VIDEOS

“ Deschamps and his musicians take us elsewhere, to uncharted territories that music lovers will be delighted to discover. "

STANLEY PÉAN

2017

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

  • Altsys Orchestra

    19 Dec 2023  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Dièse Onze 4115A St-Denis, Montréal QC H2W 2M7, Canada

  • Dans l'univers d'Astor - Montréal

    19 May 2024  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Eglise Saint Rene-Goupil 4251 Rue du Parc-René-Goupil, Montréal QC H1Z 1X8, Canada

PAST

  • Ben Deschamps Big Band - Dièse Onze

    24 Oct 2023  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    4115 R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2W 2M7, Canada

  • Augmented Reality - Maison de la culture Ahuntsic

    26 Oct 2023  7:30 pm - 8:45 pm

    Maison de la culture Ahuntsic-Cartierville 10300 Rue Lajeunesse, Montréal QC H3L 2E5, Canada

  • De Broadway à Hollywood - Grégory Charles

    15 Nov 2023  7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier 260 De Maisonneuve Blvd West, Floor 3, Montréal QC H2X 1Y9, Canada

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