Simon Legault is a guitarist living in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He performs regularly in and around Montreal. In March 2007 his quartet won first prize in the "Jazz en Rafale" competition. Their first CD was released in March 2008 on Effendi Records.
Read the new article about Simon Legault by Gabriel Bélanger at: http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/news_events/feature_stories/SimonLegault.jsp
Misrememberings CD Review, by Paul Serralheiro, La Scena Musicale July - August 2008
"Here, in numbers like the up-tempo contemporary bebop of "What to do" and in the slow lyricism of the album's title track, we hear a plectrist with romantic leanings but who can also play hard and bluesy, as he does in "Hoax" and "Pay the man".(...) In this sparse setting, Legault displays his comping abilities to good advantage, with chordal figures and unfettered counterlines interwoven in a musically seamless fashion, as in the harmonically lush "Cosmos" where Legault proves his mettle as a musician first and guitarist second by playing the song and the musical moment with much sensitivity."
"Using only a few notes, Legault creates phrases which are simple but endued with a remarkable intensity. This simplicity is deliberate, and his flights of lyricism are tempered with restrained virtuosity."
Françoy Roberge
Host of "L'Heure bleue" on Radio Ville-Marie
When the band appeared at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in the summer of 2007, the Festival guide described the guitarist’s compositions “...whose cool, grooving sound reveals a maturity beyond his years. Keep your eyes and ears on this young talent.”
"Misrememberings confirms the talent of a guitarist and composer that will certainly get noticed on the canadian jazz scene in the coming years."
Eric Séguin, sortie jazz nights.com
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Simon Legault est un guitariste qui réside à Montréal, Québec, Canada. Il se produit régulièrement partout au Québec. En mars 2007, son quatuor remporte le premier prix du concours "Jazz en Rafale". Leur premier CD est sortie en mars 2008 sur étiquette Effendi Records.
Nouvel article sur Simon Legault: http://www.socan.ca/jsp/fr/news_events/feature_stories/SimonLegault.jsp
Critique du CD Misrememberings par Stanley Péan
Journal Le Voir, 3 au 9 juillet 2008.
(...) le quartette du guitariste Simon Legault (...) pratique un jazz groovy à souhaits et par moments planant, dont la sophistication tranquille n'entrave jamais la nécessité du dialogue des musiciens entre eux et avec l'auditeur. (...) il faut surtout reconnaître ici l'originalité dans la manière et le propos d'un talent émergent à surveiller." ***1/2
"Legault sait modeler des phrases simples, avec peu de notes, mais dotées d’une intensité exceptionnelle. Simplicité volontaire. Il sait aussi ménager des envolées lyriques d’une virtuosité retenue."
Françoy Roberge
Animateur de « l’Heure bleue » à Radio Ville-Marie
Lorsque le quatuor s'est produit au Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, le programme du Festival décrit les compositions du guitariste: "...matériel empreint de maturité, à la fois cool et groovy. Un espoir à surveiller..."
"Misrememberings vient confirmer le talent d’un guitariste-compositeur avec qui le jazz canadien va devoir compter dans les années à venir. Misrememberings s’écoute jusqu’au bout de la nuit."
Eric Séguin, sorties jazz nights.com
Hey Simon, thanks for picking up the record. Glad you dig it. Hopefully I'll get back to Montreal soon. I just played there this last Festival too. We'll see. Take care.
