Accoules Sax is my favorite band from last week’s visit to Montreal’s Jazz Festival. They are a marching band from Marseille, France. Seriously, there were many bands at the Festival, but these guys stood out by their sheer presence on stage and their performance, of course.

Covers and compositions are both part of their repertoire. Take a minute or two and listen to the audio files on their web site it is really worth it. And keep in mind they are doing this without a full drum, no bass, no guitar and no keyboard. Six saxophones : one barytone, one soprano, two altos and two tenors. There are also two percussionists. Most impressive result.