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Sunday, December 7: IMOO #111 – Phil Minton We’re super excited to be welcoming legendary vocalist Phil Minton to IMOO! Phil Minton – voice David Jackson – guitar Ian Birse – electronics Laura Kavanaugh – electronics Mark Molnar – cello David Broscoe – woodwinds LInsey Wellman – woodwinds One of the world’s great improvising singers, … Read more

Sunday, November 30: IMOO #110 – Shawn Mativetsky and Payton MacDonald *SPECIAL LOCATION: Black Squirrel Books – 1073 Bank St in Old Ottawa South* Same time as always (7-9pm) Shawn Mativetsky – tabla Payton MacDonald – voice Exponent of the Benares gharana, and disciple of the legendary Pandit Sharda Sahai, Shawn Mativetsky is a highly sought-after tabla performer and … Read more

Set one: Solo trumpet Listen: https://craigpedersenquartet.bandcamp.com/track/grey-area-4-extended-ii-v Set two: Molnar/Pedersen duo. Lisetn: https://soundcloud.com/blackbough/somtimes-a-mind-is-just-born Set three: Pedersen/Wellman/Birse/Kavanaugh/Broscoe/Magill As many of you know, IMOO co-founder Craig Pedersen took a bit of a step back this fall from organizing IMOO events, focussing on IMOOfest 2014 as his last main task.  Well, IMOOfest has come and gone, and he’s ready to retire … Read more

Join us Sunday September 14th as we launch our Fall series of concerts in our new home Raw Sugar Cafe! (692 Somerset St W) We are so excited for our new digs and invite you to join us for improvised music, tasty local tap beers, chili, and snacks. The cast of players will include Ian Birse, … Read more

Susanna Hood – voice, dance Scott Thomson – trombone, composition NEW LOCATION: Raw Sugar Café (692 Somerset St W) TIME: 7pm-9pm COST: $10/$5/PWYC The Muted Note is a suite of songs composed by Scott Thomson, settings of poems by P.K. Page, for Susanna Hood’s singing voice. As a duo, Susanna, in addition to singing the … Read more

IMOOFEST 2014, featuring Jean Derome, Joane Hétu, Lina Allemano’s Titanium Riot, and the Craig Pedersen Quartet and more! PLUS a special ONMC / IMOO co-presentation at City Hall featuring Jesse Stewart The Improvising Musicians of Ottawa/Outaouais (IMOO) are extremely excited to announce our third improvised music festival, IMOOFEST 2014 Taking place on October 3rd and 4th … Read more

IMOOhiatus: Hello! IMOO will be on vacation until the fall as we tour, write, perform, and do the things that we do. Please check this space though and improvisedmoo.com as we will continue to promote and draw your attention to shows and events that may be of interest to you. If you are interested in … Read more

  David Jensenius is a composer who utilizes collage, phonography, and electronics to create sonically challenging listening experiences. David is a member of SPURSE, a research and design collaborative that catalyzes critical issues into collective action, and a founder of the improvisational group Polish Club. Through a playful transformation of conceptual and material systems, David … Read more

We’re really excited about this show – Riverrun passed through town last year, and blew everyone away!  We’re looking forward to a repeat performance!  They will also be releasing a new recording.  Hope you can make it – this one is not to be missed. Tom Richards – keyboard Peter Lutek – clarinet Scott Peterson … Read more

Omar David Rivero – guitar, etc. http://drift-note.bandcamp.com/ David Jackson – guitar, etc. Omar will play a set of solo guitar, followed by a duo set with David Jackson