Results for "Montreal"

Sébastien Parent

Born: October 29, 1998

Sébastien Parent is a Montreal-based composer, producer, and drummer. He specializes in eclectic big band songwriting, specifically personal melodic ideas arranged with precision and improvisational showcasing. His first album as a leader, ''Projet Seb Parent'', was released on June 2nd, 2023.

Michel Levasseur Leaves the Building

by Mike Chamberlain
May 9, 2023

The run-up to this year's 39th edition of the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville (FIMAV, or Victo) has been anything but routine. First, it was announced in December that the City of Victoriaville had rescinded the festival's contract for the use of the Colisée des Bois-Francs arena as one of the festival's two main ...

Stacey Ryan Has a Lot to Sing About

by Mark Robbins
April 15, 2023

When 21 year old Canadian singer songwriter multi instrumentalist Stacey Ryan's parents told her she needed to have a backup plan in case this music thing didn't work out. Her reply was ..."I knew it had to be music or nothing else. There was never a plan B." Judging from the millions of people following her ...

June 29-July 8: The 43rd Festival International De Jazz De Montréal!

April 10, 2023

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto, continues to evolve to the beat of the music it showcases. Today, its programming team is very proud to reveal the artists who will be performing at this 43rd edition, which takes place this coming June 29 to July ...

Mira Choquette

Born: July 6, 1982

Will Régnier

Born: May 13, 1994

Will Régnier is a Montreal-based Canadian drummer, composer and record producer. Since the beginning of his professional musical career in 2010, Will has established himself as a sought-after drummer, contributing to numerous records and tours, with a diverse array of artists. In addition to his impressive drumming abilities, Will has also made his mark as a composer, mixer and producer, overseeing the creation of several records. In 2014, William began a bachelor’s degree in jazz performance at Université de Montréal, where he studied drumming with Paul Brochu; he went on to obtain a master’s degree in jazz performance and composition in 2020

Choose Joy

by John Chacona
March 2, 2023

What should music sound like as the world emerges from the musical Ice Age of the pandemic years? An elegiac tone is an inevitable and perhaps necessary acknowledgment of the desolation of those years. Equally valid is an expression of joy and gratitude for the transformative power of music to heal and uplift. In their own ...

Melissa Pipe

Melissa Pipe is a baritone saxophonist, bassoonist, composer and arranger who lives in Montreal. 

As well as leading her own quintet and sextet, she performs regularly with jazz, hip hop, indie, and classical ensembles as a freelancer. A versatile player and writer, she has written for small group, chamber ensemble, big band and symphony orchestra.

Martin Gioani

Born: September 17, 1987

Martin Gioani is a guitar player, pedagogue and content creator with a community of more than 200K subscribers. Since 2005 he teaches guitar, creates pedagogical content and full courses on his website guitare-improvisation.com, and shares tutorials and backing tracks on his Youtube channel Guitare Improvisation.

A vast experience in jazz, gypsy jazz and Brazilian music led Martin to teach in different seminars, including the most prestigious Django in June in 2019 in Massachusetts. His interest towards different cultures, music genres and languages can be felt in his approach to teaching as much as in his playing.

Pierre Francois