Did I ever think I would do cabaret again? NO…
Lire la suiteIn the fall of 2022, Manteca was recording their 14th album, The Offspring Project…
Lire la suiteIn the fall of 2022, I had the honour to play Mimi in the world premiere of the musical “Almost a Full Moon”…
Lire la suiteA few years ago, Global-Jazz-nonet Manteca asked me to sing a few songs with them at concerts…
Lire la suiteManteca does not stop producing….
"We still have a lot to say," said Matt Zimbel. (Band leader and percussionist)…
Lire la suiteI’m inviting you to my first virtual cabaret, LIVING IN LIMBO! On April 24th, 7:15 pm (Montreal time) let’s get together, dance, even sing, and laugh together! I will be accompanied by three musicians.
Lire la suiteI would love to talk about all the incredible musicians I had the honour to work with on my album Get to It. I hope you will as much pleasure to listen to it that I had to make it with my fantastic crew!
Lire la suiteI started the recording of my album Get to It in 2012, and then life happened… With my album soon to be released, I felt inspired to create this poem.
Lire la suiteWe have a date for the launch of Get to It! The album will be available from February 19.
If you don't want to wait, and you want to have your album as quickly as possible, you can preorder it now. Plus, you have the option of having it signed, I even bought a pen especially for that! I tell you, you will love it.
Lire la suiteI will never forget the day my parents bought our first TV set. I was 8 years old. We lived in Roberval, Lac St-Jean. We had no other electronics in those days except a small turn table with a very humble collection of vinyl records… Glen Miller, bossa, tango, cha-cha and some classic Québécois singers.
Lire la suiteWhy is this song so close to my heart? Let me share two stories with you!
When my daughters were young, 10 & 7, Friday night was “Le party en famille” and they got to choose the music. I swear to you, it was either Loreena McKennitt or Mister Cohen, even at that young age they knew how to pick a rebel out of a line up. My girls, huh?
Lire la suiteFriendships that lasts… unconditional, honest, creative, low maintenance, fun and kind!
We kept in touch… we would say to each other: “One day, we’ll create a show together”… and one day… we did. The three of us go way back. We danced on many popular variety TV shows that seduced all of Quebec’s fans in the 70”s and early 80’s…. lots of gogo dancing.
Lire la suiteI wanted to let you know that I am absolutely honored and over the moon to have been invited to sing on Manteca’s 13th CD release; “Augmented Indifference”. We played Montreal Jazz Festival last year, 3 nights in a row, the dance floor was packed with people of all ages and cultures – I cannot tell you how electrifying it is to stand on stage with these musicians, some of whom are the original band members and to feel the power of all the percussion and horns and savour the energy of some of the most generous, gracious and talented humans….
Lire la suiteLiteracy! Finding out who you are through the power of words! I am very proud to have contributed to fundraising for Metropolis Blue Literary Foundation for the past 10 years. My partner in crime, Matt Zimbel and I co-created, co-directed and hosted two bilingual events a year. The Shoe Show, Bedtime Stories, Bad Girls, Stirred Not Shaken, Angels and Demons, Grill and Literature and many more... you name it…we did it. The ingenious artistic director of Met Blue, William St-Hilaire challenged us by proposing all the fabulous themes.
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