Justin Duhaime & William Lamoureux – Gypsy Jazz Manouche Duo

Inspired by the legacy of legendary manouche guitarist Django Reinhardt, the music is driven by swinging and grooving rhythm guitar which functions as a vehicle for improvisation. They combine an eclectic mix of high energy swing, latin grooves, virtuosic fast tempo tunes and luscious ballads. Find them at the confluence of the old and the new.

Justin Duhaime is a passionate guitarist, composer, and teacher with a deep commitment to music. He is the recipient of the Ottawa Arts Council’s 2018 RBC Emerging Artist Award, the first musician to ever receive the award. As a freelance musician, Duhaime has performed in a wide array of musical styles including jazz, manouche, rock, pop, reggae, metal, and many more. He has garnered much attention with his jazz manouche project Gypsy Muse. Duhaime is sponsored by DK Guitars with The Black Sword. He has an instructional guitar book that was self-published in 2015 and countless videos published on YouTube. He is also a highly sought after bilingual guitar & music teacher. Find out more about him here: https://linktr.ee/justindu

William Lamoureux studied classical violin at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec in Gatineau under Christian Vachon and Alexandre Da Costa from 2004 to 2013. In September 2013 he moved to Toronto to pursue a Bachelor of Music in Performance violin at Humber College, where he studied violin with Drew Jurecka, improvisation with Alastair Kay, Ted Quinlan, Kirk McDonald & Pat La Barbera, and voice with Denzal Sinclaire & Elaine Overholt. Since making his home in Toronto, he has had the opportunity to work with such acclaimed composers and arrangers as the legendary Nelly Furtado; Grammy Award-nominated/winner producers T-Minus, Gray Hawken, Ido Zmishlany, and Maneesh; artists Wild Rivers, Alessia Cara, Tobias Dray, Hugh Marsh, Kevin Breit and Jasper Gahunia, among others.

Event Details

All tickets are General Admission. Seating is not guaranteed.

Music starts at 8pm.