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Set 1 John Sobol – saxophone Rory Magill – xylophone Set 2 Ian Birse – electronics Laura Kavanaugh – electronics Join us for two sets featuring some bright lights of the Ottawa/Outaouais improvised music scene!

**SPECIAL LOCATION: Black Squirrel Books (1073 Bank at Sunnyside)** Yves Charuest – alto saxophone Linsey Wellman – alto saxophone Canadian saxophonist Yves Charuest has worked on the jazz and new music scene in the 1980-90s with many canadian musicians such as Michel Ratté, Jean Beaudet, Guillaume Dostaler, Lisle Ellis and Jean Derome, in different groups … Read more

Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 7:30PM Joe Morris / Mark Molnar / Craig Pedersen + Broscoe / Birse / Kavanaugh Black Squirrel Books, 1073 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON $15 general / $10 discount (artist, students, community rate) Tickets available at the door. For more information call Craig at (514) 502 6355 or email clpmusicproduction@gmail.com Guitar … Read more

Nick Fraser, drums Tony Malaby, saxophones (from New York) Rob Clutton, double bass Andrew Downing, celloAcclaimed Toronto-based drummer and composer, Nick Fraser, leads this outstanding jazz quartet featuring New York saxophonist, Tony Malaby, “one of the most distinctive artists of his time” (All About Jazz). The quartet, rounded out by exceptional string players, Andrew Downing … Read more

Tim Crofts is a true 21st Century pianist. Tim’s main focus is improvisation & new music. His musical style combines elements of 20th century classical music with free jazz improvisation and world music aesthetics. In performance, Tim explores the full sonic capabilities of the acoustic piano through extended techniques and a wide range of piano … Read more

  Yoni Kaston, clarinet Joel Kerr, double bass Daniel Fuchs, violin Gaël Huard, cello Formed on a Saturday night in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec, Siach Hasadeh explores and performs off the beaten track Jewish melodies. Much of the repertoire comes from their transcriptions from songs as they are sung in the Chassidic communities of … Read more

IMOO co-founder Linsey Wellman is recording a live album over two evenings in late January, and would love for you to be in the audience!  Here are the details: Tuesday and Wednesday, January 27 and 28 doors: 7pm, music: 7:30 Daimon (78 Hanson – Old Hull) Entry is free! Note: this is a live recording, … Read more

Rakestar Arkestra presents: Ra Sugar Rake-star is an Ottawa collective of adventuresome musicians who gather periodically to plumb the songbook of the great Sun Ra. The newest edition of Rake-star is set for launch as a nine-piece ensemble featuring saxes, keyboards and percussion.  For this inaugural outing, and to honour the free spirit of Mr. Ra, … Read more

James Annett – viola Josh Cole – bass Colin Fisher – drums, guitar Say Spirit is the pan-Canadian co-operative trio of Colin Fisher, James Annett and Josh Cole. Now primarily based on Toronto and Montreal, each musician is vital contributor to the improvised and creative music community. They are individually known as flexible and stylistically-eclectic … Read more

Join us for a holiday tradition.  It’s the antidote for any of you who have been unfortunate enough to set foot in a mall this holiday season.  The music of Albert Ayler and holiday classics make strange, but compelling bedfellows. Saxophonist/accordionist Bernard Stepien leads his merry band of elves on a journey you are unlikely … Read more