Home » Staff Directory » Member Page

Yves Nadeau

Member Since: 2004 | Location: Quebec | Page Views: 1,847

Contact Me Pro

About Me

YVES NADEAU - Guitarist/Composer yvesnadeau.bandcamp.com

YVES NADEAU - Guitarist/Composer Yves Nadeau got a bachelor’s degree in musical interpretation from the Université de Montréal in 1991, and has been dividing his time between his projects as a professional musician.  Yves has been on the professional music scene since 1986 alternately as a studio musician, arranger, composer, producer, and bandleader. He has worked on different projects with musicians like LARRY CORYELL, TERRY CLARKE, Alain Caron, Michel Donato, James Gelfand, Paul Brochu, Jean-Pierre Zanella, André Leroux, Frédéric Alarie, Muhammad Abdul Al- Khabyyr, and François Cousineau. Yves has also been appearing at JAZZ FESTIVALS all across Canada, in Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Montreal, Rimouski, Quebec City… either as leader of his own group or as accompanist for artists such as Oliver Jones, Carol Welsman, Paolo Ramos, Rémi Bolduc… to name but a few. On the popular music scene, he has played with world renown French and Canadian stars Patricia Kaas, Natasha St-Pier, Michel Rivard, Nanette Workman, Isabelle Boulay, and Bruno Pelletier. Yves has participated in a great number of recordings (radio, television, and albums), and has traveled to many countries on international tours (France, the Netherlands, Egypt, Israel, Senegal, Kenya, Haiti, and the US).  In 2001, Yves founded his group Yves Nadeau Expression, a band of 8 musicians. A grant from the CANADA COUNCIL OF THE ARTS made it possible for Yves to record the group’s first album, Tableaux, which has been available since June 2003.  Yves has played with CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’s “La Nouba” in Orlando, Florida from December 2004 to january 2008.  In May 2009, he played with Larry Coryell the America's premiere of “Sentenza Del Cuore” a concerto for two guitars and orchestra composed by the jazz guitar legend. Later, he had again the opportunity to share the stage with Coryell at The Montreal Jazz Festival with the Band Bombay Jazz and the great Indian Bansouri player Ronu Majumdar.

Badge

Tier

Listener

Points Earned

197

Links


Website

Favorite Musicians / Bands

My Jazz Story

My House Concert Story

Favorite Places to See Jazz

Favorite Genres

Favorite Columns

Favorite Writers


This page was last updated on 2026-04-17.

Engage

Publisher's Desk
A Word About Social Media and Other Platforms
Read on...
The place for jazz polls and surveys!
Reader Polls
Which jazz venues deserve to be on top?
Cast Your Vote Today
The Big Question
Does Jazz History Weigh Too Heavily on Today’s Practitioners?
Post Your Comment

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletters highlight our top stories, top album reviews, website news, free songs, radio & podcast shows, news, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.