Maneige

Maneige was a Québécois progressive rock and fusion jazz band from Quebec. The instrumental ensemble was one of the Quebec progressive rock scene's longest-running bands, performing regularly for several decades.

==History== Maneige was founded in 1972 by Alain Bergeron and Jérôme Langlois. Bergeron played flute and saxophone, while Langlois was a keyboardist. They were joined by drummer Gilles Schetagne, percussionist Paul Picard and bassist Yves Leonard, to form the initial quintet. The band played a few concerts in the early 1970s, opening for the Dutch progressive band, Ekseption and for Soft Machine on the 15 February 1974 at CEGEP Maisonneuve. They released their first two albums on the Harvest label. Their eponymous debut release contained a side-long track and established their experimental approach. Jerome's brother, Vincent Langlois, was added as a second keyboardist and a wind player, and an array of percussion instruments, some tuned, were used. Guitarist Denis Lapierre had been added to the lineup. In 1975, Billboard described the band as "pop avant-garde", writing that "they mix musique concrete in a style between early Zappa and Pink Floyd", and noted that the album "brought success beyond exepectations". The band signed with Capitol Records in 1974; their second album, also released in 1975, was Les Porches.