Project Description
Highly respected for his compositions and arrangements, as well as for his numerous collaborations with some of today’s most important jazzmen, pianist Yves Léveillé is on a never-ending quest for beauty within the jazz idiom seeking to articulate a musical language that is in turn lyrical, cerebral and sophisticated.
Montreal-based Yves Léveillé created his ensemble dedicated to the interpretation of his original compositions in the 1990’s. Since then, he has recorded eight albums. Available on the Effendi label and ATMA-Classique, they have been very highly appreciated by critics and audiences alike. Léveillé performs in Canada, as well as in Europe, the United States and now in China. He was awarded some of the most prestigious Canadian jazz awards and nominations for Best Albums and Concerts of the year and he also received major grants leading to a residencies in New York and at the famous Banff Centre.
Essences des bois: Difficult to resist the flood of imagery and the muffled waves of the woodwinds set in motion by this concert from the composer/pianist Yves Léveillé. In this quintet for clarinet-flute, saxophones, piano, bass and drums, the Montreal musician creates a luminous balance between the colours of the woodwinds and the supple energy of the rhythm section. Shifting from the pursuit of ideal phrasing to the complex and the lyrical, Léveillé persistently strives for jazz-like beauty. The musical clarity, a sign of the composer’s maturity, is combined with graceful tones and a purity of playing, all of which give a shimmering, dreamy resonance to the ensemble. With ample room for virtuosity and musical intelligence, this encounter between five exceptional musicians is deeply moving.
Musicians
- Yves Léveillé / piano and composition
- Roberto Murray /saxophones
- Bernard Daigle /flute, clarinet
- Adrian Vedady / double bass
- Alain Bastien /drums
Program
- Milles Orchidées
- Jonglerie
- Perceptible
- En marche
- Forêt
- Ascendant
- Pour ainsi dire
- Encodage
- U-Bahn Récif
- Récif
- Lune et loup
- Chorégraphie
All compositions by Yves Leveille
The music played will be selected among these titles
Schedule
- October 16 : Shanghai International Arts Festival
- October 17 : JZ Festival Shanghai
- October 18 : Zhujiajiao Water Village World Music Festival
- October 21 : Beijing East Shore Jazz Live
- October 22 : National Center for the Performing Arts
- October 27 : Guangzhou Jazz Music Festival – Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall (concert + master class)
