profile

EFFENDI is an independent jazz label founded in April 1999 by Carole Therrien and Alain Bédard. Since then, EFFENDI has become one of the most important jazz labels in Canada, establishing itself as a leader in the realization of many artists' projects for records, concerts and tours.

EFFENDI has the opportunity to collaborate with a core group of the best jazz musicians in Quebec. The majority of the artists on EFFENDI are stalwarts, tenacious and daring musicians or rising musicians of the jazz scene. Around these musicians gravitate more than a hundred jazz artists of international calibre.

EFFENDI has the following musicians on its roster: Frédéric Alarie, Greg Amirault, Steve Amirault, Gilles Bernard, Rémi Bolduc, François Bourassa, Michel Côté, Alexandre Côté, Pierre De Bethmann, Michel Donato, Thom Gossage, Christine Jensen, Karl Jannuska, Norman Lachapelle, André Leroux, Yves Léveillé, Frank Lozano, Jocelyn Ménard, Joel Miller, Sylvain Provost, Min Rager, Sage Reynolds, François Richard, Yannick Rieu, John Roney, Joe Sullivan, François Théberge, Baptiste Trotignon, Jean Vanasse, Jean-Pierre Zanella, Jazzlab Orchestra, and the Auguste quartet, to name a few.

From May 2000 to this day, EFFENDI CDs have received hundreds of nominations for different awards such as: OPUS, FÉLIX, JUNO, ECMA, CHOC Jazzman, NJA, Victoires, Django d'Or, etc. Among these nominations, 89 prizes have been won.

EFFENDI CDs are produced thanks to the financial participation of the artists, SODEC, Musicaction and the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA). Since 1999, EFFENDI has released 170 albums and organized several thousand concerts on 123 tours.

EFFENDI offers services and sub-distributes the records of independent producing artists: Richard Gagnon Production, Joe Sullivan Big Band, Yannick Rieu, Gentiane MG trio

EFFENDI is distributed by Naxos (digital distribution worldwide), Propagande (physical distribution in Canada), Socadisc (physical distribution in Europe), Disk Union (physical distribution in Japan)

EFFENDI publishes a catalog of several thousand titles and is sub-published by WPTL (Europe), Rambling (Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong)

DISTINCTIONS

EFFENDI has been:
Winner of the SODEXPORT - SODEC Export Excellence Award in 2004
Nominated for the SODEXPORT - SODEC Export Excellence Award in 2003
Nominated as best jazz label of the year in Canada at the National Jazz Awards in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

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for ALBUMS, CONCERTS and more

FND167 Rafael Zaldivar - Rumba - Juno nominated Jazz Album of the Year 

FND165 Yves Léveillé - l'Échelle du temps - Prix Opus 2023 - Creation of the Year + nominated for Concert and Jazz album of the Year

FND164 Jazzlab Orchestra, Loguslabusmuzikus, Hit Couleurs Jazz (Fr) 2022 - ADISQ nominated at the Felix Jazz album of the year

FND162 François Bourassa, l'Impact du Silence - Jazz Album of the Year at the Opus Prize and at the ADiSQ 2021 (QC)

FND159 Félix Stussi, Super Nova - Nominated at the Opus Prize 2020, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND158 Alain Bédard, Exalta Calma - Hit Couleurs Jazz (Fr) 2020

FND155 Yves Léveillé, Phare - Nominated at the Opus Prize 2020, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND154 Gentiane MG, Wonderland - Jazz artist of the year, Opus Prize 2020

FND152 Jazzlab Orchestra, Quintessence - Nominated at the ADISQ 2020, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC) - Hit Couleurs Jazz (Fr) 2019

"André Gagnon Prize " Yves Léveillé - awarded by Québecor - pianist composer of the year 2018

FND150 Francois Bourassa, Number 9 - ADISQ nomination 2018, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC) - CHOC JAZZMAN Fvr 2018 (Fr), Album of the week FIP Musique (Fr)

FND148 Emie RRoussel trio, Intersections - ADISQ Nomination 2018, Album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND142 Pierre Labbé, Tromper Eustache
Special mention at NY City jazz Records 2016 (USA)

FND139 Emie R. Roussel Trio, Quantum
Felix Award at ADISQ 2015 jazz album of the year (QC)
Creator of the year - Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) (QC)
Elected "Jazz Revelation Radio-Canada Musique 2014-2015 (QC)

FND136 Michel Morissette, Nothing Tolouse
Voted album of the year by sortiesJAZZnights.com (QC)

FND134 Tevet Sela, Lying Sun
Nominated for the OPUS award 2015, jazz and world music show of the year (QC)

FND131 Yves Léveillé, Essence des bois
Opus Prize 2015, jazz and world music show of the year (QC)
Nomination Opus Prize 2015, jazz and world music show of the year (QC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2014, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND130 Jérôme Beaulieu, Chercher l'Équilibre
Félix Award at ADISQ 2014, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Nominated at the ADISQ 2014, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Elected "Révélation jazz Radio-Canada Musique 2013-2014

FND129 Jazzlab Orchestra, special concert with bassist Rufus Reid at l'Astral, Montreal
Nominated for the 2016 OPUS award, best jazz concert of the year

FND125 John Roney, St-Henri
Nominated for the 2014 OPUS award, best album of the year (QC)

FND122 Remi Bolduc, Random Masters
OPUS Award 2013 Jazz concert of the year (QC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2013, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND121 Sonia Johnson, Charles Biddle, Annie Poulin, Triads
Nomination at ADISQ 2013, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Nomination at the JUNO 2014, best vocal jazz album of the year (CA)

FND119 Rafael Zaldivar, Drawing
Nominated for the OPUS award 2013, best album of the year (QC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2013, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Nominated for the JUNO 2013, best contemporary jazz album of the year (CA)

FND118 Jérôme Beaulieu, the man on the moon
2012 Jazz en Rafale Emerging Artist Award
Nominated for the 2013 OPUS award, best album of the year (QC)
Elected "Révélation jazz Radio-Canada Musique 2013-2014

FND117 Vincent Gagnon, Himalaya
Nominated for the 2013 OPUS award, best album of the year (QC)

FND115 Alain Bédard, Homo Pugnax
4 Étoiles Jazz magazine (Fr)

FND114 Alexandre Côté, Transition
Nominated for the 2013 OPUS award, best album of the year (QC)

FND113 Frank Lozano, Destin
Nominated for the 2013 OPUS award, best album of the year (QC)

FND112 Michel Donato, François Bourassa, Frank Lozano, Pierre Tanguay, about Bill Evans
Félix Award at ADISQ 2012, album of the year "jazz interpretation" (QC)
OPUS Award 2013, best album of the year (QC)

FND111 François Bourassa, Idiosyncrasy
Nominated for the 2012 OPUS award, best concert of the year (QC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2011, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Nominated for the JUNO 2012, best contemporary jazz album of the year (CA)

FND109 Marianne Trudel, Hope and other powers
Nomination at ADISQ 2011, jazz creation album of the year (QC)

FND108 Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble, Hommage à Charlie Parker
Félix Award at ADISQ 2011, album of the year "jazz interpretation" (QC)

FND109 Marianne Trudel, Espoir et autres pouvoirs
ADISQ nomination 2011, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND106 Sonia Johnson, Le carré de nos amours
ADISQ nomination 2011, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND105 Jean-Pierre Zanella, Infinito
ADISQ 2011 Nomination, Album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND104 Samuel Blais, New Angle
ADISQ 2011 Nomination, Album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND101 Rafael Zaldivar, Life Directions
Elected Radio-Canada Musique Revelation 2010-2011 in jazz.

FND090 Various Artists, Berceuses pour Philou
Félix Award at the ADISQ 2009, album of the year "instrumental" (QC)

FND089 André Leroux, Corpus Callosum
ADISQ 2010 Nomination, Album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND088 Alain Bédard, Bluesy Lunedi
ADISQ nomination 2009, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
2010 Juno Award Nomination, Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

FND086 John Roney, Silverbirch (CAC)
ADISQ 2009 Nomination, Album of the Year "Jazz Creation" (QC)
ADISQ 2009 Nomination, Arranger of the Year (QC)
2010 Juno Award Nomination, Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year (CA)

FND079 François Théberge Group with Lee Konitz, Soliloque (CAC)
Nominated for the 2007-2008 OPUS Awards, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND077 Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble, 4+1
Nomination at the ADISQ 2008, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Nomination at the OPUS Awards 2007-2008, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND076 Jean-Christophe Beney, Pop Up
Nominated for the 2007-2008 OPUS Awards, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND075 François Bourassa Quartet, Rasstones (CAC)
Oscar Peterson Award at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2007
OPUS Award 2007-2008, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2008, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND072 Michel Donato, Michel Donato et ses amis européens Volume 2 (CAC)
ADISQ nomination 2007, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND070 Yves Léveillé, Soho (CAC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2007, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Nomination at the Prix OPUS 2006-2007, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND066 Jazzlab, Chance Meeting (CAC)
Nomination for the 2006-2007 OPUS Awards, best jazz show of the year (QC)

FND064 Jean-Pierre Zanella, Villa-Lobos Antonio C. Jobim
Nomination at the ADISQ 2007, album of the year "jazz interpretation" (QC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2007, arranger of the year (QC)
Nominated for the 2007-2008 OPUS Awards, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND059 Steve Amirault, Breath (CAC)
OPUS Award 2005-2006, best jazz album of the year (QC)
ADISQ 2006 nomination, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)

FND055 Yannick Rieu, "I" Is Memory (CAC)
Felix Award at ADISQ 2006, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Nomination for the 2005-2006 OPUS Awards, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND053 Provost / Lachapelle / Brochu, Live au Va-et-Vient (CAC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2006, album of the year "jazz creation" (QC)
Nomination at the 2005-2006 OPUS Awards, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND050 Michel Donato, Michel Donato et ses amis européens (CAC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2005, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND046 Joel Miller, Mandala (CAC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2005, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Opus Award 2004-2005, best jazz show of the year (QC)

FND044 Effendi Jazzlab, Reunion (CAC)
OPUS Award 2002-2003, best jazz show of the year (QC)
CHOC Jazzman of the month of January 2004 (FR)
Nomination at ADISQ 2004, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the 2003-2004 OPUS award, best show of the year in Montreal (QC)
Nominated for the 2003-2004 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND041 Joe Sullivan Big Band, Joe Sullivan Big Band
Nominated for the 2003-2004 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND038 Yves Léveillé, Quantique (CAC)
Nominated for the 2003-2004 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND037 François Théberge, Elenar (CAC)
CHOC Jazzman of the month of December 2003 (FR)
Nomination at the National Jazz Awards 2003, best contemporary jazz album of the year (CA)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2004, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nomination at the OPUS 2003-2004, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated at the JUNO 2005, best jazz album of the year (CA)

FND036 François Bourassa, Indefinite Time (CAC)
OPUS Award 2002-2003, best show of the year in Montreal (QC)
OPUS Award 2002-2003, best jazz show of the year (QC)
CHOC Jazzman of the month of January 2004 (FR)
Citizenjaz.com CD of the month of December 2003 (FR)
JUNO 2004 nomination, best contemporary jazz album of the year (CA)
Félix Award at ADISQ 2004, best jazz album of the year (QC)
OPUS Award 2003-2004, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND035 Baptiste Trotignon, Solo
Victoires de la musique award 2003, jazz revelation of the year 2003 (FR)
Martial Solal Prize 2003, best jazz pianist of the year (FR)
CHOC Jazzman of the year 2003, best album of the year - audience award (FR)
4 F Télérama, CD of the month of December 2003 (FR)
Émoi Jazz Magazine, CD of March 2003 (FR)

FND034 No Name Jazz Sextet, NNJS
Record of the month, December 2003 allaboutjazz.com (USA)
Nomination at ADISQ 2004, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the 2003-2004 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the 2003-2004 OPUS award, best jazz show of the year (QC)

FND032 Pierre de Bethmann, Illium
4 F Télérama, CD of the month June 2003 (FR)
4 stars Jazzman (FR)

FND030 Christine Jensen, A Shorter Distance (CAC)
Nomination at ADISQ 2003, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the 2002-2003 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND029 Jean-Christophe Béney, Cassiopée
Nominated for the Django d'Or 2003, jazz revelation of the year (QC)

FND028 François Théberge 5 featuring Lee Konitz, Music of Konitz
CHOC Jazzman of the year 2002, best jazz album of the year (FR)
Lee Konitz alto sax of the year 2002, Down Beat (USA)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2003, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the 2002-2003 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND027 Jean-Pierre Zanella, Mother Tree (CAC)
OPUS Award 2003, best album of the year 2002-2003 (QC)
JUNO nomination 2002-2003, best contemporary jazz album of the year (CA)
ADISQ 2003 nomination, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND025 Jocelyn Ménard, Men Art Works with Alain Jean-Marie
Nomination at the SACEM 2002, jazz composition of the year (FR)

FND023 Yves Léveillé, Zone Indigène (CAC)
Incontournables Archambault 2003 (QC)
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FND022 Jean Vanasse, Mosaïques (CAC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2002, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the 2002 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the 2003 OPUS award, musical personality of the year at Radio-Canada (QC)

FND021 Yannick Rieu, Little Zab 2 (CAC)
Nomination at ADISQ 2002, best jazz album of the year (QC)
ADISQ 2002 Nomination, Songwriter of the Year (QC)

FND020 François Bourassa Trio + André Leroux, Live (CAC)
JUNO Award 2001-2000, best contemporary jazz album of the year (CA)
OPUS Award 2002, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Elected by citizenjaz.com CD of the month of September 2002 (FR)
Nominated at the ADISQ 2002, best jazz album of the year (QC)
4 stars Jazzman (FR)

FND019 Eric Harding, Deadline (CAC)
Elected by citizenjazz.com CD of the month of May 2002 (FR)

FND018 Thom Gossage, Other Voices (CAC)
OPUS Award 2002, best jazz show of the year (QC)

FND017 Seamus Blake - Daniel Thouin trio, Live at the cabaret
Seamus Blake winner of the prestigious "Thelonious Monk Awards" for best saxophonist of the year 2001 (USA)

FND016 François Marcaurelle, Opuscule
Nominated for the 2001 OPUS award, best jazz concert of the year (QC)

FND014 Sylvain Provost & Norman Lachapelle + Pierre Cormier, Ni un ni deux (CAC)
Félix Award at ADISQ 2001, best album of the year (QC)
Nomination for the OPUS award 2001, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND013 Joel Miller, ... And then everything started to look different... (CAC)
Nominated for the 2001 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the East Coast Music Awrards 2002, best jazz album of the year (NB)

FND012 Gilles Bernard, Le chapeau de ma sœur
Nominated for the 2001 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND008 Christine Jensen, Collage (CAC)
Nominated for the 2001 OPUS award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND007 Yannick Rieu, Little Zab
Félix Award at ADISQ 2000, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND006 Thüryn von Pranke, What's Up
Nomination at ADISQ 2000, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the OPUS 2000 award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND004 Sylvain Provost & Norman Lachapelle
Nomination at the ADISQ 2000, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nominated for the OPUS 2000 award, best jazz album of the year (QC)

FND001 - Yves Léveillé, Signal commun (CAC)
Nomination at the ADISQ 2000, best jazz album of the year (QC)
Nomination for the OPUS 2000 award, best jazz album of the year (QC)