News Item: Merrickville Jazz Concert 2014

Songs by the Fireside, Anouk and Pierre

January 18, 2014
Baldachin Inn Dining Room in Merrickville

Anouk and Pierre will return to Merrickville in response to a very well-received performance at the town’s Jazz Fest this past fall. For those who missed this charming and engaging duo, here is your chance to catch them, and if you were fortunate enough to hear them in October, you will no doubt be glad of an opportunity to hear them again.

The show takes place on Saturday, January 18, from 6–8pm at the Baldachin Inn Dining Room in Merrickville, for a taste of Merrickville’s Jazz Fest. You know… something to keep you going until next year’s festival.

Anouk-Michelle Grégoire discovered the joy of singing at a very young age, studied classical voice, and now exercises vocal explorations in an improvisational style — musical "happenings". Anouk-Michelle succeeds in defining her voice and style in a highly personal way, due in part to the virtuosity of her present accompanist, guitarist Pierre Monfils. Originally from Windsor, Ontario, Pierre spent most of his youth in Ottawa. His early love of music developed into a career teaching music and drama in Ontario schools. Now retired from teaching, Pierre devotes most of his free time to his first passion: music and the guitar.

Anouk-Michelle and Pierre have worked together since 2009, presenting original versions of jazz classics, of beautiful Brazilian melodies, and of lesser known standards, as well as performing original songs. Their elegant and spontaneous sound is sure to connect with you, as it has with audiences across the country. For this show they will be presenting a special programme: Songs By The Fireside. Sounds good for a Saturday evening in January!

The Baldachin Dining Room will be offering a $40 set menu for dinner, which includes a cover charge. Reservations are highly recommended. Please contact the Baldachin Inn Dining Room at 613–269–4223 or baldachininn@gmail.com. The menu is posted at merrickvillesjazzfest.com.

The concert is presented by the Baldachin Inn and Merrickville’s Jazz Fest to highlight the fourth edition of the festival, which will take place from October 16 to 19, 2014.