In Catherine Major's music, the showmanship and ceremony of franco-pop meet the atmosphere and rhythmic dexterity of globally inflected jazz. Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova shuffle weaves through her metronomic chords and lilting, off-kilter melodies, while the husky bravado of compatriots like Diane Dufresne echoes through the Québécois singer/pianist's deeply emotional vocal stylings.