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IMOO Spring Fling
IMOO is poised to make its return from a two year pandemic absence with three shows at Gigspace on the weekend of May 14th and 15th!
It has been a while, hasn’t it?
Hi! We miss you but have started making some tentative plans toward reviving our beloved IMOO 2022. Details to come but we wanted you to know we haven’t forgotten and we love and miss you.
***Cancelled*** IMOO #200! CP Unit (NYC) And Horseman Pass By ***Cancelled***
Hi All, We have made the tough decision to cancel this show given the wave of closures and uncertainty around the spread of Corvid-19 in Ontario. Though Ottawa is still low risk that can change rapidly. We’re deeply sorry to have to do this, especially since it hurts artists who need support and who are … Read more
Bennett/Jackson/Wellman • Duck Toys • ecj
January 29, 2020 @ Cinqhole 7 PM $5-10 Suggested. NOTAFLOM A triple bill of improvised music from Hamilton meeting Ottawa and beyond. Connor Bennett is a multidisciplinary artist living in Hamilton who has worked primarily in music and installation based visual art in recent years. Connor uses improvisation as a driving force for his creative … Read more
Drew Weseley with Special Guests The LSD Trio
Sunday, 5 January 2020 from 7PM to 9PM p Cinqhole 5b Fairmont Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y1X4 Drew Wesely is a guitarist, composer, improvisor, and educator based out of Brooklyn, NY. His music combines elements of his background in jazz with the ferocious rhythmic energy of noise and abstracted lyricism of influences such as Don Cherry, … Read more
Pierre Yves-Martel, Philippe Lauzier, and Carlo Costa, Friday December 6th @ The Record Centre 6PM
Carlo Costa — drums Philippe Lauzier — bass clarinet Pierre-Yves Martel — viola da gamba, harmonicas Please Note: Show at 6 PM
Fraser / Malaby / Geggie November 29th @ Black Squirrel Books ••• 10 Dollars at the door•••
Nick Fraser: drums Tony Malaby: saxophones John Geggie: bass Show starts at 9 PM •••Please note this show will be occurring in the basement of Black Squirrel•••
•••UPDATED!••• Meger/ Sorbara with Special Guests @ Cinqhole (formerly General Assembly) November 13, 2019
Doors at 7:30 with music to follow shortly after. $5-$10 Suggested Donation/PWYC Due to unforeseen circumstances François Houle will not be able to play this show. Sorbara and Meger will be joined by a number of local Ottawa improvisers for two sets of music. More details to come! James Meger James Meger is an active … Read more
Sound of the Mountain with Tetuzi Akiyama and Toshimaru Nakamura with very special guests Tatsuya Nakatani and Mark Molnar
20 Dollars at the Door Doors at 7:30. Music to follow. Sound of the Mountain acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Co-presentation by Mystery & Wonder, Blackbough and IMOO. There is a clear affinity amongst the members of this quartet for mixing acoustic and electric elements and extending the physical possibilities … Read more
IMOO Fest 2019
IMOO will launch its 10th season of programming in September with its fifth weekend festival. We are proud to welcome Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey as this year’s featured artists-in-residence. Tom and Ingrid will perform in duo, quartet, and large ensemble configurations over the course of the three-evening event. This year’s festival also features the … Read more