Improvising & Experimental Music of Ottawa and Outwards. [2010 to 2023]

Once again – it’s everyone’s favourite time of year! The songs of Albert Ayler and the songs of yuletide have been kept separate all year, but no longer: it’s time for a fiery reintroduction!  The indomitable Bernard Stepien leads his orchestra through the woods to grandmother’s house. The Bernard Stepien Orchestra is: Bernard Stepien – … Read more

David Parker – upright bass, electronics Linsey Wellman (opening set) – baritone saxophone David Parker is a musician, composer, digital media artist, sound designer, and performer. David performs as singer/songwriter Slow Man Tofu, and as an improvising multi-instrumentalist, using the upright bass, electronics, guitar, and voice. For four years he played upright bass and electronics … Read more

***NOTE: this is a Tuesday Performance, and will take place from 8-10pm*** Sophia Goidinger-Koch – violin Maiken Beer – cello Manuel Mayr – bass Daniel Riegler – trombone On its first appearance in Canada and the U.S., the Austrian ensemble STUDIO DAN will bring contemporary music to North America. Straddling the worlds of classical music … Read more

***NOTE: This is a Wednesday show, and will take place from 8-10pm*** Darcy Spidle – jaw harp, vocalisations with an opening set by: David Broscoe – reeds, electronics David Jackson – guitar, electronics a word from the artist: chik white music took a minimalist turn when I moved to West Chezzetcook, on the rural coast … Read more

***NOTE: Special Thanksgiving time: 8-10pm*** Laura Kavanaugh – electronics Ian Birse – electronics Simon Labelle – electronics David Jackson – electronics We’ve gathered some of our favourite electronic musicians for an all-electronics evening at IMOO!

Note – this show was originally scheduled for September 24 – it has been moved to 1 October Connor Bennett – tenor saxophone Linsey Wellman – alto saxophone Connor and Linsey will each play a solo set followed by a duo. Connor Bennett is a musician, sculptor, and civil engineer from Ottawa. He has been … Read more

We’re excited to be back for another season!  So excited that we’re gathering a gang of our favourite improvisers to usher in the year in our new space – General Assembly (5 Fairmont Ave – go down the driveway out behind the Bridgehead).  Hope you can make it out – this is going to be … Read more

***NOTE – THIS IS OUR FIRST SHOW AT OUR NEW LOCATION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY (5 FAIRMONT)*** Raymond MacDonald is a saxophonist and composer who plays in many collaborative free improvisatory contexts where his roots in jazz and pop music can also be heard in his playing and writing. Working with musicians such as Evan Parker, Marilyn Crispell, … Read more

Wednesday, 2 August – 7pm La Fonderie (211 rue Montcalm, Gatineau) Free admisson Rory Magill – xylphone, percussion Laura Kavanaugh – electronicsIan Birse – electronics David Jackson – guitar, electronics Linsey Wellman – saxophone Join us as we interact with the installation project Endless Landscape (a collaboration of Axenéo7, DAÏMÔN, Galerie UQO and the National … Read more

***NOTE: SPECIAL DAY AND TIME – WEDNESDAY AT 8PM*** location: House of Common (11b Fairmont – the studio space outside the main building) – at one point the show was publicized as being at General assembly – not so! Sound of the Mountain Ensemble with Instant Places and David Broscoe + Arrington de Dionyso / … Read more