Festival

Formed in 1995 and hailing from the Eastern Townships, this group offers festive, timeless New Orleans tunes. Their lively rhythms will have you traveling, smiling and tapping your feet.
Stanley Lake (cornet), Edouard Touchette (trombone), Sylvie Goupil (clarinet), Claude Prud'homme (banjo/guitar), Micheal Hynes (piano), Jean Lavigne (percussion).

Aube/Nocturne is a double album that pays tribute to everything that inspires us, from traditional Quebec music to film scores and tarot cards. It's 18 tracks that all have the same destination in mind, without taking the same route.

Velvet Music transcends borders with a love of Bossa Nova, samba and velvety jazz. Singing in 4 languages, they offer an immersive musical experience. A sensory musical adventure not to be missed!
Marie-Neige Chatelain (vocals), Jacques Bergeon (guitar), Thiago Ferté (saxophone), Jonathan-Guillaume Boudreau (double bass).

Launch of the band's 4th album "The Shorter Way" - inspired by the famous Wayne Shorter. Re-interpretation of Mr. Shorter's repertoire plus new compositions, not forgetting tracks from the 3 previous albums.
Annam Nguyen (guitar), Jonathan Boudreau (bass), Thiago Ferte (saxophone), Bernard Riche (drums).

A two-part presentation will show the full range of textures that a 6-piece ensemble can achieve.
Claude Prud'homme (guitar), Michel Guignet (trumpet), Édouard Touchette (trombone), Benoit Buccheit (saxophone), André Lafleur (bass), Louis-Vincent Hamel (drums).

The group will present original compositions and reinterpret standards from the repertoire.
Édouard Touchette (trombone), Mario Allard (saxophone), Christopher Kerr-Barr (trumpet), Zacharie Bachand (guitar), Sébastien Bachand (double bass).

The Almut Ellinghaus Ensemble offers traditional jazz standards with a kick. Original compositions by both Stanley Lake (trumpet) and Michael Hynes on (keyboard) create an intimate, strong, upbeat and well polished performance.