Christine Tassan

BIOGRAPHIES

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CHRISTINE TASSAN

​For more than 20 years, guitarist Christine Tassan has led her boat with brio, aplomb and an absolutely contagious dynamism. One of the rare female jazz guitarist and gypsy jazz soloists, also singer, composer, author, director and producer, she takes part in numerous musical projects in Quebec and on the international scene, both as a leader and as a guest musician.

In 2003, she founded her gypsy jazz and swing songs group, Christine Tassan et les Imposteures, which was immediately successful and became a must of the gypsy jazz scene. Unique in its kind, this feminine  

ensemble performed in more than 600 festivals and venues in Quebec, Canada, Europe, United States and China.

In 2020, alongside Les Imposteures, here she comes with this new quintet project, "Voyage Intérieur", which brings together ten instrumental compositions. We can discover a new facet of the guitarist, with electric and bebop sounds.

AWARDS

2022 - Nominee JUNO Award for best album jazz of the year​

2022 - Nominee Prix Opus for best album jazz of the year

​2021 Nominee FÉLIX/ADISQ for best album jazz of the year​

​2021 - Nominee GAMMIQ for best album jazz of the year​​

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FROM QUEBEC, CANADA​​

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CHRISTINE TASSAN ET LES IMPOSTEURES Website​

With nearly 20 years of bringing their special blend of Gypsy jazz and revisited cover songs to audiences, Christine Tassan et les Imposteures have made a name for themselves on the music scene.

Pioneers in a domain usually reserved for men and precursors of the gypsy wave that swept across Québec, this quartet led by guitarist Christine Tassan continues to reinvent this timeless music while integrating new ideas and influences with an originality and flair we have become familiar with. From standards to original compositions, the Imposteures’ musical arrangements innovate, rejuvenate and leave room for unbridled creativity from four talented and accomplished musicians.

With 7 albums and more than 600 concerts in various venues and festivals, including numerous appearances in major events and tours across Canada, Europe, USA and China, they have cultivated the adoration and loyalty of an ever growing fan base. We have had the chance to see them at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, at the Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-sur-Seine (France), at hte Liberchies Django Festival (Belgium) and at the North-West Django Fest (USA).

AWARDS

2018 - Winner OPUS award as Show of the year - Entre Félix & Django

2017 - Nominee for an OPUS award as Best Jazz album of the year - Entre Félix & Django

FROM QUEBEC, CANADA​​

PROJECTS

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NEW!

ON THE ROAD

​Christine Tassan et les Imposteures​

It's been 20 years now that Christine Tassan and the Imposteures have been making their mark around the world! Twenty years of spreading Gypsy jazz and swing songs, both on prestigious stages and in small villages far from major urban centers, in Labrador, Newfoundland, on Vancouver Island, and in France.

It's by reminiscing about this incredibly rich and adventure-filled journey that the musicians came up with the idea of creating "On the Road." This concept show will take the audience with them, on the road during their tours, through magnificent landscapes and delightful anecdotes. Get ready for the ascent of the Great Wall of China, a bike ride in Stanley Park in Vancouver, crossing the Rockies in a snowstorm, or visiting Samois-sur-Seine, Django Reinhardt's village.​

VIDEOS

​MUSICIANS

• Christine Tassan - lead guitar, lead vocals, song writing, arrangements
• Martine Gaumond – violin, vocals, arrangements
• David Meunier-Roy ​ – double bass, vocals, arrangements
• Jeff Moseley – rhythm guitar, vocals

VOYAGE INTÉRIEUR

​Christine Tassan Quintette

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​Voyage intérieur presents ten instrumental compositions featuring a new facet of Christine Tassan's personality, one of the rare female jazz guitarist and gypsy jazz soloists. We discover a hybrid jazz with strong melodies and varied rhythms ranging from bolero to swing, passing through bossa and funk, where the musician's European influences mingle with those of American swing.​

VIDÉOS

Frissons d'avril, par / by Christine Tassan

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​MUSICIANS 

• Christine Tassan – lead guitarist, singer, composer, arranger
• Yannick Anctil – pianist
  
• Maude Bastien – drummer
  
• Hugo Blouin – bassist
  
• Aurélien Tomasi – saxophonist, clarinettist​
  

DJANGO, FELIX & FRIENDS

​Christine Tassan et les Imposteures

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Christine Tassan et les Imposteures brings together some of the best works by Django Reinhardt, Félix Leclerc and American swing composers. With virtuosity, daring and humour, the string band draws inspiration from one artist’s poetry and the other’s swing. They revisit hit songs created by George Gershwin, Louis Prima or Charlie Chaplin and blend them with Django’s melodies.

VIDEOS
YOUTUBE : Sing Sing Sing / Douce Ambiance

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YOUTUBE : Entre Félix & Django​

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MUSICIANS

• Christine Tassan - lead guitar, lead vocals, song writing, arrangements
• Martine Gaumond – violin, vocals, arrangements
• David Meunier-Roy ​ – double bass, vocals, arrangements
• Jeff Moseley – rhythm guitar, vocals​

DJANGO BELLES!

​Christine Tassan et les Imposteures

​With this new show, Christine Tassan et les Imposteures whisks us away in a musical frenzy celebrating winter in all its forms. With this repertoire of songs and instrumental pieces, Django Belles is a colorful show that's playful, poetic and funny, with a devilish swing supported by surprising arrangements. The band is enriched with the swing of two brass players, a trumpeter and a trombonist, that'll stand out opposite the 100% gypsy groove of the fours string musicians. 

VIDEOS

​YOUTUBE : Extraits de spectacle - LIVE​​​

• Christine Tassan - lead guitar, lead vocals, song writing, arrangements
• Martine Gaumond – violin, vocals, arrangements
• David Meunier-Roy ​ – double bass, vocals, arrangements
• Jeff Moseley – rhythm guitar, vocals
• *** (Trumpet and trombone players names to be confirmed