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The EDSON Journal
By Ed Moore 
"If you never thought a Beatles song could be converted to 
a jazz standard, then you should have heard the Fab Four 
as rendered by Carmen and David. 
The Chautauqua show on March 13, performed by the Quebec 
City duo of Carmen Genest and David Jacques, featured a 
set of four Beatles songs: Ticket to Ride, Blackbird, 
The Fool on the Hill and I Wanna Be Your Man, all expertly 
handled by Genest, with terrific guitar accompaniment by 
husband Jacques and saxophonist Alain Baril. For those 
who aren't familiar with jazz, it's like musical improvisation. 
It allows singers and musicians to think out of the box or 
redesign another one, if you prefer. And with Carmen and 
David there was a lot of that going on. 
Jazz standards were handled with aplomb. The first song 
of the evening was the Gershwin-Ella Fitzgerald standard, 
A Foggy Day (in London Town). It featured some appropriate 
scatting by Carmen. The scatting could have been in 
French but I neglected to ask. Other selections included: 
My Paris, Love for Sale, Misty, All of Me, and the 
Edith Piaf signature song, La vie en rose. 
The timbre, diversity and overall quality of Carmen's 
voice is something to admire. She is in her eighth 
month of pregnancy, and if Genest was uncomfortable 
throughout the performance, she didn't show it. Prior 
to Edson, the duo performed in Fort McMurray on 
March 12. St. Albert was their next stop on March 14. 
The Alberta appearances marked more than 600 concert 
appearances across Canada, the U.S. the world by the duo. 
Carmen and David have also performed in South America, 
Europe and Asia. Once again, kudos to Chautauqua for 
its ability to bring in such an impressive variety 
of musical talent. The final show in the Chautauqua 
season will be Hockey Dad on April 24."