The JAZZLAB ORCHESTRA celebrates its 20th anniversary in the 2024-2025 season, shattering the boundaries of orchestral jazz.
Over the course of its career, the ensemble has developed a unique repertoire of original works, with world-class Quebec artists contributing to each project. As a result, the collective's activities focus mainly on specific productions conceived for or by its own personnel.
With over 400 concerts abroad and in Canada, participating in a multitude of major jazz festivals and important artistic events on several continents, the JAZZLAB ORCHESTRA has released 8 album projects, all acclaimed by critics at home and abroad. In addition, 40 special projects have been developed with international artists François Théberge, Stéphane Belmondo, Ted Nash, Zhao Ke, Rufus Reid, Don Thompson, Donny McCaslin, Reg Schwager, Mark Feldman, Rafael Zaldivar, François Bourassa, Jocelyn Ménard, Toine Thys, Fulvio Albano, and most recently Greg Lamy and Claudia Chan Tak.
All JAZZLAB ORCHESTRA projects, without exception, have been nominated in the “Best Jazz Album and/or Best Jazz Concert” categories at ADISQ, JUNO, Prix OPUS, Choc JazzMan, Downbeat and others. Among these nominations are those of the latest project “Loguslabusmuzikus” nominated at ADISQ in the category “Best Album of the Year 2022”, Hit in Couleurs Jazz (Fr), not to mention 5, 4.5 and 4 stars in several European, Canadian and American magazines.
For 2025, the JAZZLAB ORCHESTRA is preparing a new album entitled “Le Passage du Temps”.
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The JAZZLAB ORCHESTRA, a multigenerational ensemble, is composed in 2025 of Mario Allard, (ss, as, cl); Annie Dominique (ss, as clb); Claire Devlin (ss, ts); Jacques Kuba Seguin (tp); Thomas Morelli-Bernard (tb); Marie Fatima Rudolf (p); Alain Bédard (cb); Michel Lambert (drs).
For 2025, the JAZZLAB ORCHESTRA has a whole host of surprises and cultural exchanges in store.
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