Roger Leclerc

Piano - vocal - Band Leader

In its early teens, Roger discovers music. After playing classical guitar for a while, he then turns to the piano and never looked back. He's played in several formations in the 80's and toured across the province. He then added composing and arranging in his palette and, in the 90's, he writes and arranges for many upcoming artists. In 2000, he creates Demo Clic studio, dedicated in helping young and promising talents. But the itch to play is too strong and he decides to start a band dedicated in playing the music of one of his favourite bands: SUPERTRAMP.

 

Bernard Baribeau

Saxophone - clarinette - vocal

On stage at the early age of 14, Bernard Baribeau soon understood that saxophone would be a big part of his life. With a degree from the Conservatoire de musique de Québec in 1995, Bernard pursued his studies in jazz with renown saxophone player Jean-Pierre Zanella at Cégep St-Laurent. It's only a little later that he joined the disco-funk band Boogie Wonder Band to tour Canada, the United States, Asia and the Caribbean's for 13 years. In addition to his immense presence on stage, he contributes to composition and arrangements on the numerous albums of this explosive band. Recipient of the Bourse Couleur Jazz 2009 (University of Montreal), this multifaceted musician also leads his own Coalition jazz band. Being heavily influenced by 70's music, it's with great enthusiasm that Bernard looks to offer, as faithfully as possible, the sound and vibe of John Hellywell horns.

 

Claude Paré

Piano - lead vocal

Like many teens, Claude first learned guitar. But it's the music of Elton John that turned him onto the piano. Playing in different bands, he also developed a great passion for signing and soon he shared his time between the keyboard and the microphone. His vocal range is such that he developed a very large repertoire from Guns N' Roses and Off Spring to U2 and Bon Jovi. Even though his influences are numerous, Supertramp remained a great inspiration throughout the years.

 

Charles Bellerose

Bass - vocal

Playing bass for more than 30 years, Charles is a versatile musician that has been involved in various styles such as flamenco, fusion, blues, rock and jazz. It allowed him to perform in many different contexts from the vocal jazz of Karen Young to the Blues Rock of the Labaye Band. He's worked live and in studio in many projects over the years. Diehard fan of Supertramp since its teens (it was his first rock concert at the age of 14), it's with an immense pleasure that he celebrates the opportunity to play the music that inspired him to play bass.

Nicolas Beaudoin

Drums and percussions

Nicolas started on the drums at 13. At 16, he's already on tour with many bands. As a percussionist in school bands, he performed in numerous competitions, developing not only his technical skills but also his knowledge of musical theory. He also began teaching drums at 20. His discovery and love of fusion-jazz in his early 20's just pushed him to new technical heights. As comfortable in a jazz trio context at the Château Frontenac as he is on the Woodstock-en-Beauce stage playing heavy rock, Nicholas' versatility is second to none. He played with numerous bands from blues guitar hero Jimmy James formation to Slippermen a tribute to Genesis. Still playing for Slippermen and the Christian Nadon quartet, he was one of the first member of the team put up by Roger to form TRAMP OF THE CENTURY.

Richard Guérard

guitare - lead vocal

Richard touched his first six strings at the early age of 11 and immediately fell in love. He knew that that magic would be with him for the rest of his life. And for more then 30 years now, he's worked at perfecting his craft. His ability to replicate riffs and solos is a major asset to a tribute band such as TRAMP OF THE CENTURY. He also worked hard on his ability to sing lead as well as intricate harmonies on back vocals. He's played a lot in the last 20 years, notably for Busted Credit for a dozen of years. He also played in a rock duo in the 90's with Bruno Pelletier's bass player, Luc Villeneuve. Why a tribute to Supertramp? For the challenge of reproducing as faithfully as possible the beauty and richness of Hodgson's guitar work and for the complexity of his wah playing! But also, for the pleasure of singing Rick Davies' songs with the same concern for authenticity and exactitude he displays on his guitar playing.

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