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“ Deschamps and his musicians take us elsewhere, to uncharted territories that music lovers will be delighted to discover. "
STANLEY PÉAN
NEWS
NEW ALBUM
AUGMENTED REALITY
For this new project, Benjamin Deschamps takes a more electric and powerful turn. Nicolas Ferron on electric guitar joins the quintet. Deschamps is inspired by the works of musicians who are fond of this fiery jazz such as Donny McCaslin and Ben Wendel. The sextet promises an album that is introspective, robust, more mature, but just as ingenious as its predecessors. To be released in the fall of 2021!
PRIX OPUS BEST JAZZ ALBUM
Augmented Reality wins the Prix Opus for Best Jazz Album at the 2023 Conseil Québécois de la Musique Gala.
DISCOGRAPHY
NO CODES (2018)
Benjamin Deschamps – alto sax
Frank Lozano – tenor sax
Sébastien Pellerin – doublebass
Louis-Vincent Hamel – drums
DEMI-NUIT (2017)
Benjamin Deschamps – sax, composition
Jean-Nicolas Trottier – trombone
Charles Trudel – piano
Sébastien Pellerin – doublebass
Alain Bourgeois – drums
WHAT DO WE KNOW (2014)
Benjamin Deschamps – sax, composition
Charles Trudel – piano
Sébastien Pellerin – doublebass
Alain Bourgeois – drums
BUY AND LISTEN
BIOGRAPHY
∼ saxophonist and composer ∼
It was through his classical music background that Benjamin Deschamps discovered jazz to finally make it his own. Although he cumulates artistic mediums (he is a flutist, clarinetist and arranger), it is his talents as a saxophonist and composer that have put him in the spotlight. His gregarious spirit led him to collaborate with several ensembles such as the Rachel Therrien Quintet, Odd Lot (Jacques Kuba Séguin), the Joe Sullivan Big Band, the Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal and JazzLab Orchestra (Effendi) before diving headfirst into his own projects. From trio to sextet, he plays with variable ensemble sizes to give the most fitting touch to each work.
Benjamin is recognized by his peers in the Canadian jazz scene, but also by the cultural industry. He was named “Révélation jazz Radio-Canada” in 2017-2018, and won the TD Grand Prize at the Festival international de Jazz de Montréal in 2019.[read more]
As the leader of the No Codes collective, he released in 2018 an album of the same name, his third to date. Ever on the lookout for his next musical venture, he is currently working on a sextet project with a more electric sound, to be released in the fall of 2021.[/read]
SHOWS
UPCOMING
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Ben Deschamps Big Band - Dièse Onze
27 Jun 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4115 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2W 2M7, Canada
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Ben Deschamps Big Band - Dièse Onze
25 Jul 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4115 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2W 2M7, Canada
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Ben Deschamps Big Band - Dièse Onze
29 Aug 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4115 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2W 2M7, Canada
PAST
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Ben Deschamps Big Band - Dièse Onze
28 Feb 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Diese Onze Live Jazz Bar, 4115 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2W 2M7, Canada
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Augmented Reality - Maison de la culture Pointes-aux-Trembles
16 Mar 2023 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
14001 Rue Notre Dame E, Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC H1A 1T9, Canada
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Ben Deschamps Big Band - Dièse Onze
28 Mar 2023 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
4115 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2W 2M7, Canada
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