# Oktopus

Ensemble · Montréal, QC

Oktopus is a Montréal klezmer ensemble that connects Eastern European folk traditions with classical music, Quebec repertoire, and jazz improvisation.

## Links

- [Official site](https://www.oktopus.ca/)
- [Bandcamp](https://oktopus1.bandcamp.com/)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ABjriW7UyTYbFiI0J4d2S)

## Sources

- [Current artist-controlled bilingual Oktopus site connecting biography, music, calendar, videos, and professional contact surfaces](https://www.oktopus.ca/) — 2026-07-18
- [Current artist-controlled biography documenting the 2010 formation, artistic direction, present roster, klezmer foundation, classical, Quebec, and jazz connections, four principal albums, nominations, and awards](https://www.oktopus.ca/about) — 2026-07-18
- [Current artist-controlled calendar documenting extensive 2026 and 2027 activity across Quebec, Canada, Europe, and Chile, including repeated Montréal engagements](https://www.oktopus.ca/calendrier) — 2026-07-18
- [Artist-controlled contact page retained only as a professional inquiry route; all direct email addresses and telephone numbers are intentionally omitted](https://www.oktopus.ca/contact) — 2026-07-18
- [Current artist-controlled Bandcamp profile identifying Oktopus with Montréal, Quebec and connecting the same four-album discography](https://oktopus1.bandcamp.com/) — 2026-07-18
- [Current Government of Quebec cultural-export publication presenting Oktopus and Brahms, Balkans & Bagels as a Canadian intercultural ensemble project](https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/relations-internationales/Representations/Londres/publications/en/BR-Brochure-Quebec-Culture-August-Nov-2025-EN-MRIF.pdf) — 2026-07-18
- [Exact Spotify artist 0ABjriW7UyTYbFiI0J4d2S with provider media and four collision-reviewed principal studio albums in the Canadian market](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ABjriW7UyTYbFiI0J4d2S) — 2026-07-18
- [Exact Spotify Brahms, Balkans & Bagels twelve-track album dated May 2, 2025 with Oktopus label metadata and UPC 196429935204](https://open.spotify.com/album/5Xmt9pHy7AAtQ7FpgLG9fb) — 2026-07-18
- [Exact Spotify Créature fourteen-track album dated May 28, 2021 with Oktopus label metadata and UPC 840167570721](https://open.spotify.com/album/0zygbFh6Iu027gEPneFSKz) — 2026-07-18
- [Exact Spotify Hapax twelve-track album dated September 21, 2017 with Oktopus label metadata and UPC 777078613073](https://open.spotify.com/album/0smc8httVJxUqZHul5Z8tP) — 2026-07-18
- [Exact Spotify Lever l'encre fourteen-track album dated June 1, 2014 with Oktopus label metadata and UPC 622406567033](https://open.spotify.com/album/1iF52NZ5S4KB04m5NfxgLD) — 2026-07-18
- [Exact Spotify multi-artist Syli d'Or concert collection retained to explain why the fifth provider album container is excluded from Oktopus's principal release count](https://open.spotify.com/album/4LurSx0T1fGXNXLGLnZ418) — 2026-07-18
- [MusicBrainz artist d8e1dc50-a229-4208-ad56-2f39d74b3a31 retained as an identity cross-check for the exact Oktopus project and Spotify identifier](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d8e1dc50-a229-4208-ad56-2f39d74b3a31) — 2026-07-18
- [Wikidata Q104559702 retained as the original Canadian ensemble lead and an identity cross-check for Oktopus, Montréal, Spotify, and MusicBrainz identifiers](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104559702) — 2026-07-18

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/oktopus
Last checked: 2026-07-18