Evidence: Cartier, Derome, Monk, Tanguay

Musique de Thelonious Monk

Label: Ambiances Magnetiques Country: Canada

Évidence is a tribute to the music of Thelonious Monk, pianist and composer, pioneer of bebop, who influenced modern jazz a great deal. Founded in Montréal in 1985, the group Évidence is comprised of musicians Pierre Cartier (Ensemble Pierre Cartier, Chansons de Douve), Jean Derome (Les Granules, Jean Derome et les Dangereux Zhoms), and Pierre Tanguay (Noma, Icarus, l’Ensemble Steve Watson). These musicians, better known in "musique actuelle" circles, demonstrate an intimacy with the jazz tradition.

Évidence’s repertoire includes nearly sixty pieces, accumulated progressively through the years. Some are well-known, others not much. All are revealing of Monk’s conceptual harshness and peculiar humour.