• Yves Léveillépiano
• Roberto Murraysaxophones soprano, alto et baryton
• Adrian Vedadycontrebasse
• Alain Bastienbatterie

Selection 2010 : Sortie Jazz Night (one of the Top 7)
By Christophe Rodriguez

Jazz inventiveness and expressive power needed.
****1/2 sur 5 Christophe Rodriguez ( Journal de Montréal) September 25th, 2010

Choreographer sensitive to the slightest movements of the soul
with a remarkable sense of cohesion and adventure
****Stanley Pean (Journal Voir) October 7th, 2010

This quartet arises already as an inevitable and essential group.
Serge Truffaut (Journal le Devoir) October 16th, 2010

• Yves Léveillépiano
• ERI YAMAMOTOpiano

Finesse, audacity, complementary melodic and serene virtuosity visit these eight tracks signed by one or the other, We have the impression at times to listen to one pianist with four hands and an endless inspiration. Great art. Stanley Pean (Journal Voir )July 27th, 2010

Pour ainsi dire, the song which opens the disc is full of freshness devoid of clichés and redundancy, this theme gives the impression of having been written for a film soundtrack Alain Londes Alain Londes ( La Scena Musicale) Octobre 2010

• Yves Léveillépiano
• Aron DoyleTrompette et Bugle
• Frank LozanoSaxophones ténor, soprano et clarinette basse
• Roberto Murraysaxophones soprano, alto et baryton
• Marc Lalondecontrebasse
• Ugo Di Vitobatterie

" Often I feel its heartbeat calling me--I am home ther even from afar "
-Yves Léveillé

Montreal pianist and composer Yves Léveillé has emerged as a passionate and intelligent creator of new music. He has made three acclaimed recordings for the Effendi label and his fourth further expands his notions of space and intimacy as it defines a sort of hymn to artistic New York City...
There is an elegance and grace in the writing that combines an orchestral sensibility with the intimacy of a small group. The ensemble writing for the horns is wistfully unobtrusive yet calls to mind a woodwind ensemble. Léveillé has found the perfect format for writing that sits in a tradition yet somehow sounds like something charmingly different.
Donald Elfman ( All about jazz, Mai 07, New York )

• Yves Léveillépiano
• Richard SavoieSaxopones ténor & soprano
• Mathieu BélangerClarinette & clarinette basse
• Marc LalondeContrebasse
• Ugo Di VitoBatterie
• Jocelyn VeilleuxCor français

Yves Léveillé - dreaming in Technicolor

Had he evolved in another musical style than jazz, where composition takes a back seat to instrumental skill, Yves Léveillé would be known as arguably one of the most gifted composers of our time.
Dominique Denis (L’Express, Toronto, week of Nov. 4th to the 10th, 2003)

• Yves Léveillépiano
• Richard SavoieSaxopones ténor & soprano
• Mathieu BélangerClarinette & clarinette basse
• Marc LalondeContrebasse
• Ugo Di VitoBatterie

A CD with Yves Léveillé’s characteristic elegance, inventiveness, and finesse. Among other things, it gives us the opportunity to hear the warm sax of Richard Savoie and clarinettist Mathieu Bélanger. Michel Bedin (Jazz Hot, France)

• Yves Léveillépiano
• Frank Lozanosaxophones & flûte alto/ saxs & flutes
• Mathieu Bélangerclarinette & clarinette basse/ clarinets
• Jean-François Martelcontrebasse/bass
• Sylvain Jalbertbatterie/drums

Be aware of the birth of a new quebecker brand. This album marks the beginning of this label, and the quality of it is an optimistic sign. Yves Léveillé and his quintette play original compositions, written by the leader, an alert and intelligent pianist. Add to that the impeccable chemistry of Frank Lozano on saxophone and flute and Mathieu Bélanger on clarinet, and you have an album, Signal Commun, that’s well worth the listen. Clearly jazz happens outside New York. In Montreal for example! Gilles Archambeault (Quebec Audio, Sept./Oct. 1999)