The JMC Project came to life in Quebec City in 2006. Philippe Cyr , jazz afficionado, wants to create something new, something original. He has a project in mind and wants to attain maximum groove and give jazz music a new image for today’s generation. Phil asks for the collaboration of his old guitar teacher turned bass player, Guillaume Tondreau, to record bass riffs for some of his compositions. Mr. T.’s style and ingenuity make him a key element for this new musical project to take flight. The project is only beginning to explore the adddition of vocals when Phil asks Marjorie Fiset, A.K.A. Marj A.KA. The Chick, a singer whom he met at Laval University, to join in on some tracks. With the addition of this eye-opening voice, the trio is now looking to make some groovalicious jazz while making it accessible for all. The addition of Peter Tardif, an MC that Phil first met in the hip-hop formation known as Mindz, allows the group to fuse jazz and hip-hop together and thus extend their reach to those for whom jazz is unknown. The poets natural flows, instinct, and rhythm fit perfectly with the goal of the project and so the saga continues. With their common goal being an insatiable appetite for groove, the project needs an essential element: rhythm with a capital W ! Active drummer in Quebec’s jazz scene and for the band L’Orosité, William Coté becomes a necessity. Simple, effective, and original, his contribution is undeniable. The last ,but not the least, member to join the quintet is also known as Senor Extravaganza. Friend and musical colleague of Phil’s since college, this musical madman is the one with the sax, not the axe. Jod Lamarche’s eccentric, colorful improvisation and effects pedals turn the pre-established groove towards electro-like horizons ... and then some! And then they were six. The band is now complete and it’s jazz with an MC, thus standing for the JMC. Project.