Hypnagogia Polis
Label: EFFENDI Catalog: FND146 Format: COMPACT DISC Simon Legault QuintetThe third CD of Montreal guitarist Simon Legault, one of the winners of the Jazz en Rafale contest, is 8 tracks of original compositions. This project is a special undertaking to celebrate Legault completing his Masters Degree at McGill University this year. Simon Legault first picked up the guitar at age 16. In high school, he won first prize in the provincial contest Secondaire sur Scene playing his original jazz compositions. He then enrolled at College Lionel-Groulx in Sainte-Therese in the pop/jazz guitar program. During this time he won first prize in the Bourses Desjardins d’excellence en musique, still playing his own music. In 2005 he decided to put a quartet together to play his music. In 2006 this group made it to the finales in the Jazz en Rafale contest and won first prize the following year. 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.” His first album was released in 2008, and his second in 2013. Price: $20.98 |