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Nisenson’s Upcoming ConcertsOn August 14, 2008 Damian Nisenson will be in concert with the Ensemble Fleur de Lys as part of the Concerts de la cité’s Jeudis et vendredis Jazz 5 à 7 at the Amphithéâtre du Carré-Strathcona in Sherbrooke. That same day they will be at Bar Loubards (9 pm). Moreover, Nisenson will play during the Toronto Ashkenaz Festival with Israeli singer Daddo: on August 31, they will be at Free Times Café; on September 1st, at Harbourfront Centre’s Toronto Star Stage.
Posted August 13, 2008 in Live Events |9105|
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Bertrand Denzler at Jazz à Mulhouse festival, FranceBertrand Denzler will give an improvisation workshop as part of the Jazz à Mulhouse festival at the Conservatoire de Mulhouse (France) from August 25 to 29, 2008. He will also play in concert with Hubbub on August 28; and with the saxophone quartet Propagations on August 30.
Posted August 18, 2008 in Live Events |9108|
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DAME Now Distributes Rude Awakening![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
DAME now distributes the French label Rude Awakening founded in 2003. The collaboration between this young label and Ambiances Magnétiques is “natural” since both entities have many similarities. Rude Awakening brings together 20 musicians essentially from Montpellier, but also from Paris, Toulouse, Copenhagen (Denmark), and Chicago (USA), and their catalogue includes projects in contemporary jazz music and electro-jazz, jazzcore, improvised music and indietronica. Happy discovery! Posted February 22, 2008 in Recent Arrivals |8888|
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Barnyard Records: 4 New Discs Available on actuellecdNew on actuellecd catalogue! 4 Barnyard Records albums: Piano Music, Little Man on the Boat, Plumb and Christmas Singalong Vol 5. Posted March 28, 2008 in Recent Arrivals |8928|
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News from MaryClare Brzytwa![]() MaryClare Brzytwa has just moved to Switzerland to curate an online radio station of experimental sound art, “village nomade radio”. She is also performing in a musical written by Kevin Blechdom — entitled Recantata — “which addresses America’s widespread obsession with cults and satanic activity during the eighties as seen through the eyes of a small town”.
Posted May 8, 2008 in What’s New |8969|
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Collection QB: “Édifices naturels” by Brigitte Poulin
Édifices naturels by Brigitte Poulin is now avalaible. This 5th release of Collection QB label directed by the Quatuor Bozzini is a tribute to the vitality of the composer-performer interaction.
Posted May 14, 2008 in Recent Arrivals |8971|
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Malasartes: Nisenson Trio +3 “En concert”
The new album En concert by Damian Nisenson Trio +3 is the 8th release from Malasartes musique label, starring Damian Nisenson playing saxophones, Jean Félix Mailloux, doublebass, Pierre Tanguay, drums, Ziya Tabassian, percussion, Luzio Altobelli, accordion, and Denis Plante, bandoneon, during a concert recorded in Montréal in December 2007.
Posted May 11, 2008 in Recent Arrivals |8972|
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News from Ganesh AnandanAfter several solo concerts, residencies and collaborations in Italy, Austria, Czech Republic and Germany, percussionist, improviser, instrument builder Ganesh Anandan is back in Montréal until mid-June. He is presently mixing a CD he did in Wuppertal (Germany) with daxophonist Hans Reichel. The CD entitled Self Made focuses on two instruments builders and their respective instrument, namely the Daxophone and Shruti Stick. Afterwards, Ganesh Anandan will return to Prague, his home base in Europe for the summer, with concerts and collaborations in various places.
Posted May 20, 2008 in What’s New |8982|
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About Tom WalshTom Walsh has 2 CD releases on the ombú label coming this summer:
Moreover, Tom Walsh is in pre-production of a vocal-based release of his lyric songs featuring prominent vocalists from around the world.
Posted May 23, 2008 in What’s New |8984|
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Nathalie Derome: Images and Songs of a Unique Artist![]() Maybe you did have a chance to hear them in concert a few months ago? Maybe not? Anyways, you’ll be glad to know that you’ll be able to listen to them whenever you feel like it! Les chantillons — those very short songs — by Nathalie Derome and Frank Martel are now available in small disc-size on actuellecd.com. Besides, Les temps qui courent, an outstanding book, is the perfect way to discover this unique artist.
Posted June 6, 2008 in Recent Arrivals |9021|
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Revue & Corrigée Investigates: Why Do you Make CDs?The French magazine Revue & Corrigée (#76, June 2008) has published an impelling article Pourquoi faites-vous des disques? (“Why do you make CDs?”). Jérôme Noetinger, remembering the 1987 Libération special issue asking “Why do you make films?” and the answer by Jean-Luc Godard (“I make movies to avoid the why question”), has decided to ask "the why question" to about 40 artists and producers, among whom: Jean-François Denis, Bertrand Denzler, Bernard Fort, Lionel Marchetti, Martin Tétreault, Carole Rieussec, Joëlle Léandre… Posted June 26, 2008 in What’s New |9060|
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Ambiances Magnétiques: Les Poules, The Phoenix![]() Phénix, the latest Les Poules project, is now available! Joane Hétu, Diane Labrosse, Danielle Palardy Roger — 3 long-time accomplices — offer us a CD on which we can feel density “breathing”; an intense universe, quiet and serene, which is inspired by the eternal revival of the legendary Phoenix. Posted August 5, 2008 in Recent Arrivals |9097|
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Robert Marcel Lepage: Film and TV MusicRobert Marcel Lepage has composed the music for two documentary full-length films: PARIS1919 and The Art of Documentary. Three tv projects with France are also on their way. Furthermore, Lepage is two-time Gémeaux Prize nominee, this year: his film musics of Nestor et les oubliés by Benoit Pilon (music performed by Luzio Altobelli, Jean-Félix Mailloux, Yanik Cloutier, and Isaiah Ceccarelli); and Chez Schwartz’s by Gary Beitel (with Normand Guilbeault, Maxime Séguin, Claude Lavergne, Yanik Cloutier, and Sean Craig) have been selected.
Posted August 12, 2008 in What’s New |9102| actuellecd.com All
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