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Album

Number 9

Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Carla und Karlheinz; 5 and Less; Frozen; Past Ich; Lostage; 18 Rue de l’Hotel de Ville; Beignes.

News: Recording

Francois Bourassa Quartet Releases "Number 9" on Effendi Records

October 14, 2017

Featuring Francois Bourassa (piano, compositions), André Leroux (saxophones), Guy Boisvert (bass) & Greg Ritchie (drums) Available October 27 on Effendi Records (distributed worldwide by Naxos) Award-winning, critically-acclaimed pianist/composer Francois Bourassa’s new album—Number 9, his ninth album of all original music, dropping on October 27, 2017 on Effendi Records (distributed worldwide by Naxos), features his Quartet of ...

Article: Live Review

Suoni Per Il Popolo 2016

by Mike Chamberlain
July 1, 2016

Suoni Per Il Popolo La Sala Rossa Montréal, Canada June 2-19, 2016 The final weekend of the 16th Suoni Per Il Popolo featured several notable performances by jazz-based artists: Myra Melford and Francois Bourassa; Luc Ex's Assemblee; and The Thing, with guest James Blood Ulmer. The program by pianists ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Opusjazz

by Robert J. Lewis
December 8, 2012

From her earliest years, pianist Julie Lamontagne was immersed in classical music, but after attending a concert by the great Oliver Jones, she switched to jazz in her mid-to late teens. However, her musical mother tongue and first love remains classical, to which she returns to after a long hiatus, but with a new angle: she ...

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Article: Live Review

Ottawa Jazz Festival, Days 1-3: June 23-25, 2011

by John Kelman
June 29, 2011

Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival Ottawa, Canada June 23-25, 2011 2011 represents something of a gamble--and no shortage of controversy--for the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival. After a financial loss in 2010 that wasn't especially large in relative terms, but was nevertheless significant, the ...

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Article: Live Review

Francois Bourassa: Quid Pro Piano

by Robert J. Lewis
October 15, 2010

François Bourassa 2010 Festival International de Jazz de MontréalChapelle historique du Bon-PasteurMontreal, CanadaJune 30, 2010 When pianist/composer François Bourassa performed in the mid-1980s at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the sound he produced registered like a doubled-up fist of angry, aggressive music that, stylistically, recalled attack dog pugilist Roberto ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Francois Bourassa Quartet Tours the States June 14-16

April 19, 2010

"A pianist and composer of high stature in his native Montreal, Mr. Bourassa favors avant-gardism of a liquid and often lyrical sort. He has an established rapport with the saxophonist Andre Leroux" --The New York Times (Nate Chinen) “Elegant and concise compositions... full of rhythmic energy... generous lyricism... a true collaborative effort... Invites you to watch ...

Album

Live

By Francois Bourassa

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2008

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News: Festival

Quebec Jazz Festival: From Canada to Palermo, Passing Through New York

September 27, 2008

Quebec Jazz Festival October 2-5, 2008 Palermo, “Kursaal Kalhesa" - via Foro Umberto I On October 2-5 2008, from Thursday to Sunday, the city of Palermo, Sicily (Italy), will host the Quebec Jazz Festival, travelling festival, of which the purpose is to introduce the jazz scene from Quebec by hosting in the ...

Album

Indefinite Time

By Francois Bourassa

Label: Effendi Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: 1. I Dropped The Radio... 2. Transit 3. Boubacar 4. WS Part I 5. WS Part II 6. Check Out Time 7. Nuit 8. Vequechieun 9. Won U Part I 10 Won U Part II 11. Could You Do The Dishes Please?