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I’m thrilled to join ODD SOUND, a creation platform whose mission is to support, promote, produce, disseminate and promote the work of Montreal musicians and composers. This non-profit organization was founded in 2013 by trumpeter and composer Jacques Kuba Séguin. I see a very [...]Read more

I’m working on a commissioned work by the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra. It’s a very interesting project that has me collaborating with David Braid from Toronto. David is an exceptional composer with whom I am discovering a lot of chemistry. We are writing a piece together [...]Read more

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 and a fantastic Fazioli piano. I don’t know when this will be released as I have other projects underway, but I’m thrilled with this [...]Read more

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 drums. I love this instrumentation from listening to so many legendary jazz records. I want to treat this group like a chamber music [...]Read more

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 Jean-Nicolas Trottier: Les chants du Phoenix and Elements: Tales from Within. In addition to being an incredible singer, Mireille [...]Read more

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 version of this music in the concert hall of Domaine Forget in Charlevoix. What a pleasure to hear the rich sound of the Saguenay Quartet [...]Read more

I have the honour of joining the prestigious BMI Jazz Composers Workshop this year. This workshop was founded by one of my composition heroes, Bob Brookmeyer, back in 1988 and is now led by Andy Farber and Ted Nash. Many great composers have honed their skills in this workshop, [...]Read more

I’m super happy to present my thoughts on orchestration at the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers (ISJAC) Symposium that will take place in Tampa on the University of South Florida campus. ISJAC is the only association specialized in jazz composing, and it will [...]Read more

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 watch it here. Here’s some more details about the piece from the program notes: Before starting a new composition, I like to have [...]Read more

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