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Francois Marcaurelle: Opus No. 6 - Mode d'emploi

by Mark F. Turner
April 13, 2005

Pianist Francois Marcaurelle has been a noted musician in Canada for many years, having founded the popular jazz/fusion band “Tasman" in the early '80s and currently the active leader of trio and quartet groups. The latest of a number of recordings in his “Opus series, Opus No. 6 - Mode d'emploi lightly stirs the sounds of smooth jazz, classical, and cultural music.

With a style along contemporary lines, featuring catchy melodies interspersed with instrumental solos, the music--while not cutting edge--is ...