Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Rachel Therrien Quintet - Why Don't You Try (WDYT) 2017


Trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, Rachel Therrien already boasts an enviable CV. Known for her very personal signature, she has developed a reputation as a highly-skilled, versatile and creative artist. Winner of the 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award at the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the 2016 Stingray Jazz Rising Star Award, where she presented her second album Home Inspiration, “an emotionally charged show filled improv and exceptional musical orchestration” -FIJM. Therrien just launched “Pensamiento” her new afro-colombian inspired jazz album recorded with 12 musicians in Bogota, Colombia, and she’s starting the production of a third album with her Montreal Quitet.

Native of Rimouski (eastern Quebec, Canada), Rachel is considered one of the most promising jazz musicians in the Québec music scene, playing in a variety of music styles and enriching her talent through experiences from many different cultures. She has shared stages in clubs and concerts all around North and South America as well as the Caribbean with such world-class musicians as Roberto Fonseca, Tony Allen, DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Claudio Roditti, Ken Peplowski, Paquito D’Rivera, Bryan Lynch, David Buchbinder, Pedrito Martinez, Julie Lamontagne, Frédéric Alarie, Beth McKenna Big Band, La Wey Segura, Tylor Mitchel, Benito Gonzales, Vic Vogel, Yacouba Sissoko, Geraldo Piloto, Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Michel Legrand, Carole Welsman, Alex Bellegarde, and great music groups as Nomadic Massive, Mariachi Flor de Toloache, Marco Calliari, Yves Lambert, Lynda Tali, Wesli Band, The Franklin Electric, Skah Shah, Klimax, Orquesta Anacaona. She also worked for Canadian TV Show “Belle et Bum” which lead her to share the stage with great artist such as Marie-Josée Lord, Alex Nevsky, Mara Tremblay, Daniel Boucher, Stéphanie Bédard, Lisa Leblanc, Joseph Edgar, and New York based famous folk singer Joseph Arthur. READ MORE...


1. Spectrum 02:26
2. Why Don't You Try 04:25
3. Demi-Nuit 06:44
4. Adirondack Jump 05:12
5. Hayde Santamaria 05:49
6. CRS 05:44
7. Omelette Coleman 03:34
8. I Am Alone 06:11
9. Tomber En Cinq 04:08
10. Rocket Launch 05:35
11. Miroé 04:38


Rachel Therrien - Trumpet & Composition (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8) 
Benjamin Deschamps - Sax & Composition (3) 
Charles Trudel - Piano & Composition (10) 
Simon Page - Bass & Composition (7, 9) 
Alain Bourgeois - Drum & Composition (11)

Recording: Robert Langlois, Studio 270. 
Mix: Olivier St-Pierre, Studio Tone Bender. 
Mastering: Francois Chauvette. 
Picture Front Cover: Pascale Méthot. 
Picture Back Cover: Nicolas Boulay. 
Design: Gwendal Creurer. 

« Ce projet a été rendu possible en partie grâce au gouvernement du Canada et au Grand Prix TD 2015 du Festival International de Jazz de Montréal ». 

(C) 2017 Rachel Therrien. All right reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of this recording prohibited. Made in Canada.