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"The three musicians share a deep bond and a poised approach beyond their years, although think the calibre of Michaud-Gagnon’s playing and composing would be a mighty rallying point for the band as a collective." -Peter hum
gentiane mg trio
"Gentiane’s music is mysteriously intriguing, with the enchanting deep influences of the great impressionistic French composers like Ravel and Debussy from cultural roots lying deep within her sublime approach."
- Kerilie McDowall / Award-Winning Rythm'n'ing Radio Host


— Keith Black, Winnipeg Free Press

— Christophe Rodrigez, Sorties Jazz Nights

— Jean-Philippe Deneault, L'eau Vive

— Jean-Pierre Alenda, Couleurs Jazz, Paris
"… a very interesting album of sensitively played and written pieces."
— Lynn René Bayley,The Art Music Lounge
Award winning pianist and composer Gentiane MG perceives music, above all, as a powerful means of expression. Her compositions come together in a deeply personal universe filled with contrasting colours. She is joined by bassist Levi Dover and drummer Louis-Vincent Hamel, two pillars of the Canadian creative jazz scene, who contribute their original voices to her music. Over several years of performing and touring together, the band has developed its own language, transcending genre and striving for creative freedom.
Gentiane MG has released two albums with her trio, Eternal Cycle (2017) and Wonderland (2019) and releases Walls Made of Glass on September 23, 2022. She has received several awards for her work with her trio, including the OPUS Award for Discovery of the Year in 2020, the CBC/Radio-Canada Jazz Award in 2018 and the François-Marcaurelle de la GMMQ Award in 2017. Eternal Cycle was highlighted by CBC Music as one of 10 outstanding Canadian jazz albums of 2017.
MG’s compositions reflect her early development as a classical pianist as well as her background as a jazz pianist, incorporating the aesthetics of impressionism with the improvisational approach and rhythmic sensibility of contemporary jazz.
Walls Made of Glass was presented in Canada, Germany, France and Neitherlands in 2022. The trio will be travelling across Canada in June 2023 to present Walls Made of Glass and in Canadian Jazz Festivals (Victoria, Winnipeg, Calgary, Ottawa, and Montreal).
In addition to her own projects, she has played with many musicians as an accompanist such as Christine Jensen, Andre White, Allison Au, Chet Doxas, Yannick Rieu, Jim Doxas, Jeremy Pelt, Jean-Michel Pilc and Ira Coleman. She has performed around the world at festivals and venues including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, Germany’s Jazzahead Festival, China’s Mercedes Benz Hall, Africa’s MASA Festival, and Mexico’s Festival Internacional Jazz UV.









Other selected press
Through the piano, Gentiane MG transcends emotions and thoughts to plumb the unknown By Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen, 2017
10 Outstanding Canadian Albums of 2017
By Chris Maskel, CBC Music, 2017
Gentiane MG CD Reviewed
By Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen, 2017
Wonderland, Gentiane MG Trio
By Ted Parkinson, The Whole Note, 2019
Gentiane M-G Trio Album Reviewed
By Peter Hum, Woodstock Sentinelle, 2019
Critique de Wonderland
By Christophe Rodrigez, Sorties Jazz Night, 2019
Wonderland, du Gentiane MG Trio, le Pouvoir Infini du Jazz
By Tony Tremblay, Ici Musique, 2019
Wonderland, Gentiane MG Trio
By Daniel Côté, La Presse, 2017
CONTACT
Any inquiry: info@gentianemg.com
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Benjamin Massicotte : benjamin@boulevart.ca, 514-667-0880 x 2