Photo Credit: Benoit Rousseau
Gentiane’s compositions come together in a deeply personal universe filled with contrasting colours. She is joined by bassist Levi Dover and drummer Louis-Vincent Hamel, two pillars of the Canadian creative jazz scene, who contribute their original voices to her music. Over several years of performing and touring together, the band has developed its own language, transcending genre and striving for creative freedom.
MG’s compositions reflect her early development as a classical pianist as well as her background as a jazz pianist, incorporating the aesthetics of impressionism with the improvisational approach and rhythmic sensibility of contemporary jazz. From a more personal perspective, her most recent repertoire was born from a long search for meaning.
“Through the piano, Gentiane MG transcends emotions and plumbs the unknown“. Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen
- Gentiane Michaud-Gagnon (piano)
- Levi Dover: (bass)
- Louis-Vincent Hamel (drums)
Here is an interview and music excerpt on the recent album “Wonderland“. Also, listen to “Empty Canvas” and “Road to Nowhere“ “Impossible Beauty”
This performance is sponsored by DIVA INTERNATIONAL, makers of the Diva Cup, for the” Women in Jazz Series”
