UNDERTAKING'S

Short arrangement of jazz standard "My Ideal". 
Recorded Nov. 16th, 2014. 
Recorded and mixed by Sébastien Héneault-Blanchard.

My Ideal - solo guitar arrangement

Valse des esprits libres

Track Taken From The Greyhound EP
Released On 28.8.19 ON Touched Music 
Limited Vinyl & CD

Quench - Skavenger Orphan

An arrangement of the Loewe/Lerner standard for solo guitar.
Recorded Oct. 13th, 2019 at Pollack Hall (McGill University).
Engineer: Ricardo Morejon
Recording supported by the Canadian Council for the Arts

I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

A musical "character study" and work in progress.
Improvised and recorded Sept. 15, 2020 in Montreal.

CURIO no. 1

A musical "character study."
Piece reconstructed from improvised material. 
Oct. 5, 2020, Montreal

CURIO no. 2

Depuis ses débuts sur la scène jazz, à la fin des années 1980, Frédéric Alarie a bâti une carrière solide en se joignant aux plus grands ensembles, comme Bernard Primeau, Lorraine Desmarais, Jean-Pierre Zanella et Yannick Rieu, entre autres.

En tant que musicien accompagnateur, il a joué avec de très grands artistes tels que Joe Lovano, Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee, Salvator Adamo, Nathalie Dessay, Charles Aznavour et Michel Legrand. 
Il met également sur pied ses projets solos, ayant formé ses propres ensembles, en formats duo, trio et quartet..

Du Canada à la Chine, en passant par la France, la Belgique, le Danemark, l’Autriche, l’Allemagne, la Pologne et les États-Unis, partout à titre d’invité, les critiques ont été élogieuses à son endroit.
Dépassant le rôle habituel de soutien à la contrebasse au sein de diverses formations en musiques improvisée et jazz on peut dire que son approche musicale, y est reconnue pour son audace.

À titre de compositeur, il fait paraître douze albums, lesquels furent salués par la critique.

En 2015, à l’invitation du contrebassiste Mark Dresser, il a offert un concert à l’International Society of Bassists,
New York (E.U.).
Cette société a prêté la contrebasse du légendaire contrebassiste Scott LaFaro, pendant un mois afin de réaliser un projet hommage à Montreal.

Since his debut on the jazz scene in the late 1980s, Frédéric Alarie has built a solid career by joining the greatest ensembles, such as Bernard Primeau, Lorraine Desmarais, Jean-Pierre Zanella and Yannick Rieu, among others.

As an accompanying musician, he has played with great artists such as Joe Lovano, Oliver Jones, Ranee Lee, Salvator Adamo, Nathalie Dessay, Charles Aznavour and Michel Legrand. 

He also puts together his solo projects, having formed his own ensembles, in duo, trio and quartet formats.

From Canada to China, France, Belgium, Denmark, Austria, Germany, Poland and the United States, everywhere as a guest, reviews have been rave about him.
Going beyond the usual role of supporting the double bass in various improvised and jazz bands, we can say that his musical approach is recognized for its audacity.
As a composer, he released twelve albums, which received critical acclaim.
In 2015, at the invitation of double bass player Mark Dresser, he offered a concert at the International Society of Bassists,
New York (U.S.).

This association lent legendary double bass player Scott LaFaro's double bass for a month to carry out a tribute project in Montreal.

UNDERTAKING'S

Frédéric Alarie

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