L’Orkestre des Pas Perdus (a.k.a. the Lost Steps Orkestra) is back with a new eclectic, actual and 99,9% acoustic cd: Projet 9. Funny, energic, a little bit twisted but accessible, the compositions of trombonist Claude St-Jean move over once L’Orkestre des Pas Perdus, now upgraded to nine musicians, into new musical spheres with Projet 9.

You’ll find on this disc 11 new songs, freely inspired by jazz, funk, musique actuelle, B movie soundtrack and crazy brassband music. The whole thing is delivered on solids arrangements moderated by musical climates well defined and interpreted by nine excellent musicians. Recognized for its energy, its humour and its quality of interpretation, L’Orkestre des Pas Perdus proposes a music wich is rich in narrative emotions, inspired solos and musical surprises leaving place for the creativity of the musicians.

With its universal music, which has travel the world for more than 10 years, L’Orkestre des Pas Perdus have been touring in Canada, United States, France, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan and Mexico. The trip continues with this fourth musical opus of this original “one-of-a-kind” brass band. Leaded by Claude St-Jean, also musical director of the alt-jazz ensemble Les Projectionistes, the nine members of L’Orkestre des Pas Perdus come from the Montreal scene of jazz, world music, pop and musique actuelle:

Jean-Denis Levasseur : soprano sax, clarinet, piccolo

Roberto Murray : barytone sax

Pierre Labbé : tenor sax, flute

Marc Villiard : alto sax

Claude St-Jean : trombone, percussions

Maxime St Pierre : trumpet

Bruno Blouin-Robert : french horn

Jean Sabourin : sousaphone

Rémi Leclerc : drums, percussions

Compositions and arrangements: Claude St-Jean

except Couvre feu; composition: St-Jean /Poirier; arrangement St-Jean

Production : Claude St-Jean

Recording, mixing : Fred Boudreault

Studio Parleur, Montréal, winter 2007

Mastering: Guy Hébert, Studio Karisma

Art work: Pascal Blanchet, Laurence Biron

Picture of musicians: Sylvie Aubin

Diffusion: Cross Current Music

Distribution: Local