Sagapool (festive world music)
Description
Mix of Klezmer, Jazz, fanfare, all original music composed and performed by 6 multi-instrumentist. Since 1999, Sagapool have done more than 300 concerts around Canada, including 4 major performances at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Biography
With its contagious joie de vivre and its vibrant music, this band of six musicians has created an original and dazzling repertoire that reflects the colourful influences of Montreal’s cultural mosaic.
Conceived in the hallways of the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal on a sunny day in 1999, Sagapool – previously known as Manouche – recently celebrated its ninth year with the release of its third album, Épisode Trois.
Guitar, double bass, accordion, percussions, banjo, glockenspiel, Rhodes, violin, clarinet and piano all shine in the hands of these multi-talented instrumentalists. With its diversified cultural background, the group defies simple categorization and performs its own blend of joyful and very cinematographic music.
With Épisode Trois, Sagapool lets its music travel without borders and preserves the free spirit and exuberance of its first loves – gypsy music, gypsy swing and klezmer, while adding ska, latin and folk rythms.
Sagapool’s new album was warmly received by the public and the critics alike. Shortly after its release, Montreal newspaper Ici named it Album of the Week It also placed #1 on CIBL World chart for 7 consecutive weeks, #6 on !Earshot Jazz chart and reached the Top 10 list of Montreal CD sales.
Since 1999, Sagapool has played over 300 times in Canada, with 4 major performances at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. The band sold more than 8000 copies of its first two albums. In 2006, the album St-Urbain Café was nominated at ADISQ (Quebec Junos) for best instrumental album. That same year, the group won the Roseq-Radarts award given by music promoters of Quebec. In 2007, Sagapool performed for the first time in the United States at Bliss Fest, in Michigan.
Members
Zoé Dumais - VIOLIN + glockenspiel
Alexis Dumais - PIANO + doublebass and percussions
Guillaume Bourque - Clarinet
Luzio Altobelli - ACCORDION + percussions, piano et drums
Dany Nicolas - GUITAR + doublebass and piano
Marton Maderspach - DRUMS + percussions
Booking and Management Worldwide :
COOP Les Faux-Monnayeurs - Jean-François Guindon - 514.525.8851 - contact@coopfauxmonnayeurs.com
Booking USA (all markets) and Canada (except Quebec and Festivals) : Marilyn Gilbert - 416.410.8224 - Marilyn@mgam.com
Upcoming Shows
21 November 2008, 20h00
Maison de la culture Mercier @ Montréal
6 December 2008, 20h00
Maison de la Culture Ahuntic - Musique Multi Montréal @ Montréal
18 December 2008, 21h30
Divan Orange @ Montréal
20 December 2008, 00h00
Le Cercle @ Québec
10 January 2009, 21h30
Divan Orange @ Montréal
22 January 2009, 20h00
Centre Culturel Pauline-Julien à Trois-Rivières @ Trois-Rivières
6 March 2009, 08h00
Le Zaricot @ St-Hyacinthe
3 April 2009, 08h00
Le Téléphone Rouge @ Sherbrokke
29 May 2009, 08h00
Cabaret du Lion d'Or @ Montréal
9 July 2009, 20h00
Sun Fest @ London (Ont)
10 July 2009, 20h00
Sun Fest @ London (Ont)
11 July 2009, 00h00
Sun Fest @ London (Ont)
11 July 2009, 20h00
Sun Fest @ London (Ont)
12 September 2009, 08h00
Cabaret de la dernière chance @ Rouyn-Noranda
News
10 October 2008
Coop at WOMEX
10 October 2008
Sagapool & Lara - show cases at the OCFF (Ontario Council of Folk Festival)
10 October 2008
Sagapool nominated twice at the Canadian Folk Music Awards
6 August 2008
Sagapool nominated at the GAMIQ - Best "World" album
6 June 2008
Sagapool sera en spectacle au Festival de Jazz de Montréal
Files
DossierSagapool.pdf [2.34 MB]
SPFicheTechnique.pdf [76.25 kB]
