lanEn For several months now, I have been working on a new album project with my good friend and amazing guitarist Christine Tassan.

Thanks to the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, we were able to create the pieces for our upcoming album. Between May 2023 and December 2023, we began the creative process remotely from Montreal and Regina. Then, in January 2024, we met in person at the Domaine Forget in Charlevoix to continue our creative journey with Olivier Bussières on drums and percussion, and David Meunier-Roy on double bass and electric bass. Together, we recorded a four-track demo at the LARC studio in Quebec City.

We are now in the preparation phase for the recording, which will take place in February 2025. We are thrilled to announce a renewed partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts, which will provide significant financial support. A heartfelt thank you!

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lanEn Over the past few months, Louis-Philippe Labrèche (Le Canal Auditif) and Marc-André Mongrain (Sors-tu.ca) traveled across Canada to explore the reality of Francophone artists living west of Quebec. Through seven episodes, these two culture enthusiasts uncovered unique journeys, touching stories, and realities very different from their own. It is with great pleasure that I share with you the episode dedicated to me.

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lanEn The Shovel Shuffle made it all the way from Canada to Australia. A huge thank you to Banks Music Promotion, Banks Radio Australia, Sweet Sunday Sounds and VALLEY FM 89.5 for playing my song and sharing the spirit of the Holidays with their listeners. It means a lot to me!

lanEn Great news! The "Shovel Shuffle" just reached the #1 position on Christmas Songs Radio. Thank you to all of you who requested my song to be played. Now, I need your assistance to stay in #1 until Christmas! Can we make it happen? You just have to follow the link bellow and share with all your friends and family the spirit of the Holidays! A huge thank you for your support!

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lanEn Countless hours of creation, practice, dedication, and self-investment have been rewarded today with the announcement of the 2023 Trille Or nominations! I am honored to receive a nomination in the Jazz category alongside Janie Renée and Les Chiclettes.

A huge thank you to everyone who believed in my album project Entre Québec et Saskatchewan and helped bring it to life: Clément Robichaud, Juan Cruz, Olivier Bussieres, Sylvain Mailloux at Studio LARC, Craig Salkeld, Fred Foerster, Ted Crawford, Jack Semple, Keiran Semple, Daniel Paquet, Andrée Lauzon, Mireille Bourque, and Lisa Fitzgibbon.

Thank you as well to the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada, Saskatchewan Arts Board, Conseil culturel fransaskois, APCM, and SaskMusic for your support.

Congratulations to all the other nominees! I can't wait to celebrate with you in September!

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lanEn You might be wondering what I'm doing these days. Well, I've been busy practicing and preparing grant applications to do some really exciting projects including attending Pro7ect at Rockfield Studios, UK and attending the NFA International Convention to perform there with the NFA Jazz Flute Big Band in Phoenix, Arizona. But before realizing these projects, there are other things that happen. I will play with the PerSonatori Baroque Ensemble then with the Regina Philharmonic Chorus. Also very soon, I'm going to Quebec to take part in the En Résumé training. There are still several other projects underway which I will tell you about very soon. In the meantime, I invite you to take a look at the "Events" tab and read the press reviews that have been published about my latest single release "The Shovel Shuffle".

lanEn This is exciting news!
On February 5, the Regina Philharmonic Chorus will join me to premiere my song "The Shovel Shuffle" in an arrangement for choir by Craig Salkeld.

lanEn With a winter storm scheduled in Saskatchewan, it is the perfect time to release the video and audio of my new single "The Shovel Shuffle"! I hope you enjoy it and that it will inspire you as you shovel.. or dream of warmer places.

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lanEn Finally, after more than a year of waiting, I'm finally coming to Quebec City to launch my album "Entre Québec et Saskatchewan" with an amazing group: Clément Robichaud on piano, Juan Cruz on double bass, and Michel Boivin on drums.

It's happening on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 8:30 PM at Fou-Bar, 525 St-Jean Street, Quebec City.

I can't wait to see you there!

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lanEn I will have the great pleasure of performing a few songs with "Christine Tassan et les Imposteures" during the concert they will be giving at the Bassment on Sunday November 6th.

Hope you can be there!

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lanEn I will perform at the Regina Public Library, at The Artesian on 13th in Regina and at the Federation des Francophones de Saskatoon

I'm very excited about these upcoming shows! For more details, have a look at my Events page!

lanEn I am excited to be on the line-up with my jazz trio for the Jazz at the Lake Festival. I will be accompanied by two very talented musicians: Andrew Glover on piano and Steve Hoy on drums. Hope to see you out there!

TIME: 1:00-4:00 pm
VENUE: Sweet Home On the Lake, 5000 Lakeshore Drive, Sylvan Lake, AB

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lanEn It is with great pleasure that I will take the stage at the Sheraton Cavalier Lawn with Kim Salkeld on piano, Nevin Bueler on bass and Chris Wallace on drums. We hope you can join us in this great JAZZ celebration!

July 2, 12pm

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lanEn We had a pretty good video recording session at Darke Hall on May 30th. It was the perfect date to record my new song "the Shovel Shuffle" as it was snowy outside. Watch out for the release date when summer is gone and it starts getting colder!

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lanEn April 30, 2022
7:30 pm
Marie-Véronique Bourque — flute & vocals
Michelle Grégoire — piano
Jeremy Coates — bass
Tyler Hornby — drums

8:45 pm
Derrick E. Gardner — trumpet
Kristian Alexandrov — piano
Rob Hutchinson — bass
Sanah Kadoura — drums

Concert presented at the Festival Hall
1215 10 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0W6

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lanEn Your vote made a difference in my life! Thank you to Saskmusic and to all of you for your support!

I am very honored and happy to share this #5 position with Amanda Hagel and Wolf Willow. Congratulations to all those who also made it the top 10 lead by Hunter Brothers in #1 position.

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lanEn What an honor to be nominated for the Saskatchewan Music Awards with my most recent album: Entre Québec & Saskatchewan!

Nominee: Experimental and Contemporary Artist of the Year
(other nominees are Jesse Brown, Factor Eight, Adeoluw and The Faps)

Congratulations to all nominees in the different categories! I invite you to visit Entre Québec & Saskatchewan website: to learn more about my album and the wonderful team I had the privilege to work with in the making of it.


A huge thank you to:
The Canada Council for The Arts, SaskArts, Le Conseil Culturel Fransaskois, APCM, SaskMusic

My musicians/mes musiciens: Ted Crawford, Fred Foerster, Craig Salkeld, Jack Semple, Olivier Bussière, Juan Cruz and Clément Robichaud; my sound engineers: Keiran Semple and Sylvain Mailloux; my Graphic Designer: Andrée Lauzon; vinyl Cover Artwork: Mireille Bourque;photos: Daniel Paquet

My music wouldn't be what it is without all of them. Other thank you go to Lisa Fitzgibbon, Leora Joy Perrie, Carol Olmos-McDonald, Michel Lalonde, Paul-Thomas Grenier, Andrew Glover, Nolan McNaughton, Philippe Bouchard my husband and children, my family from here and there and all of you, my friends, my supporters for accompanying me on my journey!

lanEn I am thrilled to share with you the Jazz Flute Big Band concert we presented during the National Flute Convention. I hope you enjoy it. I was very proud to be selected as one of the soloists on "Impressions" by John Coltrane.

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lanEn You can finally touch it, own it!

My new album is now available on all digital platforms! You can also purchase your CD or vinyl copy of "Entre Québec & Saskatchewan" through my launch website:

I invite you to immerse yourself in my musical universe by browsing this site. You will be able to discover the musicians and songs of the album through texts, photos, quizzes, games and videos, have access to interviews and press reviews.

lanEn Thank you to the Saskatchewan Arts Board for the grant received and for allowing me to attend the Ali Ryerson Jazz Flute Masterclass presented online in partnership with the Hidden Valley Music Seminars, California, USA.

The Masterclass was held from January 3 to January 8, 2021.

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lanEn I just started a new project on my Youtube channel called "Ruby Plays". I invite you to visit my channel and if you like what you see, please make sure you press "like" and subscribe to make sure you don't miss any of Ruby's adventures. By subscribing, you will also support my art. Thank you very much!

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lanEn It feels so good to see one's work rewarded!

I just received a beautiful and significant Christmas present from the Canada Council for the Arts: A grant for the production of my album "Entre Québec & Saskatchewan"!
This financial support and recognition as an artist really comes at a crucial time in my career. Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts!

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lanEn So excited! I will have the great pleasure to present a showcase during Contact Ouest 20 2.0. For the occasion, I will be accompanied by Ted Crawford, Fred Foerster and Craig Salkeld!

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lanEn I am very proud to be one of the Highlight Artists of the 2020 Edition!

lanEn It is with a deep emotion that I announce the release of "Bossa for a Rough Time".

This song was written for my dear friend Carol. Today, it is intended for all those who are going through a rough time with the current state of the world.

Recorded in Regina, the song brings together Saskatchewan artists Marie-Véronique Bourque (flute and voice), Jack Semple (guitar), Craig Salkeld (piano), Ted Crawford (drums) and Fred Foerster (double bass). Sound Engineer, mixing and mastering: Keiran Semple

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lanEn I am thrilled to share the release of Will Cox's first album "A Darkling Shore". Recorded in September 2019, in Oxford, UK, the album features Will Cox, Christian Mountney, Damon Sawyer, Jerry Soffe, Nick Moorbath, Orlando Harrison, Hammond Rhodes, Jon Fletcher, Jane Griffiths, Barney Morse-Brown, Lily Dior, Lisa Fitzgibbon, Lina Horner, Harry Osborne and myself.

Produced by Nick Moorbath & Lisa Fitzgibbon at Evolution Recording Studios, Oxford, UK. Engineered & mixed by Nick Moorbath, Mastered by Tim Turan at Turan Audio.

You can hear me playing on the following tracks: Kick, Sandman in our Street, Philomel, Stormy Sky and Note to Self.

Album available on Spotify, CD Baby, Amazon, Youtube and Deezer.

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lanEn The Unsigned Only Music Competition is an international competition for Unsigned artists.

Unsigned Only is a unique music competition designed for solo artists, bands, and singers all over the world who are not signed to a major label record company or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or imprints. The goal of Unsigned Only is to find an outstanding, talented performer: a band, singer, or solo artist... a newcomer or veteran... raw or polished — the "gem" that needs to be discovered. Unsigned Only is looking for the total package.

Conceived of and produced by the team who bring you the prestigious International Songwriting Competition (ISC), Unsigned Only is a fresh and novel approach to other music competitions.

lanEn It is my great pleasure to share with you that my album "Une porte s'ouvre" was awarded #5 position for the 2018 Best Saskatchewan Album of the Year. A huge thank you to everyone who voted for my album. It means so much to me. Congratulations to Belle Plaine who was awarded the 1st position and to all the other artists who made it to the Top 10!

THE BEST SASKATCHEWAN ALBUMS OF 2018

MV Bourque — flûtiste is a flutist who has been active on the music scene for more than 25 years. Boasting an impressive array of accolades including awards, education accomplishments and symphony gigs, Une porte s'ouvre ("A door opens") is her debut album, produced by Tyler Hornby at OCL Studios, Calgary. Dedicated to French jazz, the album is composed of nine tracks — three original pieces mixed with an assortment of covers from artists such as Charles Aznavour, Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Legrand and Moe Koffman. The track "Excusez-Moi" (featuring Marie-Noëlle Claveau on vocals), was written in collaboration with Michelle Gregoire, and was a Semi-Finalist in the 2018 Canadian Songwriting Competition.

Marie-Véronique calls on some heavy hitters to accompany her flawless flute playing on the album, incredible musicians from Calgary, Regina and Quebec: Michelle Grégoire (piano), Jeremy Coates (double bass), Tyler Hornby (drums), Jack Semple (electric guitar), Mark DeJong (tenor sax), Marie-Noëlle Claveau (voice). This instrumental album is a treat to listen to from beginning to end, and is a welcome addition to the versatile musician's experiences with classical, Baroque, folk, world, traditional French, cabaret and blues stylings. With such a wide array of instrumental capabilities and stylistic elements, we can't wait to see what she does next.

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lanEn I am very happy to share the new release of my first Jazz album!

« Une Porte s'ouvre » is dedicated to French Jazz and features myself on flute. I am accompanied by incredible musicians: Michelle Grégoire, Jeremy Coates, Tyler Hornby, Jack Semple, Mark DeJong, and Marie-Noëlle Claveau.

The album contains nine tracks. Three of them are originals and include "Excusez-moi" written in collaboration with Michelle Gregoire. This song won a semi-final award at the Canadian songwriting Competition 2018. Other tracks include songs from Charles Aznavour, Serge Gainsbourg, Claude Nougaro, Michel Legrand, Maurice Ravel, and Moe Koffman.

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lanEn I am very thankful to have been nominated for the 2018 Saskatchewan Music Award in the category Avant Garde / Experimental Artist of the Year.

Congratulations to Respectfulchild who won the Award in this category and to all other Awards winners.