Dominique Fils-Aimé: Stay Tuned!

Dominique Fils-Aimé is a Polaris Music and JUNO prize-nominated singer-songwriter from Montreal who draws inspiration from soul icons of the 40's and 60's such as Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Nina Simone. While her musical roots are grounded in early soul and jazz, her voice transcends contemporary urban soundscapes.

Moving on from her 2018 acclaimed debut full length blues-tinged Nameless —which boldly confronted historical silences and sorrows— Stay Tuned! (2019, Ensoul Records) is both a call for and reminder of revolution expressed with the fury of red-hot jazz. Wanting to break away from the standards of traditional compositions, Dominique presents a body of work focused on liberating herself from musical forms.

The album won the Félix prize for Best Jazz Album at the 2019 ADISQ gala and was chosen among the 19 best Canadian albums of 2019 according to CBC. Dominique Fils-Aimé was recently nominated as Radio-Canada's 2019-2020 “Revelation in Jazz” and has been touring Canada's Jazz Festivals. She just completed the first leg of her European tour in France before embarking on a series of shows across Europe in 2020.

Concerts

June 2019

22VictoriaVictoria Jazz Club

23VancouverCoastal Jazz and blues society

29TorontoToronto Jazz Festival

30OttawaOttawa Jazz Festival

July 2019

01Trois-RivièresFestivoix

05SherbrookeSherblues & Folk

06MontréalFestival International de Jazz de Montréal

13Saint-FabienVieux-Théâtre

August 2019

25MontréalJardin botanique

September 2019

26Sept-Ilessalle Jean-Marc-Dion

27Baie-ComeauCentre des arts

28Pont-RougeMoulin Marcoux

October 2019

05St-PlacideÉglise de Saint-Placide

10SorelSalle Georges-Codling

12BeloeilCentre culturel de Beloeil

November 2019

09Lac BromeThéâtre Lac-Brome

14MontréalLa 5e Salle de la Place des Arts

23JolietteMusée d'art de Joliette

29ParisCanadian Cultural Centre

December 2019

02-03ParisDuc des Lombards

05FontainebleauMunicipal Theater of Fontainebleau

14TerrebonneLe Moulinet

January 2019

11New YorkWinter Jazz Fest

February 2020

07VictoriavilleCabaret du Carré 150

08Sainte-GenevièveSalle Pauline-Julien

22GatineauSalle Jean-Desprez

28ChamblyPôle culturel de Chambly

29QuébecPalais Montcalm

March 2020

13ShawiniganMaison de la culture Françis-Brisson

14Sainte-ThérèseCabaret BMO Sainte-Thérèse

21Val MorinThéâtre du Marais

27RepentignyCentre d'art Diane-Dufresne

28MontréalThéâtre Outremont

April 2020

09St-HyacintheCentre des arts Juliette-Lassonde

10LavalMaison des arts

17SaguenayCôté-Cour

18AlmaBoîte à Bleuets

23DrummondvilleCabaret de la Maison des arts

24LongueuilSalle Jean-Louis Millette

25LongueuilSalle Jean-Louis Millette

May 2020

07St-JérômeThéâtre Gilles-Vigneaut

Photos: Benoit Rousseau (photos 1 and 2), Jimmy Hamelin (photo 3), Jeff Malo (photos 4 and 5)

En voici plutôt une relecture douce, caressante, dont l'émotion doit tout au timbre de Dominique Fils-Aimé, qui, elle, n'a guère besoin de hurler, mais juste de poser sa(es) voix.

Bertrand Bouard
L'Express, FR

That upbeat, positive attitude, immense natural talent, and lady-like conduct makes her an artist to watch.

Kateryna Topol
QuipMag, US

Stay Tuned! is a striking album, with the 14 songs, all penned by Fils-Aimé, built around her powerful vocals. It's an eclectic set that veers from jazzy interludes to haunting trip-hop to Sade-like late-night sexy soul jams, all backed by a crack band.

Brendan Kelly
The Gazette

A precious album of minimalist soul-jazz, sometimes tinged with reggae and R & B, which, thanks to the solemn tone of the singer, gives the impression of suspending the time and the space in which one listens to it.

Philippe Renaud
Le Devoir

On stage, we could observe its uniqueness in front of public, we could appreciate her taste, her sense of polishing without neglecting her ability to go straight to the heart.

Alain Brunet
La Presse