Hugo Blouin
Le buffet

out: December 5, 2025 on Ambiances Magnétiques (CD/DL)
genres: jazz, musique actuelle

HUGO BLOUIN: hugoblouin.ca | actuellecd.com/en/artiste/blouin_hu
AMBIANCES MAGNÈTIQUES: ambiancesmagnetiques.com | ambiances-magnetiques.bandcamp.com
DAME: actuellecd.com

Hugo Blouin’s deliciously quirky Le buffet, meanwhile presents a culinary-themed journey via ten lively, sharp-edged jazz pieces performed by an all-star ensemble. The album continues Blouin’s established trajectory of mixing conceptual playfulness with nimble, vaguely proggy jazz writing. For this project, he calls upon the acclaimed drummer John Hollenbeck, vocalist Eugénie Jobin Tremblay (of Ambroise and House of Gold), beloved wind player Aurélien Tomasi, celebrated pianist Marianne Trudel, along with distinguished guests: violinist Alissa Cheung (of Quatuor Bozzini), trumpeter Émilie Fortin, backing vocalists Sylvaine Arnaud and Charlotte Layec, as well as Marion Rampal, who takes the lead vocal on one track. Blouin augments the underlying concept by employing actual recipes and interviews gathered from his friends. It’s a move that brings personal warmth to its peculiar thematic and musical landscape.

COVERAGE:
Year-End — Nazim Communale,Encuesta 2025 – Periodistas Internacionales, El Intruso
List — Upcoming Releases, Tinnitist
List — Albums en ribambelle – décembre 2025, Culture Jazz
List — Nouveautés musicales du 5 décembre 2025, Caisse de son
List/ News — Kerry Doole, New & Upcoming Album Releases: Softcult Announce ‘When A Flower Doesn’t Grow,’ Clothesline From Hell Teases ‘Slather on the Honey’, Billboard Canada
List/ News — Kerry Doole, New & Upcoming Album Releases: David Vertesi Goes Acoustic, Bryan Adams Hosts a Holiday Jam, Billboard Canada
List/ News — Darryl Sterdan, Next Week in Music | December 1-7 • The Long List: 400 Releases On The Way, Tinnitist
News — Ambiances Magnétiques Issues New Blouin and Eguiluz-Côté LPs Dec 5, Retrofuturista
News — Two New Jazz Releases From Ambiance Magnétiques, VivaScene
News — Eksperiment
News — uabab
News — Claude Thibault, Le contrebassiste Hugo Blouin lance Le buffet @ MDC Claude-Léveillée (28 nov)!, Sorties Jazz Nights
Article — Katchie Cartwright, Hugo Blouin: Jazz Sérieux, Jazz Fun, All About Jazz
Review — Philippe Renaud, Le Devoir
Review — Louis-Philippe Labrèche, Le Canal Auditif
Review — Olivier Dénommée, Critique de salon
Review — Eyal Hareuveni, salt-peanuts*
Review — Revue et Corrigée
Review — Arnuad Veydarier, Sorties Jazz Nights
Review — Patrick Dallongeville, Paris Move
Review — Dee Dee McNeill, Making A Scene
Review — Jon Worley, Aiding and Abetting
Review — nitestylez.de
Review — Russell Trunk, Exclusive Magazine
Micro-review — Claudio Baroni, press10
Review/ Round-up — Dave Sumner,The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, January 2026, Bandcamp Daily
Review/ Round-up — Louis-Philippe Labrèche, Les albums à surveiller en décembre 2025, Le Canal Auditif
Round-up — Kerry Doole, New & Upcoming Album Releases: Kid Koala’s New Soundtrack, Tim Baker’s Expanded Holiday Album, Billboard Canada
Social Media — Clair et obscur
Playlist/ Social Media — Donos Kulturalny
Podcast — In Memory of John Peel, Episode #1048
Podcast — In Memory of John Peel, Episode #1047
Podcast — World Of Jazz #771
Radio/ Chart — Weekly Top 10, Jazz, CJSW (March 25, 2026)
Radio/ Chart — Weekly Top 10 Jazz, CJSW (March 4, 2026)
Radio/ Charts — !earshot National Jazz (February 24, 2026)
Radio/ Chart — Weekly Top 10 — Jazz, CJSR (February 24, 2026)
Radio/ Charts — Top Ten Jazz, CFUV (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)
Radio/ Charts — Top Ten Jazz, CKUT (December 9, 2025)
Radio/ Charts — Top Ten Jazz, CKUT (December 2, 2025)
Radio/ Charts — Top Ten Jazz, CKUT (November 25, 2025)
Radio — Off The Hook, KXSF (April 4, 2026)
Radio — Jazz Today, CJSW (April 2, 2026)
Radio — Breaking The Tethers, CJSW (March 23, 2026)
Radio — Off The Hook, KXSF (March 21, 2026)
Radio — Quand le jazz est là, Radio-Canada (March 17, 2026)
Radio — La Croche Oreille, CKRL (March 15, 2026)
Radio — Off The Hook, KXSF (March 13, 2026)
Radio — Jazz Today, CJSW (March 12, 2026)
Radio — Vocal Cords, CJSW (March 9, 2026)
Radio — Radio uabab #445 (syndicated) (March 6, 2026)
Radio — V3, RadioBoise (March 6, 2026)
Radio — Breaking The Tethers, CJSW (March 2, 2026)
Radio — Battiti, RaiRadio3 (February 27, 2026)
Radio — Acheulan Age, CJSW (February 21, 2026)
Radio — V3, Radio Boise (February 20, 2026)
Radio — Breaking The Tethers, CJSW (February 16, 2026)
Radio — Subcultural Wallpaper, Freeform Portland (February 4, 2026)
Radio — Jazz Died?, WNYU (January 29, 2026)
Radio — Les Nuits Des Sauriens, 90.1 FM – Sens – STOLLIAHC (January 28, 2026)
Radio — Humanoid Radio, CFRU (January 27, 2026)
Radio — North Star Sounds, Jazz 90.1/ All About Jazz (January 25, 2026)
Radio — Noise, CJSW (January 22, 2026)
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Radio — Humanoid Radio, CFRU (January 20, 2026)
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Radio — Jazz Today, CJSW (January 15, 2026)
Radio — Humanoid Radio, CFRU (January 13, 2026)
Radio — JazzManía, Radio Universidad 89.5 (January 12, 2026)
Radio — JazzManía, Radio Universidad 89.5 (January 10, 2026)
Radio — JazzManía, Radio Universidad 89.5 (January 8, 2026)
Radio — La grande virée, Radio-Canada (January 7, 2026)
Radio — YOW Jazz, CKCU (January 6, 2026)
Radio — Humanoid Radio, CFRU (January 6, 2026)
Radio — (((tone.bender))), Met Radio (December 28, 2025)
Radio — (((tone.bender))), Met Radio (December 21, 2025)
Radio — Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton, WFMU (December 20, 2025)
Radio — Journey Into Mystery with DJ Stealth, KMNO (December 18, 2025)
Radio — Jazzorama, Jazzeire (December 18, 2025)
Radio — While My Kitar Jently Veeps, KWVA (December 16, 2025)
Radio — Expansive Prairie Skies, UMFM (December 17, 2025)
Radio — (((tone.bender))), Met Radio (December 14, 2025)
Radio — Jazz Bazar, CKIA (December 13, 2025)
Radio — Flight Risk, KOPN (December 10, 2025)
Radio — New Music Fix, BBC Radio 6 (December 4, 2025)
Radio — Jazz Tracks, KSQD (December 4, 2025)
Radio — Jazz Today, CJSW (December 4, 2025)
Radio — Electric Sense, CIUT (December 4, 2025)
Radio — Transcendent Phase, KWVA (December 2, 2025)
Radio — Free Range Radio, KVNF (December 1, 2025)
Radio — Jazz A Muck, CKUT (November 28, 2025)
Radio — The Radio Is Broken with Rich In Washington, WFMU (November 28, 2025)
Radio — Allston Boylston, All About Jazz (November 26, 2025)
Radio — Quand le jazz est là, Radio-Canada (November 25, 2025)
Radio — Other Aspects, WAYO (November 23, 2025)
Radio — The Radio Is Broken with Rich In Washington, WFMU (November 21, 2025)
Radio — Jazz A Muck, CKUT (November 21, 2025)
Radio — Department Uno, CJSF (November 21, 2025)
Radio — L!ke Sp1nning Pl8tes, KWVA (November 18, 2025)