Daniel Thouin oeuvre dans le monde de la musique  depuis 1990, et est consideré comme un des musiciens les plus versatile de sa génération. Il a fait ses débuts comme leader avec l'album "Organique" paru sur l'étiquette de jazz montréalaise Effendi en 2000. À la tête de son trio, il a participé a un album du saxophoniste Seamus Blake enregistré live pour la même étiquette.

En 2004 il lance simultanément 3 albums reflétant le spectrum de ses intérêts musicaux. De ce tryptique sont issus les albums jazz "Mile End" ("Waverly" et "Saint-Viateur"), résultat d'une fructueuse série d'enregistrements avec des compagnons musicaux de longue date. Ainsi, Yannick Rieu, Maxime St-Pierre, Adrian Vedady et Jocelyn Tellier participent a ces sessions qui ont reçu un acceuil des plus favorable de la presse spécialisée.

Daniel Thouin s'est produit aux côtés de musiciens de jazz de renommé mondiale tel que Joe Lovano, Kurt Rosenwinkel Madeleine Peyroux et Seamus Blake mais il a aussi eu la chance d'accompagner des grands de la musique populaire tel que Elvis Costello, Youssou n'Dour, Fred Fortin, Daniel Bélanger, Thomas Fersen et Allen Toussaint. Il partage son activitée artistique entre plusieurs champs musicaux. Il est aussi à l'aise dans des contextes de musique électronique qu'en formation de jazz classique.

Daniel Thouin -  piano

Bruno Lamarche - saxophone

Frédéric Alarie - upright bass

Michel Ratté - drums

2 spectacles à 19h et 21h30

The Doxas brothers having been making music together since they were in the crib. Raised in a musical home to the sounds of their father, George, conducting full choirs rehearsals in their living room and having jam sessions in their home studio, it wasn’t long before Jim and Chet were able join in and their musical paths were ignited ahead of them.

 By the time they had reached their mid-teens, much to their parents’ concerns, both brothers began working regularly in nightclubs. They caught the tail end of what could be the called the “good old days“ of Montreal. Early work found them playing in dance bands, rock n roll clubs, society parties, radio shows and even burlesque reviews. Since those early days, Jim and Chet have gone on to tour the world with many of the greatest names in jazz including, Carla Bley, Oliver Jones, Dave Douglas, John Abercrombie, Steve Swallow, Joe Lovano and many more. 

 Although Jim and Chet have performed countless times together in various settings, their new group, The Doxas Brothers, represents two musicians with a deep bond sharing their vision in a quartet setting. Bassist, Adrian Vedady has been a long-time associate of both brothers.

Chet Doxas - tenor saxophone

Jim Doxas - drums

Paul Schrofel - piano

Adrian Vedady - upright bass

2 spectacles à 19h et 21h30

The Doxas brothers having been making music together since they were in the crib. Raised in a musical home to the sounds of their father, George, conducting full choirs rehearsals in their living room and having jam sessions in their home studio, it wasn’t long before Jim and Chet were able join in and their musical paths were ignited ahead of them.

 By the time they had reached their mid-teens, much to their parents’ concerns, both brothers began working regularly in nightclubs. They caught the tail end of what could be the called the “good old days“ of Montreal. Early work found them playing in dance bands, rock n roll clubs, society parties, radio shows and even burlesque reviews. Since those early days, Jim and Chet have gone on to tour the world with many of the greatest names in jazz including, Carla Bley, Oliver Jones, Dave Douglas, John Abercrombie, Steve Swallow, Joe Lovano and many more. 

 Although Jim and Chet have performed countless times together in various settings, their new group, The Doxas Brothers, represents two musicians with a deep bond sharing their vision in a quartet setting. Bassist, Adrian Vedady has been a long-time associate of both brothers. 

Chet Doxas - tenor saxophone

Jim Doxas - drums

Paul Schrofel - piano

Adrian Vedady - upright bass

2 spectacles à 19h et 21h30

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 derniers dimanches du mois, pour un standard ou deux. Apportez vos partitions ou votre tonalité.

Kim Richardson - Vocals

John Sadowy - Piano

Karl Surprenant - Upright Bass

Shows at 7 and Vocal Jam at 9pm

Bassist Alex Bellegarde fuses contemporary Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms an free improvisation. An electrifying concert featuring excellent musicians.

Alex Bellegarde - upright bass

Michel Cantero - piano

Nestor Rodrigez - saxophone

Diomer Gonzales - percussion

Shows at 7 and 9.30pm

Fondé par le saxophoniste Yves Turgeon en 2011. Depuis, environ 90 prestations en 9 ans. Un Big Band regroupant 5 saxophonistes, 4 trombonistes, 4 trompettistes, 1 pianiste, 1 guitariste, 1 bassiste et 1 batteur, donc 17 à la fois, mais près de 80 musicien(ne)s professionnel(le)s différents ont déjà joué dans au moins une des 60 prestations du Big Bandyt Orchestre en un peu plus de 6 ans!

Yves Turgeon - leader

Show at 7pm

Alex Bellegarde - Upright Bass

Eric St-Jean - Piano

Martin Auguste - Drums

Show at 9pm followed by a Jam Session

Suite à la parution de ses deux albums Dim Sum Jazz en 2015 et Post Bop Pawn Shop en 2017 l’excellente formation jazz AFJP, lancera son 3ème album intitulé Incantations au Dièse Onze de Montréal le 6 octobre. La formation présentera le nouvel album Incantations dont le titre évoque la possibilité pour tous d’atteindre des niveaux de spiritualité insoupçonnés à travers la musique et ses rythmes.

La formation AFJP – Annam’s Family Jazz Project - se spécialise dans le métissage de l’esthétique Jazz avec d’autres genres musicaux. Pour ce 3ème album on retrouve des influences arabes (The Veiled Princess) , des sonorités africaines et Motown (Mojo), du folklore vietnamien (The Mekong Variations) une valse expérimentale à la Dave Brubeck (Waltz for a Tree), du Jazz contemporain (Pass the Beans) et plus encore....

Annam Nguyen - guitar

Jonathan Boudreau - double bass

Simon Bergeron - drums

Thiago Ferté - saxophone

Listen here : https://annamsfamilyjazzproject.bandcamp.com

Show at 7pm

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

Big Four is a quartet founded in 2009 by saxophonist Julien Soro. The singular line up of this quartet with two wind and two percussion instruments (saxophone/sousaphone and vibraphone/drums) reveals from the very first listen an original group sound and a palette of tones rarely explored by such a group. Julien Soro’s compositions become over time a field of collective exploration where spontaneity and rhythmic profusion are at the centre of the debate. The musicians of Big Four are looking for that space between awareness and relaxation which would allow them to give movement to the sound. Returning to that childlike state where “play” is omnipresent…

Julien Soro - composition, alto saxophone 

Stéphan Caracci - vibraphone

Fabien Debellefontaine - tuba

Rafaël Koerner - drums

Show at 10pm

One of Canada's preeminent saxophone talents, Al McLean owns the night in the grand old Jazz city of Montreal. Mentoring countless students of the music, McLean's brute force, and seemingly bottomless depths as an improviser set a unique standard of excellence.  With an equally nimble command of bebop, and more avant garde repertoire rooted in the language of Coltrane, McLean is sought after by both Canadian and international players.

Al McLean - saxophone

Jonathan Cayer - piano

Alex Le Blanc - upright bass

André White - drums

Show at 7 pm

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

Versatile and adventurous, trumpeter Jacques Kuba Séguin composes for his variable size bands, Odd lot, Litania projekt, as well as writing for the symphony orchestra. His repertoire is composed of melodic, explosive and accessible tunes.

A passionate performer, he has a distinctive voice and undeniable stage charisma. Having received a 2020 JUNO Award for his latest album Migrations, for Best Solo Jazz Album and the 2020 FÉLIX Jazz Album of the Year Award, in addition to having been named Révélation Radio-Canada jazz 2012-2013, Jacques Kuba Séguin has been making a name for himself on the national and international scenes with his projects for more than fifteen years.

With artists from Quebec and Norway

Jacques Kuba Séguin - composition and trumpet

Hermund Nygärd - drums

Anders Aarum - piano

Jens Fossum - bass

Show at 10.30pm

Joe Sullivan - trumpet

Al McLean - tenor saxophone

Jean Fréchette - baritone saxophone

André White - piano

Jim Doxas - drums

Show at 7 pm

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

Vedady-Wyatt-Hove-Pilote is a Montreal jazz quartet known for its great sense of emotion and dynamism in every performance. The audience will have the opportunity to witness the strong interactivity of these four musicians on stage. Montréal’s Short Story is an intimate concert of original compositions and improvised pieces.

Adrian Vedady - upright bass

Kate Wyatt - piano

Erik Hove - saxophone

Guillaum Pilote - drums

Show at 10.30pm

Winner of three Juno awards, Ontario-born Kim has been singing for over 35 years. She sings (almost) anything! Rock, pop, R'N'B, jazz, gospel, country and has even performed some classical pieces with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Her musical travels have taken her across Canada as well as parts of the US, Europe, Africa and South America. Among her latest appearances, Kim has sung the national anthems for the Montreal Canadiens, participated in the 375th anniversary of Montreal concert at the Bell Centre and completed a 30-month tour with “American Story Show”. Her recent single called “No Mountain Too High” with singer/songwriter and musician extraordinaire Jason Lang, is available on most music platforms.

Kim Richardson - vocals

John Sadowy - piano

Karl Surprenant - upright bass

Shows at 7 and 9pm

Bassist Alex Bellegarde fuses contemporary Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms and free improvisation. An electrifying concert featuring excellent musicians.

Alex Bellegarde - upright bass

Michel Cantero - piano

Nestor Rodrigez - saxophone

Diomer Gonzales - percussion

Shows at 7 and 9.30pm

Since it’s début performance in 1998, the Joe Sullivan Big Band has become a major presence on the Canadian jazz scene. The group’s growing list of accomplishments includes numerous concert appearances, radio broadcasts and four critically acclaimed CD recordings. The group has received numerous grants from the Canadian and Québec arts councils and was twice nominated for a Prix Opus. The ensemble is anchored by one of Canada’s finest rhythm sections in André White (piano) Alec Walkington (bass) and Dave Laing (drums). It also features an all-star cast of Quebec’s top jazz soloists, including Lorne Lofsky, Al Mclean, André Leroux, Aron Doyle, Dave Grott and Jean-Nicholas Trottier. The band performs from a large and varied repertoire of contemporary jazz compositions, principally by Sullivan and Jean Fréchette.

Joe Sullivan - leader

Show at 7pm

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

Félix Bouchard Tremblay Quartet is a contemporary ensemble that combines the freedom of jazz music with the accessibility of popular music. The group’s compositions offer captivating atmospheres, lyrical melodies and improvisational sections that leave plenty of room for the artistic expression of each musician.

Félix Bouchard Tremblay - composition and guitar 

Gentiane MG - piano 

William Régnier - drums 

Gabriel Forget - double bass

Show at 10.30pm

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

This brand new group of excellent musicians plans to launch its first album of original compositions and arrangements at L’OFF Jazz Festival.

Album Launch – Even When I’m Dreaming

Mike Bruzzese - guitar 

Gentiane MG - piano 

Ira Coleman - bass 

Michel Lambert - drums 

Show at 10.30pm

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

Andrew Boudreau is active in the North American and international jazz and creative music scenes. In 2019, he was the winner of the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition (formerly the Great American Jazz Piano Competition). Recipient in 2013 of the National Arts Centre Astral Award and in 2016 of the OPUS Award for Concert of the Year – Jazz and World Music with the Rémi Bolduc Quartet, pianist Andrew Boudreau has performed with a wide range of musicians and ensembles such as the Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal with David Binney, soprano Measha Brueggergosman and the Altsys Jazz Orchestra.

Quebec – New York

Neta Raanan - saxophone 

Andrew Boudreau - piano 

Simón Willson - double bass 

Eviatar Slivnik - drums 

Show at 10.pm

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

Florian Hoefner draws his inspiration from a myriad of influences that culminate in a unique modern jazz style. He has already collaborated with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Joe Lovano, Seamus Blake, Rich Perry, John Riley and Mark Nuccio. He has received the Jury and Audience Award – Tremplin Jazz d’Avignon (France) and the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award twice.

Florian Hoefner has also participated in numerous projects with artists such as Till Brönner, Jasmin Tabatabai and Peter Fessler, and the New York Jazz Orchestra, Lucerne Jazz Orchestra, German Youth Jazz Orchestra and the DanJam Orchestra. His debut album, First Spring, was released in 2019 under Alma Records / Universal.

Florian Hoefner - composition and piano 

Andrew Downing - bass 

Nick Fraser - drums 

Show at 8pm

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

In News Blues, a concert from his new album to be released in November 2022, renowned Montreal guitarist Greg Amirault presents original compositions for guitar. He will be accompanied by the excellent Montreal Jazz Trio.

Greg Amirault - guitar 

Adrian Vedady - double bass 

André White - drums 

Show at 10.30pm

Energetic player, composer and Grand Jazz Award winner at the Montreal Jazz Festival, 26th ed, Alex Bellegarde creates music drawn from a wealth of sources. He heads a number of formations and participates in a range of projects: jazz, Latin music and multidisciplinary. With several albums to his credit: Floating, Caminando, Quintet et Quartet "Live", One Fine Saturday he is also a guest contributor to a wide array of other artists' recordings.

Alex Bellegarde - upright bass

Rachel Therrien - trumpet

Willy Barreto - piano

Michel Medrano - drums

As part of the Off Jazz Festival

Led by saxophonist Benjamin Deschamps, Augmented Reality is the fruit of a collective research project aimed at defying the conventions and limits of traditional jazz. The sextet is freely inspired by the great American classics to create new works in which the brilliant marriage of the two brass instruments and the rhythm section blossoms.

Benjamin Deschamps - alto saxophone

Kelly Jefferson - tenor saxophone

Charles Trudel - keyboard and piano

Nicolas Ferron - guitar

Alain Bourgeois - drums

Sébastien Pellerin - bass

Show at 10.30pm

Winner of three Juno awards, Ontario-born Kim has been singing for over 35 years. She sings (almost) anything! Rock, pop, R'N'B, jazz, gospel, country and has even performed some classical pieces with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Her musical travels have taken her across Canada as well as parts of the US, Europe, Africa and South America. Among her latest appearances, Kim has sung the national anthems for the Montreal Canadiens, participated in the 375th anniversary of Montreal concert at the Bell Centre and completed a 30-month tour with “American Story Show”. Her recent single called “No Mountain Too High” with singer/songwriter and musician extraordinaire Jason Lang, is available on most music platforms.

Kim Richardson - Vocals

John Sadowy - Piano

Karl Surprenant - Upright Bass

Shows at 7 and 9pm

Bassist Alex Bellegarde fuses contemporary Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms and free improvisation. An electrifying concert featuring excellent musicians.

Alex Bellegarde - upright bass

Michel Cantero - piano

Nestor Rodrigez - saxophone

Diomer Gonzales - percussion

Shows at 7 and 9.30pm

Taylor Donaldson is an active member of the Montreal music scene, working as a trombonist, composer/arranger and music copyist. He directs his own 17-piece big band that plays from a growing book of his arrangements and compositions, along with music written by other members of the group. The band's repertoire brings together jazz standards and original compositions in the great tradition of big band jazz.

Taylor Donaldson - leader

Show at 7pm

Every Tuesday nights it's the Jazz Jam lead by Alex Bellegarde Trio and their guests. You will have the chance to hear reknown musicians from Montreal and abroad as well as new talents to be discovered. Capital Arts Online, The new academy of jazz "… In weekly jam sessions, Montreal musicians are keeping alive the tradition that makes the music grow … " Craig Moy

Alex Bellegarde - Upright Bass

Eric St-Jean - Piano

Martin Auguste - Drums

Show at 9pm followed by a Jam Session

Jean-Michel Pilc (born 1960 in Paris, France) is a self-taught jazz pianist currently residing in Montreal. His technical ability has drawn comparisons to Michel Petrucciani, McCoy Tyner, and Cecil Taylor. Of particular note is Pilc's left-hand technique, which provides an almost ambidextrous approach to the keyboard. In addition to his own projects, he is a member of a group led by drummer Ari Hoenig.

Jean-Michel Pilc - piano

Camille Thurman - saxophone and vocals

Mike De Masi - upright bass

Darrell Green - drums

2 shows at 7 and 9.30pm

Andy MacDonald is an early-jazz enthusiast, guitarist and singer based in Montreal who draws influence from the musical traditions of New Orleans (early jazz) and Paris (jazz manouche). His debut solo album Asking For a Friend (2019) is a collection of bouncy swing tunes, followed up by Suite Solitude (2020), a video EP of original works. The profound and the comedic are never musically far apart for Andy MacDonald, referred to as “Our century’s Tom Lehrer goes to Eddie Condon” – Jazz Lives USA

Aurélien Tomasi - bass saxophone and clarinet

Jeff Mosley - guitar

Bertrand Margeli - trumpet

Olivier Hébert - trombonne and upright bass

Show at 7 and 9.30 pm

Winner of three Juno awards, Ontario-born Kim has been singing for over 35 years. She sings (almost) anything! Rock, pop, R'N'B, jazz, gospel, country and has even performed some classical pieces with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Her musical travels have taken her across Canada as well as parts of the US, Europe, Africa and South America. Among her latest appearances, Kim has sung the national anthems for the Montreal Canadiens, participated in the 375th anniversary of Montreal concert at the Bell Centre and completed a 30-month tour with “American Story Show”. Her recent single called “No Mountain Too High” with singer/songwriter and musician extraordinaire Jason Lang, is available on most music platforms.

Kim Richardson - Vocals

John Sadowy - Piano

Karl Surprenant - Upright Bass

Shows at 7 and 9pm

Bassist Alex Bellegarde fuses contemporary Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms and free improvisation. An electrifying concert featuring excellent musicians.

Alex Bellegarde - upright bass

Michel Cantero - piano

Nestor Rodrigez - saxophone

Diomer Gonzales - percussion

Shows at 7 and 9.30pm

It was through his classical music background that Benjamin Deschamps discovered jazz to finally make it his own. Although he cumulates artistic mediums (he is a flutist, clarinetist and arranger), it is his talents as a saxophonist and composer that have put him in the spotlight. His gregarious spirit led him to collaborate with several ensembles such as the Rachel Therrien Quintet, Odd Lot (Jacques Kuba Séguin), the Joe Sullivan Big Band, the Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal and JazzLab Orchestra (Effendi) before diving headfirst into his own projects. From trio to sextet, he plays with variable ensemble sizes to give the most fitting touch to each work.Benjamin is recognized by his peers in the Canadian jazz scene, but also by the cultural industry. He was named “Révélation jazz Radio-Canada” in 2017-2018, and won the TD Grand Prize at the Festival international de Jazz de Montréal in 2019.

Benjamin Deschamps - lead

Show at 7pm

Every Tuesday nights it's the Jazz Jam lead by Alex Bellegarde Trio and their guests. You will have the chance to hear reknown musicians from Montreal and abroad as well as new talents to be discovered. Capital Arts Online, The new academy of jazz "… In weekly jam sessions, Montreal musicians are keeping alive the tradition that makes the music grow … " Craig Moy

Alex Bellegarde - Upright Bass

Eric St-Jean - Piano

Martin Auguste - Drums

Show at 9pm followed by a Jam Session

Every URBAN SCIENCE #LECYPHER show is totally unique, pushing the boundaries of the future of hip-hop. This live band creates uninterrupted sets on the fly, all while keeping the dancefloor moving and the imagination racing. With every performance, instrumental and vocal virtuosity of the highest degree are on display, from blazing guitar solos to epic freestyle raps.

Listen here :  https://youtu.be/GFb_oo3OSmk

Shows at 7 and 9.30pm

Every last Sunday of the month.

Show from 5 to 6pm

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 derniers dimanches du mois, pour un standard ou deux. Apportez vos partitions ou votre tonalité.

Kim Richardson - vocals

John Sadowy - piano

Karl Surprenant - upright Bass

Shows at 7 and Vocal Jam at 9pm

Bassist Alex Bellegarde fuses contemporary Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms and free improvisation. An electrifying concert featuring excellent musicians.

Alex Bellegarde - upright bass

Michel Cantero - piano

Nestor Rodrigez - saxophone

Diomer Gonzales - percussion

Shows at 7pm and 9.30pm