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March 1, 2008 - Dione Taylor is winning universal praise for her powerful and moving performance of Oscar Peterson's "Hymn to Freedom" at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in Toronto. She was backed by the voices of the Faith Chorale; Peterson protegé Oliver Jones was on piano.

Dione Taylor on stage in Toronto

February 5, 2008 - The Aldeburgh Connection's Schubert Among Friends has been nominated for a Canadian Juno Award as Best Classical Vocal Recording of the Year. It's an evocative recreation of a musical evening with Schubert, featuring many of the composer's best loved songs and piano music.

Artistic Directors Bruce Ubukata and Stephen Ralls

Janury 3, 2007 - We are greatly saddened by the death of Cynthia Steljes, internationally renowned oboist and founding member of Quartetto Gelato. She died in Toronto on December 29 from pleural mesothelioma, a rare form of asbestos-related lung cancer, surrounded by her husband Peter DeSotto, and her family and friends. Cynthia was talented, funny, warm and generous. We at Marquis were proud to have Quartetto Gelato on our record label for many years, and we will miss her.

November 28, 2006 - Marquis has signed an agreement with legendary jazz label Dreyfus Jazz to release Térez Montcalm's outstanding jazz recording, Voodoo, throughout Europe in March 2007.

Francis Dreyfus, the founder of Dreyfus Jazz said: "Just as Stan Getz's saxophone is unique and unmistakable, Térez's voice is incomparable. The texture of that voice creates instantaneous vibrations that take you elsewhere. When I hear her sing, I believe that she is the only singer who can groove that way. Her unique voice and the originality of her interpretation of standards conquered me immediately."

Térez Montcalm will be introduced to European audiences at MIDEM 2007 in Cannes, France, followed by shows in Paris, Brussels and Geneva.

Other artists on the Dreyfus label include jazz legends Michel Petrucciani, Ahmad Biréli Lagrène and Richard Galliano. Térez's European shows are promoted by Caramba Spectacle.

Térez Montcalm

November 1, 2006 - Marquis welcomes jazz singer/songwriter Dione Taylor to its roster. Her first CD on Marquis, I Love Being Here With You has just been released. Among the rush of activities surrounding the release was Dione's Robbie Robertson tribute performance; she sang "The Weight", for Governor General Michaëlle Jean and guests at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala in Ottawa. Toronto radio station Jazz 91.1FM and Marquis hosted her CD release party at Lula Lounge in Toronto, where the press were privy to an intimate pre-show performance, and later on in the evening local fans turned up to enjoy a full length concert as well as show their support.

Dione Taylor: 1. Backstage at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards with Buffy Sainte-Marie and Robbie Robertson; 2. Performing at her CD launch party.

October 30, 2006 - Trumpet player Jens Lindemann, accompanied by a quintet comprised of Canada's leading string and horn players, has just finished recording a CD of classical repertoire at McGill University's Redpath Hall in Montreal, Quebec. Repertoire includes music by Vivaldi, Bellini and Bach. World-class producer/engineer Martha DeFrancisco transformed this beautiful music into an incredible 5.0 surround sound recording, using state of the art equipment and technology. This record will be great treat for music lovers and audiophiles! Coming in March 2007.

Jens Lindemann with producer
Martha DeFrancisco

October 17, 2006 - Marquis has released five more titles in their popular classical budget line Orion Master Recordings. Find out more about the 20 titles in this outstanding series:

The Orion Master Recordings:

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