Results for "Montreal"

Bryson Barnes

Born: July 19, 1985

Trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and educator Bryson Barnes has earned jazz degrees from the University of Miami and McGill. He has appeared with a diverse cast of musicians, from Montreal jazz legend Vic Vogel to hip-hop stalwart Slick Rick. He currently leads his own jazz quintet, recently featured at the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. His debut album "Inner Circle" showcases a deft lyricism as well a sensitive and engaging compositional style. In addition, Bryson leads the indie pop group Bryson Barnes and the New Method. Look out for their debut EP, “Never on Earth,” due out this summer

Parc X Trio

Active since: 2007

Parc X trio is a Montreal-based contemporary jazz trio featuring Gabriel Vinuela-Pelletier (piano and compositions), Alex Lefaivre (bass and compositions) and Alain Bourgeois (drums). To celebrate its 10 year anniversary, Parc X trio will release its 7th recording, Dream, in April 2017. Pursuing the electric trio format, the group’s latest musical explorations showcase their typical original blend of pop song structures, contemporary jazz harmonies, staggering dynamics and break-beat grooves over odd time signatures. As complex as the music might seem on paper, the trio navigates through the material effortlessly with grace and power

Matt LeGroulx

Born: January 25, 1982

Matt LeGroulx is a multi-instrumentalist from Montreal.

John Roney

Pianist John Roney is one of the most active and visible artists on the Canadian music scene. His versatility as a jazz pianist, classical pianist and composer is unrivalled, demonstrating a mastery of an astonishingly vast range of artistic abilities and sensibilities. Obtaining his baccalaureate in jazz piano, classical piano, and composition from University of Toronto in 2000, he went on to complete his Master’s degree at McGill University in jazz performance. Since settling in Montreal, he has captured the attention of the local jazz scene, and performs frequently with local and international artists

John Kerningham Sidney Scott

Born: August, 1940

John (Johnny) Kerningham Sidney Scott is a jazz vocalist and tenor saxophonist. He is remembered as a wonderful entertainer who has given a great deal of pleasure to audiences in Canada, United States, Europe and the Middle East. He was best known as a mainstay at the House of Jazz and its former incarnation, Biddle's, for more than three decades. Scott was born in Buffalo, N.Y. where, at the age of 15, he began is musical studies. He was a one-time member of Aretha Franklin's church choir group. He later enlisted in the Army and subsequently became a member of a band formed to entertain American troupes in Europe. He later became the leader of that group of very fine musicians

Francois Bourassa

François Bourassa—now with ten albums of original music under his belt—has become an ambassador for Canada’s thriving jazz community at an international level. A paragon of both consistency and evolution, he continues to seek out new challenges for himself, his colleagues, and his growing community of listeners. On April 16, 2021, Bourassa released his first solo piano album L’Impact du silence and is releasing “Swirl”, a new live album with his Quartet on July 7th, 2023.

Bourassa’s talent was initially recognized by the Festival international de jazz de Montréal in 1985, kickstarting his trio’s recording and performing career throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In 1996, Bourassa’s trio joined forces with saxophonist and flutist André Leroux. Bourassa’s eponymous quartet has been a staple of Montreal’s artistic landscape for 25 years. The band features founding bassist Guy Boisvert, longtime saxophonist André Leroux, and Guillaume Pilote as the most recent addition.

Jean-Christophe Béney

Born: October 2, 1969

Jean-christophe Béney was born October 2nd, 1969, in Boulogne- Billancourt, near Paris. His parents being classical musicians, he was always in touch with the world of music. Nevertheless, his first great passion was drawing, and especially cartoons, which he started making as soon as he was able to read and write, and which fed his imagination all during his childhood. He discovered jazz music at the age of 9 or 10. His father conducted a big band and Jean-christophe was always in the first row during concerts. At that time he decided to start studying one of the horns, and after first thinking about trombone, he opted for saxophone

Louise S. Roy

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Jacob Kaye

Born: January 28, 1955

Biography of Jacob Kaye

For more than 20 years, Jacob Kaye musician, drummer, educator has been a leader in the music industry. Whether backing headliners, leading his band or as a music educator. Jacob's international performances on stage, screen and television in 3 continents, 6 countries, and countless cities has made him one of the world's top performers.

"...in traveling over 40,000 miles across our nation (U.S.), performing before 1.8 million people with appearances on coast-to-coast television...successful performances at 180 diversified events to include music clinics and jazz festivals...reflected great credit up himself and the U.S