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.

The next Mercredimusics will host Esther Bourdages, Michel F Côté, Jean Derome, Alexandre St-Onge, and Pierre Tanguay on April 25, 2007 at Casa Obscura in Montréal for a special Music/Film happening with Jean Detheux’s improvised movies.
While you’re waiting to take part in this unusual event becoming an actor, listen to some audio clips of the releases Flat fourgonnette (Mescal Free Style) and 10 compositions.

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.

The next Mercredimusics will host Joane Hétu (alto saxophone, vocals), Maryse Poulin (saxophone), and Pierre-Yves Martel (doublebass) on April 18, 2007 at Casa Obscura in Montréal. Listen to some audio clips of the new releases Nouvelle musique d’hiver and Engagement & Confrontation.

Good news! 3 albums of Ambiances Magnétiques are in Coda’s Jazz magazine Top 10s of 2006 in issue 331 (January/February 2007):

• Gianni Lenoci’s Sextant, selected by Marc Chénard
• Pierre-Yves Martel’s Engagement & Confrontation, selected by Ron Sweetman
• Robert Marcel Lepage’s Pee Wee et moi, selected by Ken Waxman

Go look over it!

The talented composer, improviser and viola de gamba player (!) Pierre-Yves Martel will be in concert in Toronto with the drummer Jean Martin on Friday March 23, 2007, as part of the Leftover Daylight Series at the Arraymusic Studio. You may see Pierre-Yves Martel again on Sunday March 25, 2007 with guitarists Ken Aldcroft and John Wilson this time. This concert is presented as part of the New Lounge Series, at the Now Lounge. You can listen to some audio clips on Engagement & Confrontation.