Jean Derome & Somebody Special
Le sourire

out: April 17th, 2026 on Ambiances Magnétiques (LP/DL)
genres: Avant Jazz/ Musique Actuelle

JEAN DEROME — jeanderome.com
AMBIANCES MAGNÉTIQUES — ambiancesmagnetiques.com | ambiances-magnetiques.bandcamp.com
DAME — actuellecd.com

Jean Derome, is one of Québec’s most celebrated musicians. Born in 1955, he has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and his back-catalogue includes international collaborations with the likes of Lê Quan Ninh, Fred Frith, the Louis Sclavis Quartet, Chris Cutler, Tristan Honsinger, and Tom Cora. Le sourire features his all-star band Somebody Special and follows the approach found on their self-titled debut release: reimagining the songs of saxophonist and composer Steve Lacy. Derome leads the outfit on alto horn, bass flute and occasional voice, and enlists both collaborators from his longtime trio project (bassist Normand Guilbeault and Pierre Tanguay on drums), then adds the legendary Montréal vocalist Karen Young and the dense, elegant piano work of Alexandre Grogg. Lacy was known for his engagement with a wide range of literary texts in his songs and the authors featured here include Anna Akhmatova, Samuel Beckett, Robert Creeley, Bob Kaufman, and Judith Malina. The result may be firmly rooted in jazz, but remains committed to a vision of it as a living artform, and thus leaves ample room for playfulness and exploration.

Jean Derome & Somebody SpecialLe sourire

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Jean Derome & Somebody Special
Le sourire