Friday June 30, 2006, Antitube will present in the interior courtyard of the Musée de la civilisation (Québec City), the event “La Nuit de l’Aurore,” based on the 1952 melodrama and the real story it was based on. In addition to the presentation of his short experimental film Blockbuster History, Dominic Gagnon will be joined by Érick d’Orion for a audiovisual performance based on the images of the legend of Aurore.

Martin Tétreault is leaving for Europe at the end of June for a series of concerts with Ignaz Schick. These two reckless turntablists will play in Brussels (Belgium) on June 23, 2006 at the Quarantaine, and at the Médiathèque du Passage 44 on June 24. That same day, they will also be performing in Liège (Belgium). Finally, after a detour at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Spain) on June 29 for a duo with drummer Merche Rosales, Martin Tétreault will team up again with {nbio:schick_ig} in Geneva (Switzerland) on June 30.

Antoine Berthiaume will launch his new album, Ellen’s Bar, on Wednesday June 7, 2006 from 5 pm to 7 pm at Laïka (Montréal). On Ellen’s Bar, {nbio:berthiaume_an} is accompanied by two eminent jazzmen, Michel Donato and Pierre Tanguay.

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.

L’OFF Festival de Jazz de Montréal will be held from June 23 to July 2, 2006. Here are some of the many featured concerts: the Jean Derome and Karen Young duo on June 23, the {nbio:lauzier_ph} {nbio:perkin_mi} {nbio:kuster_ro} trio on June 24, Pierre Cartier on June 25, L’Ensemble Pierre Labbé on June 26 and also the Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay on June 29.

Clarinetist Lori Freedman will give many concerts across Canada in June. On June 7, 2006, she will be at the Gœthe Institute in Toronto with Marilyn Lerner for a Queen Mab concert. On June 9, she will join the New Music Concerts Ensemble for the interpretation of a Xenakis concerto at the Glenn Gould Studio (Toronto). On June 11, she will take part in the Suoni Per Il Popolo festival in Montréal with the band FReC (a trio with Nicolas Caloia and Danielle Palardy Roger). Then, on June 17, she will plays alongside Barry Guy for a concert of the Upstream Orchestra in Halifax. Finally, {nbio:freedman_lo} will end the month in Vancouver, playing with the Western Front Quartet on June 23 and with a solo performance at the Vancouver Jazz Festival on June 25.