Ottawa International Jazz Festival
Francois Houle 5 + Benoit Dolbecq
Tuesday | NAC Fourth Stage
Tickets for this event are only available online at www.ottawajazzfestival.com
François Houle – clarinets
Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet
Samuel Blaser – trombone
Michael Bates – double Bass
Harris Eisenstaedt – drums
Benoît Delbecq – piano
Composed of some of the Jazz world’s brightest lights, this new quintet’s repertoire taps into the member’s songbooks, a treasure throve of exhilarating compositions guaranteed to excite and wow audiences everywhere. Led by Houle, the band walks the fine line between composition and improvisation, with a strong bend on the jazz vernacular. The new band got together in New York City in 2011 and again in March of 2012 to record their new CD called GENERA on Songlines Records.