April 17 is the confirmed date for the premiere of my new quasi-improvised piece, Musée. This work is presented through the Improvising Musicians of Ottawa/Outaouais (IMOO). I'll be playing trombone, and I'll be joined by Montreal's Jackie Fay on cello and Ottawa favourite Mike Essoudry on percussion. It's dedicated to my dear friend, Latvian vocal artist Sasha Lurje.
The Mashers session with Ian Keteku (official site)was off the hook. Those guys are so much fun to play with, there ought to be fundamentalist religious groups protesting outside. You'll hear us on Ian's upcoming CD - check here for updates regarding its release.
Finally, trumpetress Amy Horvey's fantastic recording of Apparatus Inconcinnus was broadcast on March 13th on Martin Gardens, a weekly radio program on WMUA, the student radio station at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. My eternal thanks to Amy for commissioning the work, performing it in every nook and cranny she could find (including kids' shows! How cool is that?), and making a very fine recording of it. Amy will be performing at IMOO in late April, I believe, following on the heels of the aforementioned premiere of Musée.
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