March 26-April 16: Workshop with Ellwood Epps
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Free Workshop with Nate Wooley on March 11!
FONTMusic Canada, SIM and McGill University present a
free workshop with Trumpeter, Composer and Improviser
Nate Wooley
free workshop with Trumpeter, Composer and Improviser
Nate Wooley
Friday March 11 at 11am
McGill University, 555 Rue Sherbrooke O, salle C301 Free! Gratuit!
Nate Wooley is one of the most in-demand trumpet players in the international jazz, improv, noise, and new music scenes. He has performed regularly with such icons as John Zorn, Anthony Braxton, Eliane Radigue, Ken Vandermark, Fred Frith, Evan Parker, and Yoshi Wada, as well as being a collaborator with some of the brightest lights of his generation like Chris Corsano, C. Spencer Yeh, Peter Evans, and Mary Halvorson.
Time Out New York has called him “an iconoclastic trumpeter”, and Downbeat’s Jazz Musician of the Year, Dave Douglas has said, “Nate Wooley is one of the most interesting and unusual trumpet players living today, and that is without hyperbole”.
The workshop is free, and open to all musicians and music lovers.
Workshop with Ellwood Epps starts March 26!
A practical approach to group improvisation with teacher Ellwood Epps
Saturdays, March 26 + April 2, 9, 16, 3-5pm
Come
join this unique workshop where you'll unleash your creative spirit
and develop skills as an improvising musician!
What
is improvisation? Where do we begin? What do we listen for and how do
we evaluate what we are playing? Over
four Saturday afternoons we'll address these questions through
exercises and discussions focusing on listening, developing musical
materials in our own style, and investigating strategies and forms
for making music.
The
workshop is a great way to meet other musicians and to gain
confidence in your creativity. As an ensemble we encourage,
challenge, and inspire each other to make music that we can all call
our own. Come expand your horizons and get your creativity flowing in
a positive and encouraging environment!
All
are welcome, no matter what instrument you play, how long you've been
playing, or what style of music you might play. This four-day
workshop is about making music together in real time.
About
the teacher:
Trumpeter
Ellwood Epps has directed the Studio d'Improvisation since 2009. He
performs across North America with improvisers including William
Parker, Steve Lacy, Lori Freedman, and Henry Grimes, and can be heard
on 60 recordings. Ellwood has shared his experiences and insights
with hundreds of students across Canada. His dedication to sharing
knowledge and creating a positive, creative environment in his
workshops make the SIM an open door to creativity for amateur and
professional musicians alike.
Practical
details:
The
workshop will take place at La Passe (1214 de la
Montagne), a beautiful concert space and an important nerve center of
Montreal's creative music scene. Piano, drums, and p.a. system will
be provided on-site.
The workshop will be in both French and English, depending on the needs of participants.
The cost of the workshop is $100. The price includes all four afternoon sessions.
The workshop will be in both French and English, depending on the needs of participants.
The cost of the workshop is $100. The price includes all four afternoon sessions.
One
position of helper-participant is available. In exchange for some
simple work, this person will be able to take the workshop free of
charge. Please inquire if you feel this would make it possible for
you to participate.
To
watch some videos of a SIM concert, follow these links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28n4vdUrHIU
For
info on Ellwood Epps, go to www.ellwoodepps.ca
''I
love these workshops where we can explore and develop with others and
with complete freedom our own freely improvised music.''
-Isabel
Serra, saxophonist
''
The workshop has been a great experience in the foundations of
improvisation, listening, response, sensitivity, sounds etc. Ellwood
thank you again for this great experience and inspiration during
these workshops.''
-Francois
Corbeil, trumpeter
''A space of sound experimentation, boundary breaking and the bending of preconceived notions ...A great class to step outside the box.''
-Tarek
Burgan, guitarist
''The
worshop with Ellwood Epps was a way for me to try something new with
my voice.''
-Vincent Bergeron, vocalist
Friday, January 15, 2016
Monday, September 14, 2015
Calendar at a glance:
Septembre 12-October 3: Workshop & Concert with Ellwood Epps
October 4: Workshop with Joe Morris: ''Properties of Free Music''
October 11: Workshop with Peter Valsamis & Yves Charuest ''Polyphonic and rhythmic awareness in collective improvisation with drums''
Detailed information on all workshops appears below.
October 4: Workshop with Joe Morris: ''Properties of Free Music''
October 11: Workshop with Peter Valsamis & Yves Charuest ''Polyphonic and rhythmic awareness in collective improvisation with drums''
Detailed information on all workshops appears below.
October 4: Workshop with Joe Morris: ''The properties of Free Music''
''The most profound improvisors at work in the U.S." -Will Montgomery, The Wire
This workshop is a co-presentation with the Off Festival de Jazz, Tour de Bras, and La Passe. Joe will be performing as part of the Off festival on October 5 at La Vitrola at 8pm.
A workshop with American guitarist Joe Morris, open to all instruments, levels and disciplines. Participants should bring their instrument. This workshop will address specific tools relating to melodic structure, rhythmic expression, and group interplay. This workshop will be presented in English.
A highly original voice on the electric guitar, Joe Morris has had a long and hard-working career in improvised music. He has made nearly 50 records as leader, and even more as a sideman, and has performed with Joe Maneri, David S. Ware, and Malcolm Goldstein. He also teaches at the New England Conservatory and curates the Improvisations:Arcade concert series.
Sunday October 4, 2-4pm
La Passe, 1214 de la Montagne
$25
The number of participants will be limited. To sign up, send an email to studioimpromontreal@gmail.com
October 11: Peter Valsamis and Yves Charuest: Polyphonic and rhythmic awareness in collective improvisation with drums
This workshop is a copresentation with l'Off Festival de Jazz and La Passe. Peter and Yves perform at the festival on October 8th at Résonance Café at 8pm.
The topics covered in this workshop will include polyrhythms, polymeters and rhythmic awareness and their relation to the polyphony in collective improvisation (linear/gestural/melodic playing), and non-hierarchical ways of listening to the relations between the instruments in the context of collective improvisation.
Peter Valsamis, drums
Born in Montreal, Peter Valsamis plays drums and percussion and also works with computer. Now based in Los Angeles, California, Valsamis continues to nurture a wide range of interests. As a drummer, he has presented his music to concert audiences in Europe, Asia and North America, performing with Steve Lacy, Cecil Taylor, Marco Eneidi, Lisle Ellis, Bern Nix, Don Preston, Dana Reason, and Glen Moore. He has performed at many jazz and music festivals, including Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Victoriaville, Sibiu, South by Southwest, and High Sierra.
Valsamis is also an accomplished dumbek player, performing frequently with various Middle Eastern ensembles in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Valsamis’ studio endeavors include soundtracks and sound design for films and games, as well as music production and engineering. Valsamis received his M.F.A. in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College, where he studied with Pauline Oliveros, Alvin Curran, William Winant, and Leo Smith.
Yves Charuest
Canadian saxophonist Yves Charuest has worked on the jazz and new music scene in the 1980-90s with many canadian musicians such as Michel Ratté, Jean Beaudet, Guillaume Dostaler, Lisle Ellis and Jean Derome, in different groups and projects. He was also a member of the Peter Kowald Trio (1985-1990) with Louis Moholo, with whom he played extensively in Europe and in the USA, and played with William Parker, John Betsch and Mathias Schubert.
More recently, Charuest has been involved on many projects with the following ensembles: Duo Charuest-Caloia, Murray Street Band, Ratchet Orchestra, The Disguises, Charuest/Shalabi/Caloia, Four-sided Circle and Still as well as with Nicolas Caloia, Ellwood Epps, Agustí Fernández, Lori Freedman, William Parker, Sam Shalabi, Scott Thomson, Peter Valsamis and Josh Zubot. Charuest does also solo work and collaborates with choreograph Susanna Hood and dancer Alanna Kraaijeveld.
Sunday October 11, 2-4pm
La Passe, 1214 de la Montagne
$25
The number of participants is limited. To sign up, send an email to studioimpromontreal@gmail.com
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