Today's projects
| Medieval Jazz | Electro-Jazz | Jazz Classics | Others | 
A unique fusion of Ars nova and Jazz, a modern tribute to the music of the 14th century Troubadours |
When Jazz meets Electronic music; two musicians, two generations, bringing Beat poetry into the 21st century |
Three experienced musicians reunited, offering an unparalleled repertoire of traditional and not-so-traditional Jazz |
Choral music Sur la Route Sacree du Oud Eclectic Le Mariage Anglais |
Three voices, acoustic bass, and drums |
With Eric Auclair / acoustic bass, electric bass, and sampling |
With Sylvain Provost, guitar / Normand Guilbeault, acoustic bass |
| Medieval Jazz |
Three voices (soprano, alto, tenor), acoustic bass, and drums, offering a unique fusion of Ars nova and Jazz. Singers and musicians performing in this project, on disc or on stage, are: |
| Josee Lalonde | |
 Josee Lalonde has been recognized as an outstanding vocal artist in classical and early music, as a soloist with renowned classical ensembles such as Caprice (Matthias Maute), Constantinople (Kiya and Ziya Tabassian), Masques (Olivier Fortin) and Theatre of Early Music (Daniel Taylor), and as a choir member with the Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal (Christopher Jackson), the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra, the Opera de Montreal, Les Violons du Roy (Bernard Labadie), and Viva Voce (Peter Schubert). Josee sang on Karen Young's album Canticum canticorum and tour, and was invited as a soloist for the Cirque du Soleil (Corteo, Ka, Zed), the Cirque Eloize (Nebbia) and the production of Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings in Montreal. — Visit Josee's Website |
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| Eric Auclair | |
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| Pierre Tanguay | |
 One of the most versatile and creative percussionists of his generation and one of the most sought-after musicians in Quebec, Pierre Tanguay has collaborated with an impressive number of projects and ensembles, including Castor et Cie, Ensemble Pierre Cartier, Evidence, Jean Derome et les Dangereux Zhoms, Projet Riel, Trio Jean-Francois Groulx, and Villemure o Carre. Among his close collaborators we find: Alain Bedard, Antoine Berthiaume, Jean Derome, Michel Donato, Andre Duchesne, Fred Frith, Normand Guilbeault, Pierre Langevin, Rene Lussier, Daniel Mille, and Karen Young. Pierre performs freely in the midst of various styles and traditions: jazz, medieval and traditional music, musique actuelle. Co-founder of Strada, Midi tapant, and the Derome-Tanguay Danse, Pierre has also composed for dance (Andrew de Lotbiniere Harwood, Francine Gagne, Irene Stamou, Lucie Gregoire), theatre and cinema (Allan Booth, Imago, Roberto Ariganello). |
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| Daniel Cabena | |
 After earning an Honours Bachelor of Music degree at Wilfrid Laurier University where he was awarded the Alumni Gold Medal in music, Daniel Cabena pursued his academic path at the doctoral level, studying and refining his vocal art the University of Montreal. Winner of the 2002 Guelph Spring Festival Competition and recipient of prestigious scholarships such as the Gladys Whitehead Memorial and the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, Daniel has been soloist for eminent artistic conductors such as Boris Brott, Noel Edison, David Fallis, Gary Kulesha, Gerald Neufeld, and Raymond Perrin. He can be heard on a number of recordings on the Chestnut Hall label and on stage with pianists Stephen Runge and Philip Chiu. He has recently toured in Europe, where he performed Bach’s B minor mass at the Britten-Pears Academy (England) and André Cardinal Destouches' Carnaval et La Folie at l'Academie Baroque Européenne D’Ambronay (France). |
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| Marcel de Hêtre | |
 Following an early training in high school with Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, Marcel de Hêtre enrolled at McGill University to study voice interpretation with Allan Fast and choir direction with Fred Stoltzfus. At ease with Baroque as well as contemporary music, Marcel has worked with La Chapelle de Quebec and Musica Orbium. Singing at the Montreal premiere of works by Swingle and Berio, directed by Ward Swingle himself, he has been invited soloist with the Ottawa Bach Choir, Marcel is Solomon's stunning voice on Karen Young’s Canticum Canticorum. |
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| Christian Paré | |
 Truly an embassador of world music, percussionist Christian Pare has been recognized for his mastering of many instruments and musical styles. Passionate explorer and specialist in African, North Indian, Latino-american, and Brazilian music, Christian has acquired his vast experience from masters such as Ali Akbar Khan, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, and Louis "Changuito" Quintana. He has accompanied several artists on stage and on disc, including Daniel Belanger, Natalie Choquette, Les Boreades de Montreal and the Cirque du Soleil (Alegria). Christian forms with David Hughes and Rejean Julien, the group Phonethemental, authentic journey through the sounds of world music. — Visit Christian's website |
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| Rebecca Bain | |
 Rebecca Bain, Montreal-born soprano, studied with the late Allan Fast at McGill University before heading to Switzerland to study at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, from which she received a master’s degree in medieval music performance. She is co-founder and co-director of three international ensembles for medieval music (Ensemble nu:n, Belladonna, Zorgina) with which she has toured extensively across Europe and in North America. Rebecca has also sung leading roles in theatre projects with renowned medieval music ensembles such as Ensemble Sequentia and Sarband. She has participated in over a dozen CD recordings and has given numerous workshops and courses on polyphonic medieval music. After 13 years in Europe, Rebecca returned to Canada in 2003, where she has worked with The Toronto Consort, Masques, Mandragore, and Constantinople. |
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Initially trained as a classical percussionist, Eric Auclair found his unique acoustic bass style – a surprising mixture of harmonic and percussive sounds – while playing with the Thuryn Von Pranke jazz trio. Very rapidly, he accompanied known Quebec jazz artists such as Michel Cusson, Yannick Rieu, and Karen Young. He also collaborated, on stage and on disc, with several artists and groups from Quebec (Daniel Belanger, Pierre Lapointe, Paul Piche) and from France (Patricia Kaas, Diane Tell). By means of an impressive collection of sound samples of his own creation, Eric has recently emerged as a leading force in electro-acoustic music. Co-founder of the Trio Eric Auclair, the duo Young-Auclair, and the group C:BE, Eric has also played with Intakto (tango), Haïku (japanese music) and on several film and television musical scores.| Jazz classics | A reunion of three acclaimed Quebec Jazz figures who propose an exclusive repertoire of Jazz standards, from Oliver Nelson to Charles Mingus, Karen Young plays along with: |
| Sylvain Provost | |
 Winner of the Yamaha Award at The Montreal Jazz Festival in 1983 with the group Quartz, the guitarist Sylvain Provost has become a steady and leading force on Québec's musical scene. Past and present collaborators include Gerry Boulet, Paul Brochu, Michel Donato, Oliver Jones, Norman Lachapelle, Sylvain Lelievre, François Marcaurelle, Terez Montcalm, Yannick Rieu, Jean Vanasse, Karen Young, Jean-Pierre Zanella, Coco Zhao, and La La La Human Steps, with which he has toured worldwide. A successful career on disc and on scene as well: Sylvain Provost & Norman Lachapelle (1999) –nominations at ADISQ and OPUS for best jazz album, Ni un ni deux (2000) –Felix award for best jazz album at ADISQ (Quebec equivalent of Grammy award) and nomination at OPUS, and Live au Va-et-Vient (2006) –nomination at ADISQ for best jazz album and nomination at OPUS for best jazz performance. — Listen to Sylvain on myspace. |
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| Normand Guilbeault | |
 Winner of the duMaurier Award at the 1994 Montreal Jazz Festival and co-founder of the Montreal OFF Jazz Festival, bassist Normand Guilbeault has been very active in the Quebec and Canada music scenes. The Normand Guilbeault Ensemble, named Acoustic Group of the Year by The Jazz Report magazine in 1997, produced 4 albums: Dualismus, Basso Continuo, A Tribute to Mingus, and Mungus Erectus. Over the years, several Jazz and Musique Actuelle musicians (Jean Beaudet, Jean Derome, Bernard Primeau, Yannick Rieu, Nelson Symonds, Pierre Tanguay) as well as singers (Lou Babin, Louise Forestier, Genevieve Letarte, Karen Young) have collaborated with him. Since 2002, Normand Guilbeault plays with Richard Desjardins with whom he has received 2 Felix awards (Quebec equivalent of Grammy award) in 2004, for best album and best show (Kanasuta). — Visit Normand's Website |
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| Sur la route sacrée du oud | A journey across medieval Europe, from Turkey, Zagreb, Cyprus, Italy and Sicily to Aquitaine, Catalonia and Castilla. The most beautiful pilgrim songs and sacred songs of the monasteries. With: |
| Rebecca Bain | |
| Rebecca Bain, Montreal-born soprano, studied with the late Allan Fast at McGill University before heading to Switzerland to study at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, from which she received a master’s degree in medieval music performance. She is co-founder and co-director of three international ensembles for medieval music (Ensemble nu:n, Belladonna, Zorgina) with which she has toured extensively across Europe and in North America. Rebecca has also sung leading roles in theatre projects with renowned medieval music ensembles such as Ensemble Sequentia and Sarband. She has participated in over a dozen CD recordings and has given numerous workshops and courses on polyphonic medieval music. After 13 years in Europe, Rebecca returned to Canada in 2003, where she has worked with The Toronto Consort, Masques, Mandragore, and Constantinople. |
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| Catherine Herrmann | |
 Catherine Herrmann’s specialisation in early and particularly medieval music grew out of her long experience performing, arranging and composing folk music. From the US, she came to Montreal in 1989 to study voice with Allan Fast at McGill University. Founding member and co-director in 1999 and 2000 of La Compagnie Machaut and also of the a cappella ensemble Rubia, Catherine participated in La Nef's Perceval La Quête du Graal stage production and CD recordings. Her other CD recordings include releases with ensemble Rubia and the Chœur Maha, Ensemble La Volta and her solo CD, Country of the Found, with her own original music. Catherine also sung on several scores for film and TV. She is a multi-instrumentalist, accompanying herself on the guitar, piano, dulcimer and psaltery and also plays a 14th century organetto made for her by Montreal organ-builder James Louder. Catherine has performed her solo work in Canada, USA, France, China, and Taiwan. |
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| Ismail Fencioglu | |
 Ismail Fencioglu earned a Bachelor's degree in music at the State Conservatory of Istanbul, where he specialized in classical Turkish singing techniques under Alaeddin Yavasca, Bekir Sidki Sezgin, and Tulin Yakarcelik. Ismail was a member of the State Classical Turkish Music Choir (Nevzat Atli), worked as a composer and arranger for various recording studios, and as a oud player and signer, has recorded several anthologies of Turkish music and performed often on national television. Since his arrival in Canada in 2001, he has been conducting the Montreal and the Ottawa Turkish Music Chorus. With ouds of his own creation and crafting, he has recorded with Jason Rosenblatt (Fenci's blues) and performed with musicians from different traditions: Turkish master Erkan Ogur (Festival Du Monde Arabe), Peruvian flutist Lucho Quequezana (World Tour 2007), and Canadian jazz singer Karen Young (Festival de Musique Multi-Montreal, Festivoix de Trois-Rivieres) among others. — Listen to Ismail |