After You, Mr. Gershwin!

With:

Clarinets: André MOISAN

Piano: Jean SAULNIER

AFTER YOU, MR. GERSHWIN!

Andre Moisan, whose recordings have all been acclaimed by international critics, delivers for the first time in his career a surprising new album of jazz inspiration. After several years of research from a repertoire inspired by jazz in a more formal structure, he shares with us, with his accomplice Jean Saulnier, his discoveries of a style still too little explored and of exceptional richness.

An accessible and friendly recital where communication with the public is at the forefront and which will please both the initiated and the neophyte.

- Paquito D'Rivera - Mike Mower
- Daniel Mercury
- Bela Kovacs

- Joseph Horowitz - Robert Muczynski

In tribute to the great jazzmen

“I have a lot of respect for clarinettists like Benny Goodman and so many others who knew how to stimulate composers to cross this border between jazz and the more “classical” world and cause the emergence of a new style.” - André Moisan

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OPUS Prize: Nomination in the category Record of the year - modern, contemporary music

Nominated for record of the year at ADISQ

After You, Mr. Gershwin - André Moisan

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André Moisan

Renowned internationally for his mastery of the clarinet, his great musicality and the clarity of his playing, André Moisan has been heard since 1977, as a soloist, chamber musician and at the OSM. Considered to be one of the most brilliant clarinettists of his generation, he has participated in some fifty albums of all genres in Canada and abroad. In addition to his appearances on major international stages, he has also recorded 7 discs as a soloist with ATMA, all of which have received international awards. An accomplished animator and pedagogue, he led the OSM from 1998 to 2008 as well as the OSQ on several occasions. André Moisan conducts regularly in Canada and abroad. He is also an assistant professor in the faculty of music at the Université de Montréal.

Jean Saulnier

Leading an active career as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher, Jean Saulnier has acquired vast experience in the solo repertoire and chamber music. His ease, his flexibility and his quality of listening make him a sought-after partner, as evidenced by his numerous collaborations with the best Canadian and foreign musicians. He is an associate professor at the Faculty of Music of the University of Montreal where he has been teaching for more than 20 years. He directs a very dynamic piano class from which come several musicians recognized on the professional scene.