Oktopus is a major presence on the Canadian world music scene, with over 250 performances to its credit at home and abroad. The group is primarily devoted to klezmer—the musical heritage of Eastern European Jews—distinguished by a novel approach that incorporates various components of classical, Quebecois, and jazz repertoires.
The group’s eight virtuoso musicians offer festive, high-energy performances, at once melancholic and profound, sprinkled with humour and spiced with narrative, in which original compositions and finely crafted arrangements combine with improvisation.
ARTIST WEBSITE: https://www.oktopus.ca/about
MUSICIANS
Gabriel Paquin-Buki – clarinet, composition and arrangements
Veronica Ungureanu– violin
Noémie Caron-Marcotte – flute
Matthieu Bourget – bass trombone
Madeleine Doyon – tenor trombone
Guillaume Martineau – piano
Maxime Philippe – drums and percussions
Francis Pigeon – trumpet