Valérie Lacombe is a Montreal-based jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. Her debut album of original music, State of Garden and Shadow (Rhea Records), will be released on April 17, 2026, and features DownBeat Rising Star saxophonist Camille Thurman, alto saxophonist Caoilainn Power, and acclaimed bassist Ira Coleman.

Lacombe is also a member of The Ostara Project, a JUNO-nominated Canadian collective of women musicians with whom she has toured extensively across Canada, including the Yukon Territory.

As a sidemusician, she has recorded with vocalist Laura Anglade (2019, Justin Time Records) and is featured on The Ostara Project’s albums Roots (2025, Rhea Records) and the forthcoming Wings (2026, Rhea Records).