Do not miss your chance to see Canadian jazz legend Lorraine Desmarais as she presents a Tribute To Bill Evans!
"There was a strong interactivity and a deep intense conversation within the trio throughout the show... The set list concentrated on Evan’s own compositions, and threw in a few jazz standards frequently associated with him. The mood of the music shifted from jaunty to wistful to sweet to elegiac – but it was always played in a nuanced manner with care and attention." - Alayne McGregor, Ottawa Jazz Scene
Bill Evans profoundly revolutionized jazz piano and the trio formation. A subtle performer and inspired composer, Evans integrated the harmonic colors of French impressionists Debussy, Fauré and Ravel into his playing. The musicians of Trio Lorraine Desmarais are thrilled to recreate their favorite Bill Evans pieces on stage. Creativity, virtuosity, musicality and sophistication come together in this intimate conversation between Camil Bélisle on drums, Alec Walkington on double bass and Lorraine Desmarais at the piano.
About Lorraine Desmarais
Pianist and composer Lorraine Desmarais is known in Canada, the USA, Europe, Mexico, China, Indonesia and Africa for her solo, trio and big band performances and has also appeared with many symphony orchestras. She has twelve albums of original compositions - three of these albums (Trio Lorraine Desmarais , Jazz pour Noël and Big Band) have received FÉLIX awards at the Gala de ADISQ. In 2011, she received a Doctorat Honoris Causa from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). In 2013, she was awarded by becoming Member of the Order of Canada. Lorraine Desmarais played in concert with artists of worldwide renown such as, Chick Corea, Oliver Jones, Jacky Terrasson, Joe Lovano, The New York Diva Big Band, the Brubeck Brothers and Paquito D’Rivera.
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