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What a thrill it was to finally play this music live in one of my favourite Montreal venues: Le Gesù. Thanks to the team of L’OFF Festival [...]

The ODD SOUND Sessions are finally available on video and also for listening on streaming platforms! I was very involved in this project because [...]

I’m SO happy to finally present in concert my project with Marc Copland and Quatuor Saguenay. We will play on October 2nd in one of my [...]

I was honoured to be included with great composers, Christine Jensen and John McLeod, in a jazz composer workshop organized by Richard Gillis of [...]

It’s been quite a challenging year, to say the least. A bright moment for me is finally here: the release of my project with the Winnipeg Jazz [...]

I’m happy to share that the production of Twisting Ways  is moving along very well. I’m taking care of managing recording sessions, audio [...]

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra project with David Braid now has an official title: Twisting Ways. The piece showcases the poetry of Lee Tsang sung [...]

In order to complete the Winnipeg Orchestra’s CD, the orchestra asked David Braid and me for one additional piece each. I chose to adapt my [...]

I’m producing a new series with ODD SOUND. We captured a recording session at Studio PM that featured 3 groups of the main artists of the label: [...]

The commissioned piece by David Braid and me (working title Alliance) was premiered by the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (WJO) in Winnipeg. I’m [...]

I’m thrilled to join ODD SOUND, a creation platform whose mission is to support, promote, produce, disseminate and promote the work of Montreal [...]

I’m working on a commissioned work by the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra. It’s a very interesting project that has me collaborating with [...]

I’m delighted to have recorded my new quintet music at Studio PM. This studio, owned by Pierre Marchand of Sarah McLachlan fame, has a great vibe [...]

I’ve been writing for a new group lately. I’m trying to take a fresh look at the classic jazz quintet or trumpet, saxophone, piano, bass and [...]

It was time for a reunion with the Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal at L’Astral to conduct two new creations by Mireille Boily and [...]

After having realized a studio demo in 2015 of my project for string quartet and pianist Marc Copland, I had the pleasure to record the final [...]

I have the honour of joining the prestigious BMI Jazz Composers Workshop this year. This workshop was founded by one of my composition heroes, [...]

I’m super happy to present my thoughts on orchestration at the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers (ISJAC) Symposium that will [...]

I composed Mâlâ(s) for Ensemble Paramirabo in the Spring and the Summer of 2016. It was premiered in September 2016. It was filmed and you can [...]

” People who like Gil Evans and Maria Schneider will want to know about Lungta ” Thomas Conrad, Stereophile    

Lungta is now available for download in audiophile 24 bit / 96 kHz format on Bandcamp. It’s the best sonic quality for the record! [...]

Lungta was included in Craig Nixon’s Best of 2016 list on the website acousticlevitation.org I’m very honored to have Lungta included [...]

Lungta has been reviewed in the January edition of  The New York City Jazz Record. I’m very honored as this issue is dedicated to the best [...]

I’m very proud to have Lungta included in a list of great jazz records published in 2016. Here’s what Peter Hum from the Ottawa [...]

Tonight! Conservatoire de musique de Montréal 8 PM Premiere of my new chamber piece “Mâlâ(s)” by the great musicians of Ensemble [...]

Before starting a new composition, I like to have as a starting point a concept or a main idea that will give a direction to my creativity. I [...]

I’ve been pretty quiet on the web in the last few months. Apart from some great family vacations, I spent the summer writing a new chamber music [...]