Album

Marianne Trudel, pianist and composer, delivers a work of exceptional quality! Sands of Time by the Marianne Trudel Quintet brings together those first-rate elements that make jazz a unique and powerful experience: energy, originality, chemistry, passion, vigour, and integrity. Catchy melodies, solid grooves, and truly inspired improvisations make this second opus an album that will charm sophisticated and casual listeners alike! An amazing band, bursting with ideas and talent, recorded live in concert at the Lion d’Or (Montreal) on June 25, 2006.

“Inquisitive by nature and open to musical encounters of all kind, Marianne Trudel seems to have found her voice here.”— Félix-Antoine Hamel, La Scena Musicale, (Québec, Canada, 2007)

« Après un remarquable premier album en solo (Espaces libres), la pianiste montréalaise Marianne Trudel nous revient avec un second opus, également autoproduit. Entourée des saxophonistes Jonathan Stewart et Rob Mosher (celui-ci joue également du hautbois), du contrebassiste Morgan Moore et du batteur Robbie Kuster, Trudel présente sur Sands of Time une suite de compositions originales, enregistrées en partie au Lion d’Or lors de l’édition 2006 de L’Off Festival de Jazz de Montréal. Cultivant un goût pour les mélodies empreintes d’un certain lyrisme, la pianiste fait transparaître dans son jeu les influences de Keith Jarrett et de Paul Bley. Sur les pièces en quintette, notamment Parcours, pièce de résistance du CD de plus de 15 minutes, le soprano shortérien de Mosher fait merveille. Entre les performances du groupe, quelques pièces en trio (dont l’espiègle Mots d’hivers) et une interprétation solo viennent varier le ton. Sur la route, composition lauréate du concours du FIJM, est interprétée par le quartette (sans Mosher) et rappelle les thèmes dansants composés dans les années 1970 par Keith Jarrett pour son quartette européen. Musicienne curieuse, friande de rencontres de toutes sortes, Marianne Trudel semble avoir trouvé sa «voix» ici, mais souhaitons tout de même qu’elle nous montre la pleine mesure de son talent en nous surprenant un peu plus dans une «voie» qui lui est propre. » Félix-Antoine Hamel, La Scena Musicale, (Québec, Canada, 2007)
“Parcours, lasting 15 minutes, is the most substantial piece, displaying solid arranging and improv talents”. Irwin Block, The Gazette, (Québec, Canada, 2007)

Pianist Marianne Trudel weaves classical influences into a modern jazz context that includes various styles of free improvisation on this second CD under her name. It is a showcase, combining five pieces, recorded live with her band at the Lion d’Or during last year’s L’OFF Festival de Jazz, with three in the studio. Trudel is at her best on ballads like Vol d’essai, where we hear her sensitive and sensible voice. Parcours, lasting 15 minutes, is the most substantial piece, displaying solid arranging and improv talents. Sur la route, built around a samba rhythm, is a lighter piece showing her versatility — it won the Galaxie award for best new composition at this summer’s Montréal International Jazz Festival. Rating 4 — Wonderful!” Irwin Block, The Gazette, (Québec, Canada, 2007)
“Here is one group under the fine leadership of an all-round composer, pianist and improviser. Marianne Trudel’s main assets, apart for her abilities as bandleader, are her sensitivity, imagination and sense of taste.” — Alain Brunet, La Presse, (Québec, Canada, 2007)
"Like a fine wine, the music of this young pianist has been maturing nicely over time. Marianne Trudel reveals herself to be an adventurous composer and an impoviser full of fresh ideas.” Stanley Péan, Voir, (Québec, Canada, 2007)

Album

Sands of time

Marianne Trudel Quintet live

Press

“Inquisitive by nature and open to musical encounters of all kind, Marianne Trudel seems to have found her voice here.”— Félix-Antoine Hamel, La Scena Musicale, (Québec, Canada, 2007)

“Parcours, lasting 15 minutes, is the most substantial piece, displaying solid arranging and improv talents”. Irwin Block, The Gazette, (Québec, Canada, 2007)

“Here is one group under the fine leadership of an all-round composer, pianist and improviser. Marianne Trudel’s main assets, apart for her abilities as bandleader, are her sensitivity, imagination and sense of taste.” — Alain Brunet, La Presse, (Québec, Canada, 2007)

"Like a fine wine, the music of this young pianist has been maturing nicely over time. Marianne Trudel reveals herself to be an adventurous composer and an impoviser full of fresh ideas.” Stanley Péan, Voir, (Québec, Canada, 2007)