* En anglais uniquement
Formed in October 1998 to record an improvisational set in Montreal's Maison de la Culture Frontenac (which would result in the album, Year of the Tiger, released in 1999), the Dave Turner Quartet brought together some of Canada's most experienced jazz musicians. Saxophonist
Dave Turner and pianist Jean Beaudet formed the home-town core of this group, aided by Toronto musicians
Barry Elmes on drums and
Steve Wallace on bass. The resulting sound was heavily steeped in bop and swing, with the bulk of the songs featuring
Turner's compositions and arrangements. ~ Stacia Proefrock