Gentiane MG has established herself as an important voice as a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. She made a powerful impression on Montreal’s jazz scene with her two albums for piano trio, Eternal Cycle (2017) and Wonderland (2019). MG is releasing her third album with this ensemble, Walls Made of Glass, on September 23, 2022.
MG has received several awards for her works, including the OPUS Award for Discovery of the Year (2020), the CBC/Radio-Canada Jazz Award (2018) and the François-Marcaurelle de la GMMQ Award (2017). Eternal Cycle was highlighted by CBC Music as one of 10 outstanding Canadian jazz albums of 2017. She has toured around the world performing 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. She’s played alongside musicians such as Christine Jensen, Andre White, Chet Doxas, Yannick Rieu, Jim Doxas, Jeremy Pelt, Jean-Michel Pilc and Ira Coleman, and released a duo album entitled Convergence with saxophonist Frank Lozano.
MG’s music reflects her development as a classical pianist and improviser, incorporating the aesthetics of impressionism with the rhythmic sensibility of contemporary jazz. These influences come together in a deeply personal universe shaped with contrasting colours and memorable melodies that bring imagination and mystery to a compelling acoustic landscape. MG is joined by bassist Levi Dover and drummer Louis-Vincent Hamel 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.