Nicole Ratté sings/chante Michel Legrand
Schedule
Sat Apr 20 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
GigSpace Performance Studio | Ottawa, ON
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(In-person and livestream)With Nicole Ratté (vocals), Deniz Lim-Sersan (piano), Normand Glaude (bass), Mike Essoudry (drums)
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MICHEL LEGRAND – A whole life of exquisite melodies…
Nicole Ratté, a well-known jazz vocalist in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, pays tribute to one of her favorite composers, Michel Legrand. This is an invitation to dive into the repertoire of this fascinating and passionate artist who composed hundreds of songs and film scores, and who recorded more than 100 albums during his prolific career. You will hear many of Michel Legrand’s most beautiful songs as well as some lesser known pieces that are just as delightful, in English and in French. Soft romantic songs will share the stage with energetic rhythms while a touch of humour will color the whole performance.
Nicole will be accompanied by talented musicians: Deniz Lim-Sersan on piano, Normand Glaude on bass and Mike Essoudry on drums.
A musician and singer since childhood, Nicole evolved in different styles before developing a true passion for jazz. At home on the stage, she is known for her warm and effervescent presence and her light and sensual voice. She appeared several times at the Ottawa Jazz Festival and sang at Merrickville’s Jazz Fest, the 1000 Islands Jazz & Blues festival, NAC Fourth Stage, Gigspace, Salle Odyssée, Rideau Hall, Château Laurier, Hilton Lac-Leamy and several other venues and events.
For many years, Nicole also taught vocal jazz, piano and voice with her communicative enthusiasm. Her jazz workshops, created in 2004, have generated new jazz vocalists and jazz fans. Since then, she has organized and produced dozens of concerts for her students. In 2014, she received an award for the production of her show "Le jazz d’une génération à l’autre" at la Salle Odyssée in Gatineau, an event that included around 40 artists from 5 to 75 years old (www.jazzgenerations.com) which received rave reviews. She has also organized a successful vocal jazz camp in the Fall of 2019, a first in Outaouais.
Her album When Somebody Thinks You’re Wonderful, on which you can find a beautiful rendition of Legrand’s You Must Believe in Spring, was recorded in 2010. Two of the songs from that album are now on compilations in Asia.
www.nicoleratte.com
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Where is it happening?
GigSpace Performance Studio, Leaping Raster, 953 Gladstone Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y 3E5, Canada,Ottawa, OntarioEvent Location & Nearby Stays: