Reviews

“[…] elle démontre à nouveau tout son savoir-faire et toute l’étendue de sa créativité.” — SOCAN, Paroles & Musique #18:2 (Canada), June 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs → Read the full text

“An album that filled me with enthusiasm […] homegrown jazz that rivals anything being done anywhere else.” — Radio-Canada: Première chaîne (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs

“It is exceptionally rich, it is the best of what is being done in jazz in Quebec.” — Radio-Canada: Première chaîne (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs

“A work of great finesse, this is one of the greatest sounding jazz albums to be released in Quebec in the past year.” — Radio-Canada: Désautels (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs

“A mature album? Maybe, but Trudel still has some lovely surprises in store for us.” — Voir (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs → Read the full text

“The Marianne Trudel Septet is one of the few homegrown jazz projects whose influence and renown can extend beyond the borders of Quebec and Canada.” — La Presse (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs → Read the full text

“Trudel, who has just released an album that is not to be missed” — Voir (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs → Read the full text

“«Je me suis inspirée de leur personnalité, de leur couleur pour faire cette musique-là», a expliqué la pianiste au bout du fil à Montréal.” — Le Soleil (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs → Read the full text

“Des compositions originales, savamment orchestrées par la pianiste pour une formation où brille notamment Line Allemano à la trompette et Anne Schaeffer au chant.” — Radio-Canada: Blogue (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs

“Here is the best thing this talented composer, leader, pianist and improviser has done since the beginning of her career.” — La Presse (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs → Read the full text

“Bolstered by a strong poetic sense, this new release in which perfect balance reigns supreme will bring joy to enthusiasts of jazz with real substance.” — Sorties Jazz Nights (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs → Read the full text

“[…] her brand new Effendi release (out this month) should enable her to gain more recognition, and inclusion on a few of best-of-the-year lists from jazz writers and radio hosts.” — La Scena Musicale #16:6 (Québec), March 2011 on Espoir et autres pouvoirs → Read the full text

“[…] cette expérience montréalaise me semble on ne peut plus louable, et s’inscrit dans la superbe collaboration des musiciens d’OktoEcho avec la Syrienne Lena Chamamyan au récent Festival du monde arabe.” — La Presse (Québec), December 2010 on La 5^e route bleue → Read the full text

“Truly gentle and never dull, this album is quite simply lovely and soothing.” — La Scena Musicale (Québec), December 2009 on L’embarquée → Read the full text

“We follow their stories with a sustained interest that makes this album a captivating immersive experience.” — SOCAN, Paroles & Musique #16:4 (Canada), December 2009 on L’embarquée → Read the full text

“As for the playing, a piano and harmonica could easily get in one another’s way, but Trudel avoids this by focusing on melody and intelligent use of musical space, leaving room for Bourbonnais’ musings” — Hour (Québec), October 2009 on L’embarquée → Read the full text

“At the piano, Trudel displays a sensitivity that distiguishes her from many local pianists.” — Le Devoir (Québec), October 2009 on L’embarquée → Read the full text

“With fine-tuned sensitivity, composer Marianne Trudel seizes another opportunity to shine, to harness and channel first-rate intuition.” — La Presse (Québec), October 2009 on L’embarquée → Read the full text

“Imbued with imagination, poetry and melancoly, their musical dialogue reveals the composer’s temperament and the admirable eclecticism so clearly demonstrated by Trudel, a genuine treasure of the local jazz scene.” — Voir (Québec), October 2009 on L’embarquée → Read the full text

“Un long voyage séduisant, brillant harmoniquement et sensible” — Sorties Jazz Nights (Québec), October 2009 on L’embarquée → Read the full text

“… la pièce qui ouvre l’album, Razzia, est d’inspiration moyen-orientale […] et c’est le piano jazzé de Marianne Trudel qui la tire en avant.” — Voir (Québec), June 2009 on OktoEcho → Read the full text

“Here is one group under the fine leadership of an all-round composer, pianist and improviser. Marianne Trudel’s main assets, apart for her abilities as bandleader, are her sensitivity, imagination and sense of taste.” — La Presse (Québec), October 2007 on Sands of Time (Live) → Read the full text

“… like a fine wine, the music of this young pianist has been maturing nicely over time. […] Marianne Trudel reveals herself to be an adventurous composer and an impoviser full of fresh ideas.” — Voir (Québec), October 2007 on Sands of Time (Live) → Read the full text

“Parcours […] is the most substantial piece, displaying solid arranging and improv talents. […] Trudel is at her best on ballads […] where we hear her sensitive and sensible voice.” — The Gazette (Québec), October 2007 on Sands of Time (Live) → Read the full text

“Inquisitive by nature and open to musical encounters of all kind, Marianne Trudel seems to have found her voice here…” — La Scena Musicale #13:2 (Québec), October 2007 on Sands of Time (Live) → Read the full text

“Les mélodies sont créatives et savoureuses. À mettre entre toutes les mains.” — SOCAN, Paroles & Musique #12:3 (Canada), September 2005 on Espaces libres → Read the full text

“… personnalité créatrice porteuse de liberté et d’imagination […] jeune créatrice qui semble sortir des sentiers battus…” — L’Express d’Outremont (Canada), May 2005 on Espaces libres → Read the full text

“[Ce] disque solo […] peut être comparé à celui de Gonzales pour la délicatesse qui s’en dégage, pour la richesse de l’intériorité.” — La Presse (Québec), April 2005 on Espaces libres → Read the full text

“A grand piano is a heavy solo instrument, but she takes it places it hasn’t quite been before…” — L’Express d’Ottawa (Canada), March 2005 on Espaces libres → Read the full text

“****” — Hour (Québec), March 2005 on Espaces libres

“Comme sa musique, Marianne Trudel est vive, passionnée.” — Quartier Libre #12:12 (Québec), February 2005 on Espaces libres → Read the full text

“… une douce rébellion, à l’image de cette artiste autonome qui s’occupe de tous les aspects de sa carrière, de la création […] à la production.” — Voir (Québec), February 2005 on Espaces libres → Read the full text

“Seize plages poétiques finement ciselées, un très beau travail de découpage qui n’est jamais redondant et une sûreté dans l’interprétation qui annonce de beaux jours. À suivre absolument!” — Le Journal de Montréal (Québec), February 2005 on Espaces libres → Read the full text

“… French lyricism, clear rhythmical strains derived from listening to artists like Keith Jarrett, free improvisation and the wide-ranging melodicism of world music.” — La Scena Musicale (Québec), November 2004 on Espaces libres → Read the full text

“… l’éloge du silence «cette denrée rare» dans un monde où les gens sont toujours hyperstimulés…” — Le Soleil (Québec), September 2004 on Espaces libres → Read the full text