Montreal-born Aline Homzy is a violinist who has been making her mark on the Toronto scene for some years now. With Michael Davidson on vibraphone, Thom Gill on guitar, Dan Fortin on bass and Marito Marques on drums, she forms the ensemble Étoile magique (a surprising name, but one that has the merit of sticking to memory). On Éclipse, a debut album for the young musician, there are occasional additions from Joāo Frade on accordion, Felicity Williams on vocals and David Travers-Smith on synthesizers. The first track on the album hints at tight, millimetre-perfect constructions. Almost written music. But the rest of the album belies this first impression. The textures, but above all the rhythms and harmonies, are set free to explore a range of possibilities that sharpen the attention but remain pleasant and accessible. Occasionally, there are a few surprising atonal detours, and the pulse scatters, but always returning to the initial path. The sound projection, tonal accuracy and technical precision suggest a solid classical foundation, although I can’t confirm this. Despite the seriousness of her artistic approach, you can sense Homzy’s preference for a sincerely assumed lightness and good-natured pleasure in both the writing and the performance of the pieces, all original compositions. There are very few quality jazz violinists in the world, and even fewer in Canada. The one we have might as well be good! And Homzy is, as well as having a unique musical personality, different but just as good as those of Jean-Luc Ponty, Regina Carter or Didier Lockwood.
Tout le contenu 360
Interview Rock/Americana/Psychedelia
Corridor: From Analog Legacy to Electronic Exploration
Par Louise Jaunet
Interview
FIMAV 2024 | Scott Thomson, new artistic director, explains and reveals his favorites
Par Alain Brunet
Interview Pop/Eastern European
Nastasia Y, her ukrainian culture infused with Canada
Par Alain Brunet
Critique de concert Pop/Electronic/expérimental / contemporain/Middle Eastern
BORN TO LEAVE (REVISITED) at Centre Phi: Sophoclean electronic tragedy with a Lebanese flavour
Par Salima Bouaraour
Interview classique
CMIM: Shira Gilbert and Zarin Mehta talk about Piano 2024 edition
Par Alexandre Villemaire
Interview classique
Before the CMIM kicks off, Chantal Poulin talks to us about the Piano 2024 edition.
Par Alexandre Villemaire
Critique d'album Pop/expérimental / contemporain/Experimental / Contemporary/Folk/Americana 2024
N NAO – Miroir
Par Louise Jaunet
Interview Rock
Alex Henry Foster Talks About Overcoming Death and his new album, Kimiyo
Par Stephan Boissonneault
Interview Classical/classique
Information: Montreal Oct. 1970 by Tim Brady: a first opera about the October ’70 Crisis
Par Frédéric Cardin
Critique d'album Electronic/Hip Hop/hyperpop 2024
Single of the Day: Kaya Hoax ft. Magi Merlin “Hot Girls with ADD”
Par Stephan Boissonneault
Critique d'album Americana/Pop
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poet Department: The Anthology
Par Alain Brunet
Critique d'album classique/musique traditionnelle/Classical/trad québécois 2024