Singer Marie-Christine Depestre joins the Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal (ONJM) to express the jazz genes of R&B and soul. Needless to say, funk and groove expressions were first associated with modern jazz, before they were taken up by R&B practitioners. And so? The natural link between these two musical universes deserves to be underlined in triple. Thus, the R&B classics “Think”, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” have been arranged ONJM-style by trombonist and chef Jean-Nicolas Trottier, with soloist Marie-Christine Depestre bringing it all together.
MUSICIANS:
Orchestre National de Jazz de Montréal (ONJM)
Guest singer: Marie- Christine Depestre
Conductor: Jean-Nicolas Trottier
Saxophones, flutes and clarinets: Jean-Pierre Zanella, Samuel Blais, Frank Lozano, Annie
Dominique, Alexandre Côté
Trumpets: Jocelyn Couture, Aron Doyle, David Carbonneau, Bill Mahar…
Trombones: Dave Grott, Taylor Donaldson, David Martin, Bob Ellis
Piano: Jérôme Beaulieu
Guitar: Andy Dacoulis
Double bass: Rémi-Jean LeBlanc
Drums: Kevin Warren
