FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONTREAL – Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – Jeunesses Musicales Canada (JMC) announces the first Happy Hour Concert by their artist-in-residence, Benjamin Deschamps, All About Wayne Shorter, on Thursday, December 4th, at Joseph-Rouleau Hall at the André-Bourbeau JMC House. Benjamin Deschamps joins forces with Jean-Pierre Zanella, Frank Lozano, and François D’Amours to explore the music of Wayne Shorter. This saxophone quartet offers their take of the master’s compositions, combining finesse, creativity, and improvisation in a unique encounter between four saxophonists honouring one of the greatest names in jazz!
Thursday, December 4, 2025; complimentary cocktail at 6 p.m.; concert at 7 p.m.
Joseph-Rouleau Hall, André-Bourbeau JMC House, 305 Mont-Royal East, Montreal.
Benjamin Deschamps, soprano saxophone
Jean-Pierre Zanella, alto saxophone
Frank Lozano, tenor saxophone
François D’Amours, baritone saxophone
Programme:
SHORTER Wayne (1933-2023)
Speak no Evil (arr. Benjamin Deschamps)
Fee Fi Fo Fur (arr. Frank Lozano)
Footprints (arr. Jean-Pierre Zanella)
Mahjong (arr. François D’Amours)
Night Dreamer (arr. Jean-Pierre Zanella)
ALLARD Mario (1982-2025)
Bazar 1-2
SHORTER Wayne (1933-2023)
Endangered Species (arr. Jean-Pierre Zanella)
Black Nile (arr. Benjamin Deschamps)
Tickets: $35.65 tax in (regular); $28.73 tax in (34 and under)
Box office: https://bit.ly/4o0sNSZ
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Media Contact:
Erin Whittaker, Head of Communications
ewhittaker@jmcanada.ca
