Hailing from the lower west side of Montreal, Otis – Ali delivers old school blues in an old school way, and never fails to entertain… Having shared stage and studio with some of the greatest blues musicians of our times, such as Junior watson, Fred Kaplan, Richard Innes, Larry Taylor, Johnny Dyer, Lazy Lester, Piano willie etc.

Youtube video: “Bharath & His Rhythm Four – Caraquet en Bleu”

Diavi is an experienced trumpetist, composer, arranger and band leader coming from Cuba who has the intention of bringing his Afro-Cuban Contemporary Jazz to Montreal’s scene, having a warm mix between contemporary Jazz and his cuban influences coming from La Rumba, Latin Jazz and the Cuban music of this days, introducing his own project “Diavinci’s Code”

Musicians:
Willy Barreto on Piano
Clarence Corbeil on Drums
Arturo Zegarra on Congas
Juan Quintero on Bass
Diavi on Trumpet

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Jazz pianist and composer Peter Madsen lived in NYC for over 20 years playing with hundreds of great jazz artists including Stan Getz, Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane, George Coleman, Stanley Turrentine, Benny Golson, Warne Marsh, John Abercrombie, Bill Frissell, Roy Hargrove, Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Tony Malaby, Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, the Mingus Big Band and many more. He’s written over 600 compositions and made over 175 recordings. Peter has performed all over the world on hundreds of tours. He began teaching in Austria 25 years ago and ran an organization called The Collective of Improvising Artists which included 15 different ensembles for which he composed all the music. He now resides in Montreal while still performing internationally.

Peter Madsen Quartet:
Peter Madsen – Piano
Jeremy Sandfelder – Tenor Sax
Sean Burke – Upright Bass
Alex Johnson – Drums