FReC, formed by three boldly creative improvisers from Montréal — Lori Freedman, Danielle Palardy Roger, and Nicolas Caloia — will be in concert at the Maison de la culture Côtes-des-Neiges on February 8, 2007, and at the Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal on February 14.

The Suoni Per Il Popolo festival is held in Montréal throughout the month of June and features concerts every evening at La Sala Rossa as well as at Casa del Popolo. This year you will hear, amongst others, the trio FReC (Lori Freedman, Danielle Palardy Roger and Nicolas Caloia) on June 11, 2006, the trio Klaxon Gueule and the Pierre-Yves Martel / Marianne Trudel duo on June 21 and also the Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay on June 22.

Rimouski (Québec) will harbour jazz and risks with the arrival of the Normand Guilbeault Ensemble for an hommage to Mingus Wednesday September 3, 2003. With special guest Jean Derome. Thursday September 4, 2003, Lori Freedman and Nicolas Caloia takes the stage for an improvised night of intense and creative activity!

Two concerts to celebrate the release of {electro/No Type/electro}{actuelle/No Type/actuelle}’s beautiful 4CD box set Montréal Free, a vital portrait of the bewildering free improv scene in Montréal. Be there Tuesday March 25, 2003 at La Sala Rossa and Wednesday March 26, 2003 at Le Va-et-Vient (3706 Notre-Dame Ouest) to rejoice with musicians Sam Shalabi, Alexandre St-Onge, John Heward, Philémon, Jacques Gravel, Jesse Levine, Will Glass and Nicolas Caloia.

In the SuperOption concert series, SuperMusique presents the Lori Freedman Trio featuring Lori Freedman (clarinets), Nicolas Caloia (double bass) and Danielle Palardy Roger (percussions). At Montréal’s Va-et-Vient, Sunday March 9, 2003.

An exceptionnal orchestra of twelve of the most active musicians from Québec’s new music scene presents the “Peace Prayer for John Coltrane” concert, March 28, 2001 at Casa del Popolo (Montréal). Improvisers from all tendencies are reunited for a majestic night of music freely adapted from John Coltrane’s classic compositions “Om” and “Ascension.” With Jean Derome, Philémon, Lori Freedman, John Heward, Will Glass, Sam Shalabi, Andrew Dickson, Julie Rousse, Alexandre St-Onge, André Asselin, Nicolas Caloia and A_dontigny.