NEXT SHOW AT BRICKWORKS ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER - 11AM
We present you with fresh arrangements of tunes culled from the repertoires of Jill Scott, Hoagy Carmichael, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Sting, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley -it's quite a mix!
Yes, it's jazz. It's contemporary. And it's Clayton/Dionne!
We're also proud to say that we're continuing to build our French repertoire with crowd please-rs such as, "Jardin d'hiver", "Tout Doucement", "Couleur Café, "Plus je t'embrasse", and other tunes pulled from the song lists of both the classy & reputable Juliette Greco and the riske & modern pop star-sensation, Mylène Farmer.
Spectacle gratuit du duo jazz-pop Clayton-Dionne formé de la chanteuse francophile Samantha Clayton et du contrebassiste Bernard Dionne. Ce spectacle a lieu au complexe Brickworks situé au 550 avenue Bayview en bordure du Don Valley Parkway.
Le duo présente de façon originale des chansons de jazz connues et des chansons d’artistes tels Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Van Morrison et Elvis Presley. Leur répertoire français comprend la chanson « Jardin d’hiver » et la version de Claude Nougaro de « Girltalk ».
Photos- Mikel Mata
Above, an interview and live performance at CHOQ FM: 105.1 - La radio des Francophones de Toronto
Bernard Dionne
Bernard Dionne is from Quebec City. He was introduced to the double bass at 18 years of age after having learned the electric bass by himself at age 13. He studied jazz at Concordia University for his first music degree and continued playing in jazz and dance bands while getting his second music degree in Music Education at Laval University in his hometown.
He has been teaching in the French public school system in Ontario since 1986 and has performed on double bass and electric bass in all sorts of groups and styles including Dixieland, swing, big band, jazz fusion, bluegrass and rock. He has been in Toronto since 1991 when he enrolled in the jazz program at U of T to study with David Young.
In the last 10 years he has been involved with the French community of Toronto organizing concerts and performing with different artists.
