Lizotte, Jean-Christophe

Jean-Christophe Lizotte

Canadian cellist Jean-Christophe Lizotte is an eclectic musician, sought after for his command of multiple styles spanning from baroque and contemporary to improvisation and rock. He is a founding member of the chamber music collective Warhol Dervish and is regularly invited to collaborate with dozens of Québec ensembles, most notably, I Musici de Montréal, Ensemble Caprice, Bradyworks, SMCQ (Société de musique contemporaine du Québec), and Ensemble SuperMusique. His extensive career as a touring musician extends beyond Canada and the United States, to Europe, Africa and Asia, with diverse artists including La La La Human Steps, the Ottawa Bach Choir, Ensemble Caprice, Chris de Burgh, and Corneille. Jean-Christophe is active as a studio musician for film and television, and has participated in over sixty albums, notably as solo continuo player on the Juno-winning Handel: Dixit Dominus ; Bach & Schütz : Motets with the Ottawa Bach Choir and Ensemble Caprice. His playing has been featured live on BBC Radio, Radio Campus Paris, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.