Free improv
UPSTREAM 8.1 with Shauntay Grant and Janice Jackson
Featuring: Shauntay Grant
Upstream 8.1 is the product of Upstream Music’s Composer and Performer Circle (CPC), a series of intensive open rehearsals and performances of the finest composers and improvisers currently working in the Atlantic region.
4 x's: Porter, Haley, Crofts & Cram
Featuring: Alex Porter, Geordie Haley, Paul Cram, Tim Crofts
4Xs draws on high energy antecedents from both sides of the big pond: Coltrane, Zorn, Cecil Taylor, Han Bennink, Joe Morris, Peter Brotzmann, Fred Frith, The Ex and Sonic Youth.
THE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION ORCHESTRA FINAL CONCERT
Featuring: David Mott, Jeff Torbert
Improvisers from opposite Canadian coasts as well as a cast of international luminaries have been providing audiences with the opportunity to witness the birth of a spontaneously composing orchestra.
Tuesday July 14 8:00 PM
Free improv | Jazz Spontaneous Combustion at Neptune Studio Theatre
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: HORNS and PERCUSSION
Featuring: David Mott
Canadian improvisers come together with international luminaries to form a spontaneously composing orchestra. Tonight the horn and percussion sections; baritone saxophonist David Mott, bass clarinetist Jeff Reilly, saxophonist Chris Mitchell, saxophonist Dani Oore, drummer Kenton Loewen and the SCO mastermind, drummer Jerry Granelli spontaneously compose new music.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: STRINGS
Featuring: Simon Fisk
Each night a different section of the spontaneous combustion orchestra is required to join creative forces; Tonight the string section (renowned NYC piccolo bassist J.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: GUITARS
Featuring: Jeff Torbert
Each night a different section of the spontaneous combustion orchestra is required to join creative forces. The first meeting of the improvising minds features the guitarists: master slide guitarist David Tronzo, Vancouver based oud player/guitarist Gordon Grdina, innovative Berlin-based guitarist Christian Kogel and up and coming Halifax guitarist Jeff Torbert.
SONIC TEMPLE TRILOGY: Simon Fisk Trio
Featuring: Simon Fisk
Inventive double bassist Simon Fisk has been praised around the world for his playing and writing style which seamlessly blends folk, jazz, art rock and electronica.
Friday July 17 8:00 PM
Free improv | Jazz | Pop The Sonic Temple Trilogy at The Sonic Temple
SONIC TEMPLE TRILOGY: Haggai Cohen Milo: The Secret Music Project
Featuring: Haggai Cohen Milo
Hailing from Israel, acoustic/electric bassist Haggai Cohen Milo uses jazz to portray the music of the Middle East. At 23, Haggai is already carving out a comfortable place on the US jazz scene.
Wednesday July 15 8:00 PM
Free improv | Jazz The Sonic Temple Trilogy at The Sonic Temple
SONIC TEMPLE TRILOGY: Gordon Grdina Trio
Featuring: Gord Grdina Trio
Vancouver based oud player/guitarist Gordon Grdina's unique sound combines mainstream jazz, free-form improvisation and Arabic classical music. Tonight he makes his Halifax debut with his critically acclaimed trio in the intimate and sonically immaculate Sonic Temple.
Sunday July 12 8:00 PM
Arabic Classical | Free improv | Jazz The Sonic Temple Trilogy at The Sonic Temple
WORDS AND MUSIC: Jeff Torbert with Andrew Abraham
Featuring: Andrew Abraham, Jeff Torbert
Improvisation and poeticism take full flight with Halifax guitarist Jeff Torbert and antithetic poet, Andrew Abraham tonight in this final evening of off the cuff collaborations featuring some of Halifax's most inspiring and diverse jazz and lyrical stylists.
Wednesday July 15 9:00 PM
Free improv | Jazz | spoken word Words and Music at The Company House
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