The Plastic Waste Band

The Plastic Waste Band is an experimental rock band born from the jazz community of Montreal, Canada. This is a band in the truest sense: longtime collaborators who fly into
psychedelic group improvisations on the wings of finely tuned compositions. Electric guitars, soaring saxophone, thumping acoustic bass, and big drums evoke Led Zeppelin crashing a gig with the John Coltrane Quartet.

Following the 2017 release of their self-titled debut album, they chose to donate all proceeds from the album’s sales to charities dedicated to environmental conservation. Their second album, “Crushed,” was released on Montreal label Florafone Records in September 2019. It is centered around the issue of creating art in the face of humanity’s inevitable destruction. “Revelations EP,” released in 2020, builds upon this apocalyptic theme, depicting the beauty that can grow from our own ruins.

Since their first show as a band in 2016, The Plastic Waste Band has performed extensively, most notably at the Off Festival de Jazz de Montréal (2018, 2023), TU Jazz Festival (2019, 2022) and the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (2023).