy summer, the Emie R Roussel Trio launches its first album here, entitled Temps inégal.

Emie R Roussel - piano / Guillaume Blouin - double bass / Guillaume Perron - drum

Tuesday 21
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 : Frank Lozano - saxophone

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, Christian Cardinal, Éric Lavergne et Aleix Prats Ferrer forment le Trio Swing Rencontre. Le trio interprète avec énergie, passion et originalité les grands classiques du jazz américain et manouche.

Christian Cardinal - guitare / Éric Lavergne - guitare / Aleix Prats Ferrer - contrebasse

Wednesday 22
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 quartet, she will be performing a collection of jazz standards and original compositions.

Emma Frank - vocal / Parker Shper - piano / Adam Kinner - saxophone / Martin Heslop - double bass / Phillippe Melanson - drum

Thursday 23
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.

Thursday 23
08:30 PM
MARIANNE TRUDEL ET SES INVITéS

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 / "Bunny" Jonathan Stewart - saxophones / Robbie Kuster - drum

Friday 24
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC LES DEUX GUITARES QUARTET

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

Friday 24
08:30 PM
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 - trompette / André Leroux - saxophones / Jean Cyr - contrebasse / Normand Deveault - piano / Daniel Lemay - batterie

Saturday 25
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 - guitare / Simon Pagé - basse / Lou Boustani - guitare

Saturday 25
08:30 PM
JEAN-FRANçOIS GROULX TRIO

Jean-François Groulx is a pianist multi instrumentalist, composer and arranger. He recorded 7 albums under his name  among them Passage, which got a nomination at the gala de l’ADISQ, and a new one released in October 2009. His music is often a mixture of jazz and world beat influences. In 1995, he won the DuMaurier award at the Montreal jazz festival and the "Concours des Radios Publiques de Langues Française" with the Montreal quartet under the direction of Mathieu Bélanger. In 2006, he wins the André-Gagnon composer award from the SPACQ association. Also known for his work with pop artists such as BORI and Louise Forestier, he wrote the score music for l’Erreur Boréale of Richard Desjardins. From 2007 to 2009, he was musical director and composer for the tv show Ça manque à ma culture on Télé-Québec.

Sunday 26
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC IVAN GARZóN ET FRANçOIS JALBERT

Ivan Garzón and François Jalbert, both two-time recipients of the Montreal Guitar Grand Prix, interpret a fusion of jazz styles. Inspired by bebop, contemporary jazz, manouche, bossa nova and swing, this dynamic and original duo revisit traditional and modern jazz standards. Come and enjoy a relaxing evening in company of these excellent musicians.

Ivan Garzón - guitar / François Jalbert - guitar

Sunday 26
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

Monday 27
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC CLAUDE LAVERGNE ET LE NOMBRE D'OR

Led by drummer/percussionist Claude Lavergne Le Nombre d'Or is a trio featuring Jon Gearey (7 string guitar + loops) and Aron Doyle (trumpet + flugelhorn). These three long time friends come together to perform creative instrumental music. They eloquently transport the listener with a large palette of sound and color sometimes hypnotic in nature. The repertoire is a clever mix of original music with pop, folk, jazz and spirituals. Always exploring with risk taking, this trio promises to deliver an unforgettable performance worth checking out.

Aron Doyle - trumpet and bugle / Jon Gearey - 7 strings guitar and sequencer  / Claude Lavergne - drum

Monday 27
09:30 PM
LES LUNDIS CUBAINS ANIMéS  PAR DIAZ, BELLEGARDE, OSORIO AVEC 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

Tuesday 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 / Pierre-Olivier Bonin - guitar / Julie Cadic - double bass

Tuesday 28
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 : Al McLean - saxophone

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, Christian Cardinal, Éric Lavergne et Aleix Prats Ferrer forment le Trio Swing Rencontre. Le trio interprète avec énergie, passion et originalité les grands classiques du jazz américain et manouche.

Christian Cardinal - guitare / Éric Lavergne - guitare / Aleix Prats Ferrer - contrebasse

Wednesday 29
09:00 PM
KIM ZOMBIK QUARTET

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 / Adrian Vedady - double bass / Philippe Melanson - drum

Thursday 30
06:00 PM
6 à 8 AVEC LES DEUX GUITARES QUARTET

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

Thursday 30
08:30 PM
MARIANNE TRUDEL ET SES INVITéS

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 / Adrian Vedady - double bass / Martin Auguste - drum