Saxophonist/vocalist Joane Hétu’s latest work — Filature, a “sound theatre” in three acts — will be presented at Usine C (Montréal) on March 16, 17, and 18, 2006. Filature is a musical allegory on the materials weavers use: warp, weft and pattern. {nbio:hetu_jo} unveils creative fabrics of sound and visuals, where music, dance, video art and lighting intertwine.

Filature will be interpreted by the Ensemble SuperMusique (Joane Hétu, musical direction, saxophone alto, vocals; Mélanie Auclair, cello; Guido Del Fabbro, violin, electronics; Jean Derome, saxophones, flutes, vocals; Claire Gignac, saxophones, flutes, vocals; Normand Guilbeault, double bass; Diane Labrosse, digital sampler, vocals; Danielle Palardy Roger, percussions; Pierre Tanguay, percussions, vocals; Némo Venba, trumpet).

The public is invited to experience The Feeling of Jazz live with the Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay at the Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill (Montréal) on March 10 and 11, 2006.

Diane Labrosse will join Talking Pictures — a quartet of Ron Samworth, Dylan Van der Schyff, Peggy Lee, and Bill Clark — for a live performance at the Western Front (Vancouver, BC) on March 25, 2006.

20 000 sons sous les mers [20,000 Sounds Under the Sea] is a Harbour Symphony by Diane Labrosse for 6 boats, one train, moving drums and other instruments. The work will be presented on February 26 and March 5, 2006 near Pointe-à-Callière (Montréal).

Les Poules (Diane Labrosse, sampler; Joane Hétu, saxophone and voice; Danielle Palardy Roger, percussions) will play live at Zeke’s Gallery in Montréal (Québec) on February 21, 2006.

Multireedist Lori Freedman presents Girlfriend, a concert with the Contact contemporary music ensemble, at the Music Gallery (Toronto) on March 8, 2006. Featuring new works, such as Freedman’s Brief Candles, and low memory #3 by Monique Jean.