July at IMOO: Friends of IMOO // Darren Williams

July 7th, 2013: #81 – Friends of IMOO

• François Gravel – keyboard
• Olivier Fairfield – drums
• Craig Pedersen – bass
• Linsey Wellman – alto saxophone

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July 28th, 2013: #82 – Darren Williams

• Darren Williams – saxophone, bassoon

Saxophonist Darren Williams will be performing a solo set featuring works from his album Reed, a collection of his own compositions:

“Solo tenor saxophone with nods to Evan Parker and Colin Stetson. However, Williams has taken the initiative to dash ahead of his contemporaries, creating exciting and beautiful compositions that force the listener to forget the wealth of technique at the root of the music.” -Kevin Romain, Bleating Hearts, The SSRIs

Darren Williams (www.airandbone.com) is a British Columbia based saxophonist and bassoonist who pushes the limits of improvisation and extended instrumental technique into regions that are lyrical, terrifying, uncanny, and “more fun than spiked punch live” (Georgia Straight). Called “a raw, vocal explorer,” (Stuart Broomer) Darren has performed with many renowned musicians including Eugene Chadbourne (US), Chad van Gaalen (Calgary), Myk Freedman (NYC), Mats Gustafsson (Sweden), Ig Henneman and Han Bennink (Netherlands). He is involved in numerous ensembles and projects, notably co-leading and composing for the free jazz quintet Robots On Fire which performed at the 2013 Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Williams was awarded a Canada Council Grant to go on a national tour in the summer of 2013 in promotion of his debut solo album Reed, on Bug Incision Records (www.bugincision.com). Darren holds a BFA in music performance from York University and has studied with Casey Sokol, David Mott, George Lewis, and Francois Houle.

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