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Montreal bassist Alex Bellegarde, grew up in Québec’s Eastern Townships, where his love for music developed at an early age and flourished through piano, trombone, tuba and guitar lessons... |  |
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Bellegarde 529jazz@videotron.ca Montréal bassist Alex Bellegarde, grew up in Québec’s Eastern townships, where his love for music developed at an early age. A growing interest in jazz, plus listening to the music of bass greats such as Ray Brown, Charley Mingus, Scott Lefaro and Dave Holland, he was naturally drawn to the acoustic doublebass and soon joined a local jazz trio. Moving to Montréal in 97, Alex explored the local jazz scene and while playing the «jams » met up with veteran bassist, Skip Bey. Inspired and encouraged by Skip, he has gone on to perform in clubs, head-up jam sessions and play with many of Montreal’s finest jazz musicians. He plays in THE VIC VOGEL nine-piece band, also with Ivanhoe Joliecoeur, Marc Villiard, Yves Turgeon and Yvon Plouffe in OHMZ, a free-jazz quintet, in duos with Felix Stussi and Mike Wanner and of course, his own quartet, which includes Éric St-Jean, Alain Mercure, and Frédé Simard. Exploring jazz styles such as swing, bop, latin, funk and free-jazz, the quartet produced their first CD, A Chacun Son Tour, in 2000; two of these compositions were included in VV Records’ CD: Montréal Jazz & Blues Plus. |
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Joining the VV Records roster, a second CD was released in March 2002, Alex Bellegarde, One Fine Saturday; twelve original compos, with Alex McMahon piano, Alain Mercure drums, Frédé Simard sax and featuring guest, Cuban singer-composer Chiquitin, on track five. Through a constant interest for composition, improvisation and love for his instrument, Alex Bellegarde continues to develop his energetic style of playing, as well as working to preserve the bond with his audience. |
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