You may want to take advantage of the good exchange rates, fly your way to New York as free birds, and listen to Nicolas Caloia, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Jean Derome, Lori Freedman, Joane Hétu, and Danielle Palardy Roger from May 25 to 27, 2007 at The Stone, New York (USA). This event is worth a visit… Rediscover their musical spirit listening to some audio clips on the page of Canevas «+».

First: the next Mercredimusics will host Isaiah Ceccarelli, Marie Neige Lavigne, Jean Félix Mailloux, Damián Nisenson, Clinton Ryder, and Ziya Tabassian for a film/music improvisation evening on May 9, 2007 at Casa Obscura in Montréal. Then, on May 11, the Trio Damian Nisensson (with Jean Félix Mailloux and Pierre Tanguay) will play with his guest Denis Plante (bandoneon) at Lion d’or. Finally, you can meet the trio again at Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill on May 13. Listen to them on Muzika, Lieux-dits, and Cordâme.

After the meeting with Antoine Berthiaume, Clinton Ryder, and Pierre Tanguay last Monday, Le cheval blanc (brewpub in Montréal) invites you to 2 new concerts: first, a concert on May 7, 2007 featuring Jean-Marc Hébert Quartet (Jean-Marc Hébert, Marie-Soleil Bélanger, Christophe Papadimitriou, Isaiah Ceccarelli); and on May 14 featuring Philippe Lauzier playing saxophones and bass clarinett, Miles Perkin, doublebass, and Thom Gossage, drums.

On May 13, 2007 two quartets will heat up the Divan orange: first, the Quatuor de vents (with Gordon M Allen, Jean Derome, Philippe Lauzier, and Frank Lozano); second, the quarteski does prokofiev ensemble (with Gordon M Allen, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Philippe Lauzier, and Pierre-Yves Martel). Listen to them on Today is a Special Day or The Feeling of Jazz.

Gordon M Allen (trompette), Philippe Lauzier (saxophones, clarinette basse), Pierre-Yves Martel (contrebasse), and Isaiah Ceccarelli (batterie) will be at Casa del Popolo in Montréal on Thursday May 3, 2007.

Composer and drummer Isaiah Ceccarelli arrives on the Ambiances Magnétiques label with the sound of the French Alps in his suitcase. {nbio:ceccarelli_is} is backed by four strong players (Jean Derome, saxophones and flutes; Frank Lozano, saxophones, clarinets and flutes; Steve Raegele, electric guitar; Clinton Ryder, double bass), and the result is a subtle weave of rich melodic colours.