Improvising Musicians of Ottawa/Outaouais

Concert 22 – Sunday, May 8: Quentin Tolimieri and Jason Mears

This Sunday we have a couple of visitors from New York City.  Each artist will play one set.

Quentin Tolimieri is a composer who has, most recently, been focused on the production of complex, large scale works for fairly rudimentary electronic media, particularly simple instrumental sounds.  His music has been performed throughout Europe and North America at a variety of venues.  Currently based in New York City, he has had recent performances at The Stone, The Ontological-Hysteric Theater, Listen/Space, New York Theatre Workshop, and Columbia University.  He holds an MA in composition from the University of Southampton (UK) and a BFA in composition and piano from California Institute of the Arts.  His primary teachers include Michael Finnissy, Michael Pisaro, and Joe Maneri.  More information is available at.
Jason Mears, from Alaska, is a saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, improviser, and educator who is currently living in New York City. He holds a BFA in Music Education from Boston University and a MFA in African-American Improvisational Music from California Institute of the Arts. Jason has studied with Wadada Leo Smith, Leroy Jenkins, Harvey Pittel, Donald Sinta, John Sampen, and Vinny Golia. As well as leading the highly acclaimed Empty Cage Quartet, Jason’s most recent projects include Anthony Braxton’s Trillium E Orchestra, Wadada Leo Smith’s Silver Orchestra, and Harris Eisenstadt’s Woodblock Prints. He has performed with Wadada Leo Smith, Vinny Golia, Frank Gratkowski, Phillip Greenlief, Jack Wright, Leroy Jenkins, Nate Wooley, Ken Filliano, Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, Jeff Parker, Mike Pride, Harris Eisenstadt, and Reuben Radding among many others. Jason has recorded on the Clean Feed, Nine Winds, 482, No Business, and pfMENTUM labels.

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Concert 23 – Sunday, May 15th: Broscoe/Gullikson/Molnar

Three Ottawa musicians who bring a large range of influences and musical experience into play. The performance might include elements of lower case improv, electronic drones, South Asian percussion, dub, and AACM skronk.  Solo, duo and trio performances.

• David Broscoe – reeds/electronics
• Jamie Gullikson – drums
• Mark Molnar – cello/electronics

David Broscoe has played in Uzumaki, Rake, Rakestar, Generator, and the Ayler Christmas Project.

Jamie Gullikson is leader of Gamelan Semara Winangun, a member of The Flaps, and has played in improv ensembles Generator and Rake.

Mark Molnar has played strings and electronics with Generator and Kingdom Shore ( “a kind of ‘Being John Malkovich’ exercise put onto disc” Ottawa Citizen). He has played erhu and rebab in Gamelan Semara Winangun, and has composed and recorded music for numerous theatre and film productions.

Quick reminder – shows take place most Sundays from 7:00-9:00 at the Umi Café (610 Somerset W).  There is a $5 suggested donation.

Concert 20 – Sunday, April 17: Ryan Purchase and friends

Trombonist/composer Ryan purchase leads a fine group of musicians through some of his compositions and improvisational ideas.

• Ryan Purchase – trombone
• Craig Pedersen – trumpet
• Mike Essoudry – drums/percussion
• Linsey Wellman – reeds

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SPECIAL CONCERT – Wednesday, April 27th: Mille Bayous (at Club SAW)

Mille Bayous is the latest offering from the collaborative team of Horvey, Goldschneider and Morton. Their work references free jazz traditions and mistakes, contemporary/experimental composition, and other modes of improvised and found music to create an actuelle-folk-electroacoustic sound. It is cute, patient, noisy, brash, cheeky, epic, and proficient. Mille Bayous is their first release, although some of their work has also appeared on two solo albums by Amy Horvey, as well as in numerous live performances in Montreal, Stratford, across Saskatchewan, and other locations in Canada.

• Amy Horvey – trumpet
• Isak Goldschneider – clarinet
• Jeff Morton – electronics, keyboards

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Club SAW (67 Nicholas Street) – 10pm – $5 suggested donation

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Concert 21 – Sunday, May 1: Radar

**note: we’ll be starting at 8:00 and playing a long set rather than our usual 7:00**

The resurrection of an Ottawa favourite – an evening of original compositions – mostly by Rory Magill, as well as some Sun Ra tunes.

• Rory Magill – drums
• Jennifer Giles – keyboards
• Linsey Wellman – woodwinds

Concert 17 – Sunday, March 20: Kyle Brenders Ensemble

The Kyle Brenders Quartet is one of Toronto’s newest groups exploring the spaces between the stylistic cracks of Jazz and Improvised music. Brenders, a former student of Anthony Braxton and Alvin Lucier, has brought together some of the most talented young players that are currently working in the Toronto scene. These players, Mark Segger on drums, Steve Ward on Trombone and Tomas Bouda on bass, tap into their own creative instrumental vocabulary to communicate through Brenders’ distinctive compositional output. The energy of this group is balanced by technique and creative expression allowing the music to ebb and flow through extremely dynamic textures and forms.

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Concert 18 – Sunday, March 27: The Carleton University Contemporary Music Ensemble under the guidance of Jesse Stewart

We’re excited to welcome some of our city’s finest music students under the direction of one of the bright lights of the Ottawa music community.

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Concert 19 – Sunday, April 3: Eagles/Stewart

We’re joined by two great Ottawa based musicians

• Wayne Eagles – guitar
• Jesse Stewart – drums/percussion

Concert 16 – Sunday, March 6: Eldritch Priest’s The Brown Study

• Eldritch Priest – guitar, stylophone
• Mark Molnar – cello
• Ryan Purchase – trombones
• David Broscoe – bassoon, clarinet
• Mike Essoudry – vibes, glock percussion
• Nicholas Piper – flute, clarinet, melodion, tin whistle, recorder
• Margaret Ashberner – flute, clarinet, melodion, tin whistle, recorder
• Craig Pedersen – trumpet
• Linsey Wellman – saxophone

CONCERT 11 – Sunday, January 16th – SBOT N WO

Sbot N Wo is a voice/electronics duo from Eastern Canada.  www.sbotnwo.com

Sbot N Wo are:

• Helen Pridmore – vocals
• WL Altman – electronics

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CONCERT 12 – Sunday, January 23rd – Uzumaki

Uzumaki are:

• David Broscoe – saxophones
• Linsey Wellman – saxophones
• eldritch Preist – guitar
• Rory Magill – drums

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CONCERT 13 – Sunday, February 6 – Adam Saikaley

An evening of electronic music from one of Ottawa’s most creative musicians.

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CONCERT 14 – Sunday, February 13th – Sainct Laurens and Kim Myhr

The first set will feature guitarist Kim Myhr

The second set will feature Sainct Laurens

• Philippe Lauzier – bass clarinet
• Pierre-Yves Martel – viola da gamba + feedback

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CONCERT 15 – Sunday, February 20th - Stuart Lake CD RELEASE and Linsey Wellman’s Ephemera

The first set will feature Linsey Wellman’s solo saxophone work Ephemera

• Linsey Wellman – saxophone (www.linseywellman.com)

The second set will feature the CD release of Taylor Brook’s (www.taylorbrook.ca) Stuart Lake for improvising trumpeter and electronics.

• Craig Pedersen – trumpet, electronics (www.craigpedersen.com)

We’ve finalized the schedule up until Christmas.  We had a great show last night with the Litster/Marshall experience, and are looking forward to the Craig Pedersen Quartet next Sunday (December 5th – see previous post).  Here’s the schedule until the 19th of December.  Following that, we’ll be taking a break for a couple of weeks before coming back in the new year.  Both shows are at the Umi Café (610 Somerset W – at Percy), from 7:00-9:00, and there’s a suggested donation of $5.

Concert 9 – Sunday, December 12 – arren Williams and friends

• Darren Williams – saxophone
• Eldritch Priest – guitar, pedals
• Rory Magill – drums

Vancouver meets Ottawa – a collaboration of two cities’ finest.

Concert 10 - Sunday, December 19 – Special Christmas Concert

Not to be missed – holiday favourites like you’ve never heard them before!

Looks like we’re going to be busy heading into Christmas (I think we’ve got shows every week until then…)  As per usual, these shows will take place at the Umi Café (610 Somerset W) from 7:00-9:00, and there’s a $5 cover charge.

CONCERT 7 – Sunday, November 28th - the Litster/Marshall Rhythm Esperience 

Percussionists Jack Litster (Ottawa) and Luke Marshall (Toronto) team up for the evening.  Should be a lot of fun.

CONCERT 8 – Sunday, December 5th – the Craig Pedersen Quartet

IMOO co-founder leads a group through charts by Mt Eerie/Bjork, Tex Ritter, Sex Mob, Duke Ellington… and of course, Craig Pedersen.  Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!

The Craig Pedersen Quartet is:

• Craig Pedersen – trumpet
• Mike Essoudry – drums
• Alex Mastronardi - bass
• Linsey Wellman – saxophone

IMOO is proud to introduce Linsey Wellman‘s Ephemera: for solo saxophone

• CD Release – Thursday, November 18th at Club SAW (67 Nicholas)
• Doors open at 7:00, music at 8:00
• Tickets $15, available at the door, and in advance at Compact Music (785A and 190 Bank)

Ephemera is a 45 minute meditation for solo alto saxophone, improvised around a diverse set of parameters; different with each performance, but always recognizable.  It can be described as an exploration of texture, timbre, melody and tonal relationships in the ‘free’ music tradition, incorporating approaches to techniques such as circular breathing and multiphonics.  All that being said, it is first and foremost music; the goal of Ephemera is simply to be musical.

IMOO est fier d’introduire Ephemera: pour saxophone solo, de Linsey Wellman

• Lancement de disque – le jeudi, 18 novembre au Club SAW (67 Nicholas)
• Entrée à 19h, musique à 20h
• Billets $15, disponibles à la porte et aussi à Compact Music (785A et 190 Bank)

Ephemera est une méditation pour saxophone alto solo de 45 minutes, improvisée selon de divers paramètres; différent à chaque performance, mais toujours reconnaissable.  Elle peut être décrit comme étant une exploration texturale, timbrale, mélodique et de relations tonales dans la tradition de la musique ‘free’, et contenant des approches à de diverses techniques telles que le souffle continu et les sons multiples.  Mais ceci étant dit, elle d’abord, et avant tout une pièce musicale.

IMOO Concert #5 at Umi Cafe (610 Somerset St. W)
Virgule (www.myspace.com/triovirgule)
Sunday, November 7th – 7 to 9 p.m.
$5 cover / pay what you can

• Linsey Wellman – saxophones, bass clarinet (www.linseywellman.com)
• Phil Charbonneau – bass
• Francois Gravel – keyboards
• Olivier Fairfield – drums

More details about Mike’s show coming soon!