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Performing at The Record Centre, Friday September 6th, 7:00pm
Update: Nicole informed us via email on September 5th that she is unable to appear at IMOO Fest due to a family emergency related to Hurricane Dorian. We hope that her relatives in the Bahamas are safe and will try to bring Nicole to Ottawa again later in the 2019-20 season. David Jackson and Linsey Wellman will open the festival with a brief duo set in her place.
- Nicole Rampersaud – Solo Trumpet
Nicole Rampersaud is a Canadian trumpet player, composer, and recording artist, focused on creating music that cuts through genre, culture, and hyperbole to create resonate experiences that connect people from all walks of life. Through improvisation and experimentalism, Nicole creates a unique yet versatile sonic language that easily adapts to any musical situation, attesting to her relentless ambition to expand her proficiency with a broad range of musical practices and traditions. She is an established and resourceful side person, having worked with a diverse and ever-expanding group of musicians including: Anthony Braxton, Joe Morris, Rakalam Bob Moses, and Sandro Perri, to name a few.
Nicole has been performing and composing solo trumpet music since 2008, and continues to use this as a vehicle to deconstruct and abstract the trumpet’s traditional sonic possibilities. In solo performances, Nicole improvises composites of her pieces in the moment, resulting in compelling structures that engage, challenge, and, ultimately, involve audiences in the creation of a connected experience.