Photo: Etienne Rheaume
A partir de 1982 j’ai réalisé/animé des émissions de musiques pour le compte de Radio Canada. Principalement Jazz et Musiques du Monde ( Ici Vancouver, Jazz Sur le Vif, XY Jazz, Silence On Jazz, Autour du Monde jusqu’en 2014 ). J’ai aussi enregistré pour diffusion la plupart des grands noms Jazzmen et Jazzwomen invités du Festival de Jazz de Vancouver, participé à la série Jazz dans la Nuit du Festival de Jazz de Montréal et de nombreux autres évènements musicaux.
Pendant plusieurs années j’ai été programmateur du canal Jazz du réseau de musique Galaxie.
Jazz and World Music connoisseurs know they can trust André Rhéaume to introduce them to the most exciting music in the genre. He has long been involved with many of the country’s main jazz events, including the JUNO Awards, ADISQ, National Jazz Awards, International Jazz Festivals in Montreal and Vancouver, West Coast Jazz Awards, Vancouver Folk Music Festival and others. He has also been a key player behind such shows as Jazz sur le vif, XY Jazz, Silence… on jazz, Autour Du Monde. As executive producer for live recordings during jazz events, he has worked with most of today’s great names in jazz such as Charlie Haden, Bill Frisell, McCoy Tyner, Terence Blanchard, Brad Mehldau and Michel Donato.
For more than 30 years, André has been sharing his passion for West Coast music and musicians from around the world on Radio-Canada’s popular radio show ‘Ici Vancouver’ and Autour Du Monde (broadcasted on Espace Musique until 2014). This unparalleled musical journey features undiscovered jazz gems from Andre’s extensive collection. You can now follow him on his website ( www.andrerheaume.ca)
‘At the heart of this music we call ‘jazz’ or World, is a relationship with legacy,’ notes Andre. ‘The jazz/world of today, whether it is introspective or extroverted continues the relationship while trying to invent a new path for itself.’