Jacques Kuba Séguin is a Polish Canadian musician and radio host.
Early life Séguin was born in Poland to a Québécois father and a Polish mother.Alain Brunet, "Jacques Kuba Séguin : Québec, Pologne, jazz". La Presse, October 11, 2013.
Career Séguin is a jazz trumpet player, composer, orchestrator, and radio host.Alain Brunet, "Jacques Kuba Séguin : jazz classique… et essentiel". La Presse, June 24, 2019. He is most noted for his 2019 album Migrations,Guillaume Bourgault-Côté, "Migrations, Jacques Kuba Séguin". Le Devoir, June 21, 2019. which won the Juno Award for Solo Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards 2020Zach Harper, "Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes biggest winners at 2020 JUNO Awards". Hello! Canada, June 30, 2020. and the Felix Award for Jazz Album of the Year at the 42nd Felix Awards."Premier Gala de l'ADISQ : tour du chapeau pour Les Cowboys Fringants". Ici Radio-Canada, October 28, 2020.
He was a leader of several ensembles, such as MiGRATIONS, Litania Projekt, and Odd Lot.Guillaume Bourgault-Côté, "Jacques Kuba Séguin, un épagneul et une trompette". Le Devoir, March 4, 2017. He was the winner of the 2012-13 Radio-Canada Revelations prize. In 2015, he was nominated for two ADISQ awards and Prix Opus awards as Best Arranger and Jazz Album of the Year for L’élévation du point de chute. In 2016, he was nominated for two ADISQ awards Litania Projekt with the Quatuor Bozzini best arranger and jazz album of the year.
Séguin performed with others, such as Elizabeth Shepherd, Yves Léveillé, the Jazzlab, Philippe Côté, and Vic Vogel Big band. He toured for two years with Delirium in 150 cities around the world.
Discography
ODD LOT (2005) ODD LOT 2/3 (2008) Litania Projekt (2012) ODD LOT: :L'élévation du point de chute (2014) Litania Projekt avec le quatuor Bozzini (2016) MiGRATIONS (2019) ODD LOT - Compilation 15 ans (2020) Parfum no.1 (2023) Parfum no.2 (2024)
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