Number 9 François Bourassa Quartet

• 1 Carla und Karlheinz 09:33
• 2 5 And Less 09:02
• 3 Frozen 11:35
• 4 Past ich 05:24
• 5 Lostage 08:23
• 6 18 Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville 09:04
• 7 11 Beignes 06:21
• Total Runtime 59:22

Info for Number 9

Quebec-based pianist and composer Francois Bourassa has called his 9th album Number 9 - but don't let the simple title fool you. Bourassa and his quartet of Andre Leroux (reeds), Guy Boisvert (bass) and Greg Ritchie (drums) throw in plenty of surprises on a series of original compositions.

After „Idiosyncrasie“ (Effendi 2011), François Bourassa and crew embark on another journey of musical explorations in a quartet format. „Number 9“, François’ aptly named ninth album as a leader, will be released on the 27th of October on Effendi Records/ Naxos worldwide.

„The music of Number 9 cycles from melodic lyricism to pure sonics, from a swinging basis to open space, from probing inquiry to fervent self-expression to satisfying resolutions, sometimes conclusive. There is finesse and passion, flintiness and warmth, formal structures and free association. Some of Number 9 is simply dreamy. Bourassa and company make these diversities all of one piece, aspects of an ensemble sensibility. Return, repeat, replay, dig in, lay back. A world of music comes clear.“ (From the liner notes by Howard Mandel, 2017).

François Bourassa has just played a showcase in a trio setting at the Rimouski Jazz meeting at the end of August. Below you can see a video from a quartet performance at Jazz en Rafale earlier this year.

„Ultimately, the songs on Number 9 speak for themselves. The quartet covers a lot of ground from a complex of perspectives, new details unveiled with each turn of the ear. Hear Bourassa, Leroux, Boisvert and Ritchie commune. Return, repeat, replay, dig in... a world of remarkable music awaits you.“ (AllAboutJazz)

“A pianist and composer of high stature in his native Montreal, Mr. Bourassa favors avantgardism of a liquid and often lyrical sort." (Nate Chinen, The New York Times)

François Bourassa, piano
André Leroux, saxophone
Guy Boisvert, double bass
Greg Ritchie, drums

No biography found.

Booklet for Number 9