2019
Are you ready to rock’n roll? Join us at the Canadian Cultural Center for an exceptional concert with Steve Hill! A peerless singer and guitarist, Steve Hill is one of the top names of the Canadian blues-rock scene. A genuine...
2019
Chloé Breault doesn’t like wasps, departures, onions or anything that makes you cry. But she loves love itself, songs and love songs! A sensitive musician and songwriter, this young and charming Acadian woman unfolds a delicate and catchy folk music....
2019
William Prince is a singer-songwriter raised on the Peguis First Nation of Manitoba, Canada. William has been honing his craft since the age of nine when he first picked up the guitar and piano. His biggest inspirations include Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson,...
2019
Since their debut in 2011, Toronto’s Whitehorse has evolved from magnetic folk duo to full-blown rock band. In truth, Whitehorse is never fully either one or the other, but an ever-evolving creative partnership that challenges both artists to explore new...
2019
The Ironwood Quartet is made up of four dynamic and passionate Canadian musicians: Jessica Linnebach and Carissa Klopoushak (violins), David Marks (viola), and Julia MacLaine (cello), a quartet of curious musicians whose home base is Canada’s National Arts Centre. During...
2019
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra continues its 50th Anniversary European Tour, led by renowned Music Director Alexander Shelley, in Paris. The National Arts Centre is taking over La Seine Musicale with, on Friday 17, at 8:30 p.m. Life Reflected, a...
2019
Singer/pianist Elizabeth Shepherd started her international career in 2006 with her first album Start to Move, selected by BBC Radio Worldwide as one of the best jazz records of the year. Her five records to follow were widely acclaimed by...
2019
Now in its 4th year and having become a reference in its field, Performance Day offers an original approach to the notion of care in echo with the Take Care exhibition. Artists from various horizons, among them the Canadian Hazel...
2019
Throughout her career, from Vancouver to Toronto via South Africa and many other countries, Zaki Ibrahim has oscillated between music genres — jazz, house, soul, hip-hop, 80s electro-funk and the synth pop of today. The Canadian artist is known for...
2019
Canadian trumpetist and composer Rachel Therrien is one of the most promising jazz musicians of her generation. Renowned for her personal touch and her inspiration drawing from trad jazz, Afro-Latino music and progressive rock, Rachel is a top-notch versatile and...
2019
Since the release of her first solo album, Apprentie guerrière (2012), named Alternative Album of the year at the Felix Awards, Fanny Bloom has embodied a Canadian trend of pop music attuned to its times–both melancholy and spirited. With Pan...
2019
Riit (Rita Claire Mike-Murphy) was raised in Panniqtuq, Nunavut and has begun to make a name for herself across the North with her unique voice. She is part of the youth music movement in Nunavut and has shared the stage with...
2019
Possessed of a powerful, slightly gritty singing voice and an ear for catchy melodies, Amanda won a 2014 Canadian Folk Music Award for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year and was nominated for a Juno. Rheaume has released four albums Holding...
2019
A few notes are enough to draw you into Charles-Antoine Gosselin’s world, suspended beyond time. Following in the steps of such as Neil Young and Nick Drake, the Quebec-born singer takes us on a journey from intimacy to wide horizons...
2019
Rayannah bends noise into music by running voice, breath, synth and percussion through loop pedals. Underscored by intricate beat-making, her evocative lyrics in French and English rise above dense soundscapes, pulling listeners into a world both dark and sweet. Born...
2019
This multidisciplinary event is part of an exceptional partnership between the Canadian Cultural Centre and Ars Nova, the extraordinary French musical ensemble led by Canadian conductor Jean-Michaël Lavoie. Ars Nova invites us to a multisensorial concert and opens the doors...
2019
Montreal native Martin Robidoux is pursuing his career as a harpsichordist, choir director, vocal coach, and musical director. A graduate of the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal and of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris,...
2018
As part of the 6th edition of the Festival Aurores Montréal, the Canadian Cultural Centre presents the artist Elisapie for two concerts on December 6 and 7. Ambassador of Inuit culture, Elisapie represents the beauty of the Far North, a...
2018
Hichem Khalfa concert, as part of Jazzycolors Festival, initially planned on Tuesday 20 November at 20:00 has been canceled. As part of Festival Jazzycolors, Hichem Khalfa takes us through a modern sound created by the mix of influences: sometimes...
2018
As part of the Jazzycolors Festival, Jean-Philippe Sylvestre’s classical programme will include some pieces by Gershwin and other composers who will bring in a jazzy touch to this recital. In 2008, Jean-Philippe Sylvestre received the highest award granted by the...
2018
With her warm-timbred voice, Lithuanian-born Indré reached the semi-final of the prestigious Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition 2016. She started out at the jazz school in Vilnius as part of an a cappella group, and her polyphonic training allowed her...
2018
In a special concert at the Salle Pleyel, Pierre Lapointe will be presenting his latest album, La Science du cœur. His lyrics go straight to the heart and soul, inviting us into his world, one without artifice or shame. His...
2018
Random Recipe celebrates it 10th anniversary with Distractions, a resolutely independent third album that was crowdfunded and inspired by the hundreds of concerts played on several continents. Now a trio, the group strongly reaffirms its off-the-wall musical identity thanks to...
2018
In the presence of Jean-Michaël Lavoie, conductor and artistic director of Ars Nova, and of composer Jean-François Laporte As part of the exceptional partnership that brings together the Canadian Cultural Centre and Ars Nova throughout the year, the French instrumental...
2018
Founded in 1963, Ars Nova is the oldest French contemporary music ensemble. Since the beginning of this year, Canadian composer Jean-Michaël Lavoie has been the ensemble’s artistic director. The evening will take a form different from a traditional concert. It...
2018
This year, the 47th edition of the Festival d’Automne in Paris will feature a portrait of the Canadian composer Claude Vivier. Vivier (1948–1983), whose work is still-little known in France, had been close to Karlheinz Stockhausen and Gérard Grisey. He...
2018
Hailing from Nuuk, Greenland, Nive Nielsen – an Inuk songwriter, musician, singer and actress – has a connection to Canada, where she studied anthropology. She also stands up for the Indigenous traditions of the Far North, from which she draws...
2018
Their musical vocabulary and improvisational style firmly place the musicians of Misc in the jazz tradition. This does not stop them from drawing on elements of pop and rock. These influences, which have marked a new generation of jazzmen, find...
2018
Cameron Crozman is one of the most renowned cellists in Canada and performs around the world in prestigious venues including the Shanghai Oriental Art Centre, the Philharmonie de Paris and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Playing the “Bonjour” Stradivarius...
2018
Le Emie R Roussel Trio s’impose comme un incontournable de la scène jazz actuelle canadienne et connaît depuis 2010 une ascension fulgurante. Formé par Emie R Roussel au piano, Nicolas Bédard à la basse et Dominic Cloutier à la batterie,...
2017
After having hosted the duo Saratoga this year on the occasion of the Festival Aurores Montréal, the sixth edition introduces the singer and musician Emile Bilodeau, who will unveil his debut album Rites de passage. It is with much...
2017
The only Parisian festival dedicated to emerging Canadian music scenes, the Festival Aurores Montréal is back for a 5th edition in Paris to introduce the French to the new Canadian musical talents of tomorrow. This new edition will take over...