ArtistInfo

Pierre Labbé

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Musician / Composer of Rock and Jazz

A composer and saxophonist/flutist, Pierre Labbé has written stage music for a dozen theatre productions. He plays on stage and records with the avant-garde music groups Les Projectionnistes and Papa Boa. He leads l'Ensemble Pierre Labbé devoted to his own compositions. He has performed in numerous jazz and new music festivals across Canada (Victoriaville, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax, Moncton, and Vancouver). Always on the lookout for new fields to explore, he has participated to many events, such as “L’instant de l’instinct” (a music and dance improvisation show), Musique à l’usine C" (improvisation over silent films), and "Rencontres de musique écrite et musique improvisée" (pairing the Papa Boa collective with the Euterpe string quartet).

Instruments

• Flute
• Tenor sax
• Saxophone
• Vocals
• Didgeridoo

Genres

• Rock
• Jazz
• Electronic
• Folk
• World

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