L'ORKESTRE  DES PAS PERDUS  (Canada - Montreal)    6/9 musicians   www.oppmusik.com   New Album: Projet 9 (CCM, 2007) Mondo Cuvro (C4 Productions, 2004) Availability: Open

Original compositions, colored and imaginative arrangements, energetic and tonifying interpretation. An explosive brass band!

Full of humour and highly energetic, this brass band draws from various contemporary currents and timeless material, breathing new and inventive dimensions into music, to the great delight of the audience.

“A furious, deft amalgamation of big band horn ensembles and contemporary rhythms, rendered by a group of top-flight instrumentalists.” – Robert Spencer, Cadence

“… One of the most invigorating shows of the [Montreal Jazz] festival… the alt-jazz ensemble effortlessly crossed the boundary with Mingus-meet-Zappa aplomb, swinging, blaring and joking through an improv-careening set…” – Dan Ouellette, Downbeat