René Lavoie, a jazz saxophonist and flautist, graduated from the University of Ottawa and completed his Master’s degree from the University of Miami. He also studied privately with Joe Allard and Eddie Daniels in New York city with the help of the Canada Council for the Arts. Presently he teaches saxophone at De la Salle High School and performs with various music ensembles including the Cosmos Sax quartet, Los Gringos, and Troika.