On February 23, 2010 at 7:30 pm, Damián Nisenson, Jean Félix Mailloux and Isaiah Ceccarelli will be in concert at the House of Jazz in Montréal. A concert not to be missed!

On tour with their new disc Thin Air: Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone will be in concert on February 20, 2010, at L’envers in Montréal. You will also have the chance to hear during this evening: Joshua Zubot and Gordon M Allen.

Normand Guilbeault with friends: Frédéric Alarie, Michel Donato and Pierre Tanguay will be in concert at the Maison de la culture Côte-des-Neiges (Montréal) on February 16, 2010.

2nd listen: A splendid free improvisation record, not at all the wacky thing some might be fearing. Short inspired duos, with lots of mouth sounds and small objects and toys, all approached in a very serious manner. This is not the record I was expecting from Joane Hétu and Jean Derome, it’s even better. La vie, c’est simple, their previous album, will still hold a special place in my heard, but this Shaman is bewitching. Bravo.

Recorded in Europe in 2006, and finally out on Ambiances Magnétiques, this is the first (?) collaboration between two turntablists, Montréaler Martin Tétreault and Berliner Ignaz Schick (of Perlonex, who will be performing with Charlemagne Palestine at FIMAV 2010). Sixty minutes of textural improvisations on turntables, objects, and surfaces. Each participant is tucked in his own stereo channel, which makes it easier to identify their similarities and distinctive traits. And for those wondering, Live 33 • 45 • 78 is just as noise-based but a lot less noisy than Tétreault’s recent collaborations with Otomo Yoshihide. Abstract, demanding music, but it carries just fine. Note that Schick will be in Montréal in March.