The Orchestre national de jazz de Montr\u00e9al (ONJ) and the ODD SOUND Festival welcome saxophonist and composer Donny McCaslin, under the direction of Montreal conductor, composer and saxophonist Philippe C\u00f4t\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is in fact the opening concert of the ODDSOUND organization’s festival, whose star piece is Shades of Bowie<\/em>, a piece by Philippe C\u00f4t\u00e9 inspired by the music of David Bowie, composed for Donny McCaslin and the Orchestre national de jazz de Montr\u00e9al. The American saxophonist and composer, a Montreal regular since the late ’80s, was musical director for the recording of the extraordinary Blackstar<\/em> album, David Bowie’s final offering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Philippe C\u00f4t\u00e9 has known Donny McCaslin since a long stay in New York some fifteen years ago. McCaslin befriended saxophonist and composer David Binney, with whom he produced the album Lungta<\/em>, released in concert in 2016 with the ONJ. The rock spirit and electro openness that Donny McCaslin’s music led Bowie to recruit him to the musical direction has taken for several years, and from the pivotal role McCaslin played in Bowie’s masterful final opus Blackstar<\/em>, Philippe C\u00f4t\u00e9 wanted to pay tribute to Bowie as well as his influence on McCaslin’s career by interlacing his music with subtle Bowian evocations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the guest soloist, Shades of Bowie is an opportunity to improvise to his heart’s content on an orchestral fresco noticeably reinforced by percussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Opening the evening, McGill University’s Jazz Orchestra 1 will present a repertoire including Two fifteen<\/em>, a piece by Philippe C\u00f4t\u00e9 inspired by Lee Tsang’s poem of the same title about residential schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n So many reasons to interview the soloist and his composer by video, before the concert takes place on Wednesday April 10, an ONJ program in Place des Arts’ 5e salle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTR\u00c9AL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ariste invit\u00e9 | <\/strong>Donny McCaslin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chef d\u2019orchestre | <\/strong>Philippe C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saxophones<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jean-Pierre Zanella, Samuel Blais, Andr\u00e9 Leroux, Frank Lozano, Alexandre Cot\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trombones<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dave Grott, Margaret Donovan, Taylor Donaldson, Jean-S\u00e9bastien Vachon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trompettes<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jocelyn Couture, Aron Doyle, David Carbonneau, Bill Mahar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Piano | Marianne Trudel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guitare | Steve Raegele<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Contrebasse | R\u00e9mi-Jean LeBlanc<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Batterie | Kevin Warren<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Percussions | Fabrice Marandola, Joao Catalao<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n cr\u00e9dit photo: Dave Stapleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n INFOS ET BILLETS ICI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n