Jacques, David

David Jacques

Born in Saint-Georges de Beauce (Québec), David Jacques holds a Doctor’s degree in early music performance from the Université de Montréal. He began his classical guitar studies at the Cégep de Sainte-Foy, and continued at the Université Laval and the Conservatoire de musique de Québec. He has recorded more than 50 CDs on the XXI-21, ATMA, d’Oz and Analekta labels. His Pièces de guitarre de Mr Rémy Médard (Productions XX-21), Tango Boreal and Pampa Blues won the Conseil Québécois de la Musique’s 2008, 2012 and 2014 Prix Opus Disc of the Year award,. David has also published several arrangements for guitar for Les Productions d'OZ. Active in Canada as well as abroad, he has given more than 3500 concerts in 35 countries on five continents. David Jacques is currently professor of classical Guitar at the Université Laval and Cégep de Sainte-Foy. He also completed a bachelor in Business Management (B.A.A.), a bachelor in music teaching (B.A.) and a bachelor in law at Laval University (LL.B.).