Jacques Kuba Séguin is a

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musician and radio host.

Early life

Séguin was born in

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to a Québécois father and a Polish mother.

Career

Séguin is a jazz trumpet player, composer,

orchestrator Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orch ...

, and radio host. He is most noted for his 2019 album ''Migrations'', which won the

Juno Award The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's mu ...

for Solo Jazz Album of the Year at the

Juno Awards The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry. The Grammy Awards are the United S ...

2020 and the Felix Award for Jazz Album of the Year at the 42nd Felix Awards. He was a leader of several ensembles, such as MiGRATIONS, Litania Projekt, and Odd Lot. He was the winner of the 2012-13 Radio-Canada Revelations prize. In 2015, he was nominated for two

ADISQ ADISQ (; ) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the independent record labels, independent music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978. Since 1979, it has also organized an annual awards ceremony for musicians and singer ...

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

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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)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seguin, Jacques Kuba 21st-century Canadian trumpeters 21st-century Canadian male musicians Canadian jazz trumpeters Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year – Solo winners Canadian people of Polish descent Félix Award winners Musicians from Quebec Living people Year of birth missing (living people)