4 août: Black Givre, Gauthier/Pelchat/Burton/Beebe

Dimanche le 4 août ||| Sunday August 4th
La Brique <> 9PM <> 8$ <> 6545 Durocher #402 <>

|||Black Givre|||Black Givre, c'est une expression brutale, explosive, une stimulation cardiaque, une défonce toute en contrôle. À mi-chemin entre les influences électroniques de FourTet et l'expérimentation démentielle de Hella ou de Boredoms, Black Givre propose des improvisations en freakout d'énergie, entre la performance et l'interprétation. Il manipule les effets sonores échantillonnés en temps réel, jette de la couleur sonore, texturise, solarise, c'est le projet d'un drummeur solo, avec ses machines et son drum.

Preston Beebe, Peter Burton, Geneviève Gauthier,Alex Pelchat 

Le quatuor Beebe/Burton/Gauthier/Pelchat propose un son bien ancré dans le free jazz, inspiré autant par la musique du New Thing que par la scène expérimentale du Downtown New York. Beebe et Burton bâtissent ensemble des grooves surprenants et heavy tandis que Gauthier et Pelchat créent un intense mélange de chaos bruyant et de beauté fragile.
Preston Beebe : Batterie/Percussion
Peter Burton : Contrebasse
Geneviève Gauthier : Sax Alto
Alex Pelchat : Guitare

|||Black Givre|||
Black Givre is a brutal expression, an explosive cardiac stimulation, a thunder in control. Halfway between FourTet's electronic influences and the insane experimentation from Hella or Boredoms, Black Givre offers improvisation in bursts of energy freakouts between performance and interpretation. He manipulates sound effects sampled in real time, throws coloured sounds, texturise, solarise, this is the solo project of a drummer, with his machinery and drum.

Preston Beebe & Peter Burton & Geneviève Gauthier & Alex Pelchat
The Beebe/Burton/Gauthier/Pelchat 4tet creates music in the "tradition" of free jazz, inspired equally by "The New Thing" and the Downtown NYC experimental scene. Beebe and Burton work together on some seriously heavy grooves while Gauthier and Pelchat go for a mix of noisy chaos and fragile beauty.
Preston Beebe : Drums
Peter Burton : Bass
Geneviève Gauthier : Alto sax
Alex Pelchat : Guitar

Darren Williams (solo) + Taylor-Epps duo, Friday July 26

Note that this show is at La Poêle

*ENTRANCE AT 5334 DE GASPÉ...Entrée au 5334 De Gaspé

Le soxophoniste Darren Williams va performer en solo le matériel de son album Reed, une collection de ses propres compositions : “solo de saxophone ténor avec clin d’œil à Evan Parker et Colin Stetson. Cependant, Willians a pris l’initiative de se lancer devant ses contemporains, créant des compositions excitantes et créatives qui forcent l’auditeur à oublier la richesse de la technique à la racine de la musique. ” -Kevin Romain, Bleating Hearts, The SSRIs

Darren Williams (www.airandbone.com)est un saxophoniste et bassoniste de Colombie-Britannique qui pousse les limites de l’improvisation et repousse la technique instrumentale dans des régions lyriques, terrifiantes, étranges et “plus amusantes qu’une vie pleine de rebondissement” (Georgia Straight). Appelé “un explorateur de vocal brut” , (Stuart Broomer) Darren a performé avec beaucoup de musiciens renommés incluant Eugene Chadbourne (US), Chad vanGaalen (Calgary), Myk Freedman (NYC), Mats Gustafsson (Suisse), Ig Henneman et Han Bennink (Pays-Bas). Il est impliqué dans de nombreux ensembles et projets, notamment co-directeur et compositeur pour le free jazz quintet Robots On Fire qui a performé au Festival international de jazz de Vancouver, édition 2013. Williams a reçu une bourse du Conseil du Canada pour aller faire une tournée nationale à l’été 2013 et promouvoir les solos de ses débuts, de l’album Reed, sur Bug Incision Records (www.bugincision.com). Darren détient un BFA en performance musicale de l’université de York et a étudié avec Casey Sokol, David Mott, George Lewis et Francois Houle.

Également sur le projet une première performance du duo avec le trompettiste Nigel Taylor et Ellwood Epps. Taylor est venu récemment à Montréal après quelques années d’étude et de performances à Boston au Nouveau Conservatoire anglais. Originaire de Saskatchewan, il combine une solide fondation classique européenne avec un esprit de l’aventure improvisée. Epps n’est pas un étranger à la scène musicale et créative de Montréal, performant, enseignant et organisant constamment, depuis son arrivée en 2005.

La tournée de Darren a été rendue possible en partie par le Circuit collectif de présentateurs de musique improvisée de différents lieux à travers le Canada.
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Saxophonist Darren Williams will be performing a solo set featuring works from his album Reed, a collection of his own compositions: “Solo tenor saxophone with nods to Evan Parker and Colin Stetson. However, Williams has taken the initiative to dash ahead of his contemporaries, creating exciting and beautiful compositions that force the listener to forget the wealth of technique at the root of the music.” -Kevin Romain, Bleating Hearts, The SSRIs

Darren Williams (www.airandbone.com) is a British Columbia based saxophonist and bassoonist who pushes the limits of improvisation and extended instrumental technique into regions that are lyrical, terrifying, uncanny, and “more fun than spiked punch live” (Georgia Straight). Called “a raw, vocal explorer,” (Stuart Broomer) Darren has performed with many renowned
musicians including Eugene Chadbourne (US), Chad vanGaalen (Calgary), Myk Freedman (NYC), Mats Gustafsson (Sweden), Ig Henneman and Han Bennink (Netherlands). He is involved in
numerous ensembles and projects, notably co-leading and composing for the free jazz quintet Robots On Fire which performed at the 2013 Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Williams was awarded a Canada Council Grant to go on a national tour in the summer of 2013 in promotion of his debut solo album Reed, on Bug Incision Records (www.bugincision.com).
Darren holds a BFA in music performance from York University and has studied with Casey Sokol, David Mott, George Lewis, and Francois Houle.

Also on the bill is the first-time performance of the duet of trumpeters Nigel Taylor and Ellwood Epps. Taylor has recently come to Montreal after some years of study and performance in Boston at the New England Conservatory. Originally from Saskatchewan, he combines a solid european classical foundation with s wild spirit of adventure in improvisation. Epps is no stranger to Montreal's creative music scene, performing, teaching and organizing constantly since his arrival here in 2005.

Darren's tour is made possible in part by the CIRCUIT collective of improvised music presenters and venues across Canada.

La Poêle, 5334 de Gapé, #307
portes à 20h30, musique à 21h pile
$8

http://nigeltaylornickneuburg.bandcamp.com/
www.ellwoodepps.blogspot.com
www.airandbone.com

21 juillet: Blister (NYC) + Ensemble Studio d'Improvisation de Montréal

Ensemble Studio d'Improvisation de Montréal:
Belinda Campbell, piano
Isabel Serra, sax alto
François Corbeil, trompette
Raphael Foisy-Couture, contrebasse
Tarek Burgan, guitare
Vincent Bergeron, voix
Nick McGrath, guitare
Sylvaine Arnaud, contrebasse
Elliot Claveau, trompette
Vicky Mettler, guitare
Chris Aitkens, trompette
Ari Cohen, batterie
sous la direction de Ellwood Epps, trompette

This mightly 12-piece band has been working and playing hard during the summer session of the Studio d'Improvisation de Montréal, and they sound great! The group is diverse: participants range in age from 20's to 60's, with players who are recent additions to the improvised scene as well as those who are new to improvising in a group setting.
Come hear what we have been up to, and check out some new sounds on the scene!

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Blister:
David Grollman, snare drum, balloons, et plus
Lucio Menegon, guitare

North American tour for these fearless improvising road warriors. Both have made music for L'envers several times in the past (Prehistoric Horses, etc), always causing a scene and making sparks fly with the music and everything surrounding it. A pleasure to have them back!

''Your savings account zeroes risk we will enjoy it and you will feel it and it will be painful Lucio on banjo eking out eerie high strung sounds like a wine glass being rubbed Dave running the smallest cymbal over the snare drum head Lucio now with a violin bow rubbing the strings beyond the bridge now it’s melodic a carousel organ with children riding up and down on the horses and it may be a fox hunt with trumpet over the country gardens now Lucio with his spanking black electric guitar and the sounds are strafed and echo Lucio in his straw pork pie hat and beige suit and tie is dashing Dave gets mosquito squeals out of the snare Lucio sly with pick in his mouth Dave getting buzzing alarm sounds out of a bow against the rim now low tones drones hums very quiet as echoes rise

Lucio stands up and strums what goes up must come down what goes down must come up so buy low sell high rocking out on electric strings both of them mad it’s a jungle or a country pond with the flora and wildlife waving in the wind Lucio takes rock star stance scritching and scratching sounds getting wilder rings on the strings clown balloon sounds at the circus wild and fun times balloon gets big it is clear gray and the guitar hums like an engine very quiet slight clicks of lips on bubble.''


(http://theflashboston.com/2013/07/15/dave-grollman-lucio-menegon-nyc/)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObDNi7owBCY

dimanche, 21 juillet
doors at 830, musique à 21h pile
$8, BYOB
La Brique 6545 Durocher #402
www.lenvers185.blogspot.com
www.studioimpromontreal.blogspot.ca

La Nuit des Solos VI: dimanche le 14 juillet!

L'envers (en collaboration avec La Brique) est fière de présenter la sixième Nuit des Solos. Les cinq autres éditions ont permis de présenter 42 (!) improvisateurs montréalais en performance solo. Comme à l'habitude, divers improvisateurs montréalais de différents horizons musicaux présenteront de courts sets en solo. 

L'envers (in collaboration with La Brique) is proud to present the sixth Nuit des Solos. The five previous events allowed us to present over 42 (!) Montreal improvisers in a solo context. As usual, various improvisers from different "scenes" will present short solo sets. 

Musicians :
Ken Doolittle (percussion)
Geneviève Gauthier (saxophone)
Micah Langer (saxophone)
Ryan Packard (percussion)
Holger Schoorl (guitare)
Paul Serralheiro (trompette)
Sam Shalabi (guitare)
Scott Thomson (trombone)
Jean-Sébastien Truchy (electronics+voix+basse)

dimanche le 14 juillet
portes 20h30, musique 21h pile
8$   La Brique, 6545 Durocher #402
BYOB

7 juillet: The Moon (NYC) + St-Onge/Mouchous/Eizlini/Romary

"The music of THE MOON can surge like molten lava or flow like a quiet stream. It's a purist form of improvisation -- noise-attuned but rooted in jazz fundamentals, abstract but built on the unusually sturdy bond between guitarist Adam Caine and drummer Federico Ughi. These two play free, while operating like an old-school working band." Time Out New York's Hank Shteamer

THE MOON is an experimental duo from Brooklyn New York, featuring Adam Caine on electric guitar and Federico Ughi on drums.

THE MOON is proud to present their North American Tour 2013. The group will return for the third consecutive year on the road, touring Canada and the US. See Dates Below.

About the music: all the compositions they play are completely improvised. They have no pre-written lines, sections or forms, but they treat each of the songs as spontaneous compositions. Each piece is distinct from the others - THE MOON covers a lot of ground without sounding inauthentic. They cultivate a uniquely personal mixture of the improvisational fearlessness of jazz, the bombastic energy of rock, and the sonic exploration of 20th century classical and electronic music. These live performances have a strong large-scale formal structure from beginning to end. It's a complete listening experience, an improvised symphony. The idea has been to create music that is interesting at any given moment, but is constantly developing as if it has an structural life all its own.

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Alexandre St-Onge (circuits analogiques, ordinateur) , Emilie Mouchous (instruments électroniques) , Will Eizlini (ordinateur, synthétiseur), Aude Romary (violoncelle)

portes à 20h30, musique à 21h
$8, BYOB
La Brique 6545 Ave Durocher #402
www.lenvers185.blogspot.com
www.soundcloud.com/themoonmusic