“a young musician to be watched, listened to, savoured and reckoned with” Raul DaGama
“Bold Canadian drummer Ernesto Cervini exemplifies ‘float like a butterfly, sting like a bee‘”
Welcome to the musical world of Three Pines! Born from the imagination of JUNO Award
winning drummer and composer Ernesto Cervini, and inspired by the incredible village from
Louise Penny’s “Gamache” detective series, this show features music inspired by the
characters and emotions from the series, and endeavours to capture the spirit of the books;
about goodness and decency, about integrity, courage and love.
The performance will showcase a collection of Canada’s finest musicians, and features 15 original
compositions by Cervini which were written based on the characters and themes of Penny’s 17 novels (to
date.) These songs will be interwoven with excerpts from the books describing the characters and stories
to which they refer.
From Ernesto Cervini: About 5 years ago, I was introduced to the world of Three Pines by my sister, Amy
Cervini. I started reading Louise Penny’s books, and I completely fell in love. I was captured by the
storytelling, and the incredible characters. Although they are detective novels, the books are filled with
kindness and joy, and I was inspired to write music that reflects the themes and characters in the books.
This project is a departure for me, as I’ve generally worked and written music for specific bands
(Turboprop, TuneTown, Tetrahedron) based on disparate themes and inspirations, but this is the first time
I’ve used a common theme to create a whole album’s worth of music.
The new album, entitled Joy was released on Friday, October 7th, 2022 on TPR Records and was
nominated for a 2023 Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year: Solo.
Personnel:
Ernesto Cervini: drums & compositions
Tara Davidson: Saxophones
Kelly Jefferson: saxophones
William Carn: trombone
Dan Fortin: bass
Adrean Farrugia: piano
Nicky Schrire: vocals
Check out: “Surprised by Joy” “Myrna” “Ruth’s Rosa”
