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On December 8, 1974, guitarist, composer, improviser and bandleader René Lussier gave his first concert in Chambly, at the local cinema. On December 8, 2024, at the Ministère, 8pm, René Lussier commemorates 50 years of atypical, world-renowned musical practices in the contemporary music filter.
He was electric guitarist with the Conventum collective in the ’70s, then embarked on a solo career that continues to this day. His album Fin du travail was released in 1984, and his solo discography now boasts 22 opuses, as well as dozens of collaborations. A revolutionary transposition of spoken language into music, his masterwork Le trésor de la langue won international awards and was performed on stage with eloquent narrations by Richard Desjardins and Patrice Desbiens. Le corps d’Étienne marked his work with filmmaker Pierre Hébert, a master of film etching. With multi-flute and multi-saxophonist Jean Derome, he founded the excellent duo Les Granules, and with British guitarist Fred Frith, he has recorded and performed many times. With clarinettist Robert M Lepage, he has also made some magnificent collaborations public. With the other Robert Lepage, he set to music the gigantic Le moulin à images installation in Quebec City in 2009. He has recorded with explorer DJ Martin Tétreault. He has also sporadically joined one of Fred Fortin’s bands, Gros Mené.
He’s also done songs, in short, the most variable of orchestral geometries. So, what do you think? No need to justify posting this interview with Alain Brunet for PAN M 360.
Staff for the Ministry concert
René Lussier, guitares, saxophone
Luzio Altobelli, accordion
Hugo Blouin, double bass
Guillaume Bourque, clarinets
Julie Houle, tuba
Robbie Kuster, drums
