JazzFest Francois Bourassa Quartet

JazzFest 2017 Francois Bourassa Quartet

Friday, June 16 at Le Bistro

Tickets $30 at the door, $25 in advance.

The music of François Bourassa (piano, composition) remains deeply personal, created and
shared with his longtime-musicians and friends Guy Boisvert (double bass), André Leroux
(saxophone) and Greg Ritchie (drums).
His determination to permanently move forward has steered him to play in a wide variety of
settings. Inspired by Bill Evans, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter and McCoy Tyner at a young
age, François Bourassa has also been absorbed by classical music, 21st century music, world
music and pop trends, forming his very own musical vocabulary. For this new album (his 9th)
which will be released in autumn 2017, François intends to explore different musical
atmospheres. Classical music will always be present as an influence, alongside today’s jazz
and free improvisation.