E-Mail:
Yves@Laroche.net
LANGUAGES
English and French
EDUCATION
1993-94: Private Instruction
Music Administration
Miguel
Sosa
1988-92: University of
Ottawa
Bachelor of Arts
Concentration Music
Studied Jazz Improvisation
and Arranging with Dave Hildinger
1984: Conservatoire de Hull
Studied Jazz Improvisation
and Theory with Armas Maiste
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1997 to Present: University
of Ottawa
Department of Music
Director of the Jazz
Ensemble
2003-04: University
of Ottawa
Department of Music
Professor: Arranging For
High School Band
2003-04: Carleton
University
Department of Music
Teacher: Jazz Piano
2002-03: University
of Ottawa
Department of Music
Professor: Arranging for
Jazz Ensemble
2003-04: City Of
Ottawa
Music Director
"Jazz Singer's Night
Out"
2001: University of Ottawa
Department of Music
Teacher’s Assistant-Ear
Training/Solfege
1995-2002: University of Ottawa
Department of Music
Mini-Courses
Jazz, Ear-Training and
Solfege
1993 to Present: Bells Corners Academy of Music
Music Director, Piano Teacher, Director of Jazz Ensembles and Summer Jazz Camps
1995 to Present: Ottawa Catholic
Board of Education,
Lavic Music Studio,
The Suzuki School of Music
Jazz Clinician
1993-94: École Roger
St-Denis
Piano Teacher
1987-93: Domenic's Academy
of Music, Kanata
Piano Teacher and Band
Conductor
ACHIEVEMENTS
2004: Trillium Foundation
"Music in the
Schools" for 2004-06
Grant Recipient and
Coordinator
2003: The Rich Little Endowment Fund
Performing Arts Grants
Jury Member
2003: City of Ottawa, Cultural Affairs
Amateur Music Grants
Jury Member
2000, 2002: Department of Music Jazz Ensemble
Ottawa International Jazz
Festival
Main Stage
2002: BCAM Jazz Ensemble
Ottawa International Jazz
Festival
Main Stage
2000: BCAM Jazz Ensemble
The Ottawa West Junior Music
Club
1999: Department of Music Jazz Ensemble
AGORA at U.of O.
1998: BCAM Jazz Ensemble performs for
The Millennium Project ,
Government of Canada at
The Museum of Civilisation
1998: BCAM Jazz Ensembles perform at the
After Eight Jazz Club
1997: BCAM Jazz Ensembles
Make a new professional
recording at "Marc Productions"
1995: BCAM Jazz Ensembles
Performed at the opening
game for the "Ottawa Lynx" at
JetForm Park
1993-97, 2000: BCAM Jazz Ensembles
Wins Six First Place Gold
and Five Second Place Silver certificates at the "Kiwanis Music
Festival"
1993-2002: BCAM Jazz Ensembles
Performed for community
events: Alzheimer's Society, The Royal Ottawa Hospital, The United Way Campaign
RECENT PERFORMANCES
of Yves Laroche
2004: Ottawa International Jazz Festival
The Jasmine Trio
2004: City of Ottawa
"Doors Open"
Guest Pianist
2004: Café Nostalgica, University of Ottawa
Wednesday Jazz Night
Pianist and Host
2003: Alliance des Radios Communautaires du
Canada
Gala and Award Ceremony
Guest Pianist
2003: Governor-General Awards for The Ottawa
Police Force
Award Ceremony
Guest Pianist
2003: Ottawa Tulip Festival
The University of
Ottawa Jazz Ensemble and The Tuesday Night Jazz Band
Conductor
2002: National Arts Centre, English Theatre
“Angel Square” by Brian
Doyle
Music Director and Pianist
2002: University of Ottawa, Alumni Gala
Concert
Guest performer
2002: University of Ottawa, Lecture
“Correspondence Between Jazz
and Common-Practice Harmony” by Yves Laroche
2002-03: Café Nostalgica, Weekly Jazz Night
Host and Pianist
2002-03: Vineyards Wine Bar & Bistro,
monthly
Yves Laroche & James
O’Farrell Duo
OTHER PERFORMANCES
2002: The Ottawa International Jazz Festival
2002: The Cock And Lion
2002: Molly McGuinty’s
2001: The Royal Oak
2001: The Ottawa International Jazz Festival
2001: Faculty Series University of Ottawa
2000: 3 concerts at The After Eight Jazz Club
2000: CBC radio “Ottawa in Concert”
2000: The Earl of Sussex
2000: Chez Fairouz
1999: Ottawa International Jazz Festival
1999: 3 concerts at The After Eight Club
1999: Casino de Hull
1998: Recital at Music Nepean Symphony School
1997-98: The After Eight Jazz Club
1997: "Mid-Day News" on C.J.O.H
Television
1997: "Chez-Nous" C.B.C.
Television
1997: Music Showcase at Barrymore's
1997: Festival Fanco-Ontarien
1996: Café-Wim presents European Cabaret
1996: Jazz at Rasputin's
1995-98: Ottawa International Jazz Festival
1995 to Present: Vineyards Wine Bar & Bistro
1995: "The Rita McNeil Show"
C.B.C Television
DISCOGRAPHY
2000: "My Foolish Heart"
The Yves Laroche/James
O'Farrell Duo
1997: "Is That You?"
Carole Filion and The Bytown
Cats
1997: "Tribute to Bill Evans and Herbie
Hancock"
Music Nepean Jazz Ensembles
1996: "Buffet"
Yvan et Les Voyous
1995: "We Three Kings"
Bytown Cats and Friends
1994: "The Bytown Cats Live"
at the Music Nepean Symphony
School
WORK-BOOKS AND ARTICLES
by Yves Laroche
2004: Keyboarding
Skills II
2002: Correspondence Between Jazz and
Common-Practice Harmony
2000: Blues
in the Jazz Idiom,
1999: Keyboard Skills I
1998: Complete Works of Yves Laroche
PRINCIPLE
INSTRUMENTS
Piano, Accordion, Bass,
Drums and Trumpet
COMPUTER SKILLS
Finale, MusicTime, Word, Excel,
MS Publisher
AFFILIATIONS
Member
- Ottawa Musicians Local 180
Member
- APTUO, University of Ottawa
References
Available upon Request