Christine Tassan et les Imposteures

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Friday, October 30th, 2015
7:30 PM

It has been ten years since Christine Tassan et les Imposteures started tending their craft in the gypsy jazz milieu and there is no doubt that they are here to stay.

Pioneers in a domain usually reserved for men and precursors of the gypsy wave that swept across Québec, this all-woman quartet continues to reinvent this timeless music while integrating new ideas and influences with an originality and flair we have become familiar with. From standards to original compositions, the Imposteures’ musical arrangements innovate, rejuvenate and leave room for unbridled creativity from four talented and accomplished young women.

On stage, we bear witness to four musicians who have mastered their talents. They improvise with ease, interpret their repertoire with dynamism, and blend their voices together in refined harmonies. But it’s their communicative energy and the personal bond between them that hits home the most. Christine Tassan et les Imposteures, are first and foremost four friends who have harnessed their energies and their voices to give rise to, year after year, the fruit of their creativity. You can feel that Django Reinhardt’s influence is never far off and the gypsy jazz standards are played and interpreted with great passion. The repertoire is rich with brilliantly arranged compositions, songs and instrumentals, conferring on the group a unique and original sound which amazes the crowd.

The standards they play are carefully selected with most of them having their roots in Quebec. The show takes us on an invigorating musical voyage, where the performance is more powerful than ever: the interaction among the musicians intensifies, the musical exchanges soar, and the mood oscillates, at times intimate like in an obscure jazz bar, glass in hand, at other times energetic and lively like drinking champagne on a terrace in summer.

All this captivates the crowd throughout the most enjoyable happy hour in the most charming company. www.christinetassanetlesimposteures.com

Advance tickets available at Lyle's Place, Ivy's Bookshop and Long & McQuade Online tickets at www.beaconridgeproductions.com