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Mireille Boily
A complete artist and musician, this is how one could describe Mireille Boily, who simultaneously wears the hats of singer, composer, lyricist and orchestrator.
With a rich and vast professional experience, Mireille is a respected jazz musician both in Quebec and abroad. She has completed several international tours, most recently in China, as a soloist for the Cavalia show. Mireille is an active member of the Montreal jazz scene, lending her voice to multiple composers (Jean-Nicolas Trottier - Elements - Tales From Within, Philippe Côté - Lungta, Joel Kerr - False Dawn, Rafael Zaldivar -Consecration). The Montreal National Jazz Orchestra, in addition to having invited her to sing for various concerts, has commissioned her a big band suite, "Les chants du Phoenix", for which she was a recipient of the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Quebec.This concert earned her a nomination in the category Jazz Concert of the Year at Opus Awards Gala.
After three independently produced albums, Mireille Boily signs her fourth album. Produced by David Binney and recorded in Los Angeles with a selected musicians, "Refugesmouvants" is a poetic fresco rooted in the four elements, honouring the journey of a deep inner quest. Full, luminous, but above all free, Mireille's voice delivers a music with deep vibrations, of the kind which directly touch the heart.
With a rich and vast professional experience, Mireille is a respected jazz musician both in Quebec and abroad. She has completed several international tours, most recently in China, as a soloist for the Cavalia show. Mireille is an active member of the Montreal jazz scene, lending her voice to multiple composers (Jean-Nicolas Trottier - Elements - Tales From Within, Philippe Côté - Lungta, Joel Kerr - False Dawn, Rafael Zaldivar -Consecration). The Montreal National Jazz Orchestra, in addition to having invited her to sing for various concerts, has commissioned her a big band suite, "Les chants du Phoenix", for which she was a recipient of the Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Quebec.This concert earned her a nomination in the category Jazz Concert of the Year at Opus Awards Gala.
After three independently produced albums, Mireille Boily signs her fourth album. Produced by David Binney and recorded in Los Angeles with a selected musicians, "Refugesmouvants" is a poetic fresco rooted in the four elements, honouring the journey of a deep inner quest. Full, luminous, but above all free, Mireille's voice delivers a music with deep vibrations, of the kind which directly touch the heart.
