Jazz Composers Series

’’This is an interesting new original idea, a great experience and a new push for Montreal’s Jazz Community’’

Every night, bands are formed of young professionals composers based mostly in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and New York. Put together for their style similarities by the Montreal trumpet player Rachel Therrien, the invited musicians will have to put together their own original music for a ‘’Once in a life time’’ show with a one day rehearsal only. Most of those associations will be formed for the first time with musicians from different based cities. Every night the series will invite out-of-town musicians and put them together in an ensemble with young Montreal jazz players. This will hopefully starts new friendships and music associations. We are certain that over the years we will make history with unforgettable stories of the new rising jazz composers and performers within the Montreal jazz community.

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’’This is an interesting new original idea, a great experience and a new push for Montreal’s Jazz Community’’

Every night, bands are formed of young professionals composers based mostly in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and New York. Put together for their style similarities by the Montreal trumpet player Rachel Therrien, the invited musicians will have to put together their own original music for a ‘’Once in a life time’’ show with a one day rehearsal only. Most of those associations will be formed for the first time with musicians from different based cities. Every night the series will invite out-of-town musicians and put them together in an ensemble with young Montreal jazz players. This will hopefully starts new friendships and music associations. We are certain that over the years we will make history with unforgettable stories of the new rising jazz composers and performers within the Montreal jazz community.

The concept of putting new rising jazz stars from different cities together for the first time to perform everyone’s original compositions, within a one day rehearsal preparation.

Due to an enormous success and following with the first edition during Montreal’s International Jazz Festival 2013, we are proud to announce that we will offer the series the hole year! It will take part once per month until next edition of the festival!

This idea of that new form of ‘’Jam Session’’ was inspired to Rachel Therrien after she attended the Banff Canter Jazz and Creative Music workshop 2012.

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