Marie-Josée Simard, François Bourassa – Les Chemins du Concerto (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 52:27 minutes | 891 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Effendi records
Marie-Josée Simard (born November 29, 1956) is a Canadian percussionist and music educator living in Quebec.
She was born in La Baie (now part of Saguenay). She performed on the vibraphone with her parents’ orchestra. Simard was taught by her mother until she entered the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec in 1974. Then, from 1976 to 1979, she studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal (CMM). She was the first woman to graduate as a percussionist and the first woman to win a first prize in percussion from the CMM. She continued her studies at the Orford Art Centre, with Michael Skinner and James Blades in London and with Leigh Howard Stevens in New York City. In 1979, she won the Search for Stars contest sponsored by the du Maurier Council for the Performing Arts.
Tracklist:
1. Marie-Josée Simard & François Bourassa – Delta Variation (10:41)
2. Marie-Josée Simard & François Bourassa – Jazette Concertante – En Émoi (08:15)
3. Marie-Josée Simard & François Bourassa – Jazette Concertante – Reflexive (08:39)
4. Marie-Josée Simard & François Bourassa – Jazette Concertante – En Exil (06:56)
5. Marie-Josée Simard & François Bourassa – De Résonnances et D’Échos (09:48)
6. Marie-Josée Simard & François Bourassa – Spirale (08:05)