© Randy Cole

Represented by

Yannick Rieu

Acknowledged as one of the world’s most talented saxophonists, and the 18th recipient of the Oscar Peterson Award, which recognizes the quality of his art and his exceptional contribution to the development of Canadian jazz, Yannick Rieu is one of those musicians in constant evolution. The world’s press is full of praise for him. In 1988, Downbeat magazine (New York) placed him alongside saxophonists such as Brandford Marsalis and Joe Lovano in a “critics poll”.

“Contextually neither expressionist nor impressionist, avant-gardist nor neo-conservative, Yannick Rieu instead inhabits a middle ground, where inspiration is motivated by individual concern, a private vision. The choice he has made marks him as a musician of thoughtfull gesture and singular craft.” Art Lange, New York