Jazz Sudbury celebrates Francophonie Month on March 10 with an “inspiring and heartfelt event that features the duo of Andrea Lindsay and Luc De Larochellière.”
Together for more than 10 years – in love as in music - “S'il n’y avait que nous” (“If there were only us”) is Andrea Lindsay’s and Luc De Larochellière’s newest release that builds on “C'est d'l'amour ou c'est comme” (“It’s love or something like it”) and their award-winning careers.
Without losing their distinct characteristics, this is a coming together of two worlds that effortlessly blend as one, exhibiting superb writing, poignant texts, and captivating melodies that fuse folk and pop.
A guitar and two voices sing the most beautiful songs from their shared and individual repertoire.
Andrea Lindsay is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter originally from Guelph. Though raised as an anglophone, Lindsay fell in love with the French language following a stay in France at the age of 18, after which she decided to build a music career in French.
In 2006, she released her debut album La belle étoile, and in 2009, her sophomore album Les sentinelles dorment won the Juno award for Francophone Album of the Year, as well as several awards at the Trille d’or gala in Ontario, in addition to being nominated for the Félix-Leclerc Prize and the Félix Popular Album of the Year in Quebec.
In 2012, Andrea and Luc De Larochellière released their first album together, C’est d’l’amour ou c’est comme, which won over audiences and critics alike. In 2016, Andrea released Entre le jazz et la java.
Luc De Larochellière is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec who performed at the Festival de la Chanson de Granby, Quebec, where he won a number of awards.
His debut album Amère America (1988) was certified gold and resulted in several hits including the title track Amère America as well as La route est longue and Chinatown Blues.
In 1992, his sophomore album Sauvez mon âme won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year.
Thereafter, many more albums, tours and award nominations ensued, including three Félix Awards for Best Show, Best Pop/Rock Album, and Best Male Singer of the Year in Quebec's ADISQ Awards, to name a few.
In 2014, De Larochellière released a compilation album of his biggest hits under the title En bref, and in 2017 was named French Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
“We are once again excited to be returning to the stunning Place des Arts for Jazz Sudbury’s celebration of Francophonie Month,” says Festival Director Louis Simão, in a press release. “We invite our core audience, music lovers and newcomers alike to experience what promises to be an evening of heartfelt and poignant music.”
Tickets for the Andrea Lindsay and Luc De Larochellière show will be available for purchase at the Place des Arts box office.
For full details about Jazz Sudbury, visit www.jazzsudbury.com, or Jazz Sudbury’s Facebook page. Student pricing will be available with a valid student ID.
