États Soniques 1993
From January to May 1993.
Concert Series of musical improvisations presented in collaboration with l’Association des musiciens improvisateurs de Montréal (AMIM) and galerie Optica.
Thursday, January 28, 1993, at 8 pm. At Lion d’or, 1676 Ontario E.
PETIT METAL ORCHESTRA
Jean-Claude Patry: electric guitar and synthesizer
Pierre Labbé: tenor and soprano saxophones
Pierre Tanguay: drums and percussion
This ensemble infuses jazz with a mix from a number of trends in improvised music. Jazz is the axis around which an eclectic blend of rock, free and new music is in constant flux.
BAUME
Jean Derome: voice, percussion and wind instruments
Pierre Tanguay: voice, percussions and drums
Dodik Gédoin: voice
“At the source, a song makes its way, running over skins, held back by rhythm. lt vibrates to the blowing of the winds.” Dodik Gédoin
Saturday, February 20, 1993, at 8 pm. At the AMIM space, 7250 St-Hubert, #315b.
PAPA BOA
Bernard Falaise: guitar
Rémi Leclerc: percussions
Frédéric Roverselli: bass guitar
Sabin Hudon: saxophone
Improvisation and writing alternate within this music, where the exploration of various creative processes is enriched by new technology, creating an original “rock” sound.
RHYTHM EFFECTS RHYTHM
Richard Bannard: percussions
John Oswald: alto saxophone
Marvin Green: bass guitar
Richard Bannard has frequently been associated with improvisation musicians Lisle Ellis, Rainer Wiens and Bill Smith. He is also known for his work with invented instruments. John Oswald is a multimedia performer who has played with guitarist Henry Kaiser and written for the Kronos String Quartet Marvin Green is also known for his invention of instruments.
Saturday, March 2, 1993, at 8 pm. At the AMIM space, 7250 St-Hubert, #315b.
BRUIT TTV
Gilles Arteau: saxophone, voice and sound poetry
Robert Faguy: voice and electronic effects
Louis Ouellet: wind instruments and sound effets
Fabrice Montal: voice, percussions and keyboards
Jocelyn Robert: guitar, keyboards and electro-acoustic rendering
Georges Azzaria: invented instruments and rendering
These musicians, associated with Obscure (Québec City), will present strictly improvisational work at the junction of non-music/music and the organization of noise.
PETER VALSAMIS and THIS
Peter Valsamis: drummer and composer of instrumental and electro-acoustic music.
Other musicians to be confirmed.
Peter Valsamis’ new ensemble music project is influenced by traditional Greek music, which he has recently been studying.
Saturday April 17, 1993, at 8 pm. At the AMIM space, 7250 St-Hubert, #315b.
PAS DE BAS
Rainer Wiens: guitar
Pierre Cartier: bass guitar
Pierre Tanguay: percussions
Frank Lozano: tenor and soprano saxophones
With PAS DE BAS, Rainer Wiens continues his research on the concept of ecstasy as defined by Rollo May: a technical term meaning the union of “form/passion” with order and vitality.
TOM WALSH
Tom Walsh: trombone
Other musicians to be confirmed.
NOMA’s composer and leader Tom Walsh will present a special project in collaboration with some Montréal musicians.
Saturday May 15, 1993, at 8 pm. At the AMIM space, 7250 St-Hubert, #315b.
SONIC COLLISION
Vladimir Ulman: violin
Paolo Joffe: drums
Other musicians to be confirmed.
These musicians will present an open work, exalting form and emotion drawn /rom the essential elements of regional folk music, as well as /rom elements of new music. These are developed in an often obsessive manner.
CAULEY / HEWARD / WIENS
Chris Cauley: alto saxophone
John Heward: drums
Rainer Wiens: guitar
Chris Cauley, who recently studied under American saxophonist David Ware, and percussionist John Heward who has recorded with Paul Bley, have often collaborated with bass player Lisle Ellis. Their music draws its inspiration /rom the work of Cecil Taylor and Jimmy Lyons.