Trombone
As a trombonist, I like contexts where I can improvise in different ways. In addition to playing solo, I play with:
Amber • Lori Freedman and I released Plumb on Barnyard Records in 2007 and Amber on Clean Feed Records in 2022, a year we toured in Canada, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Portugal, France, and the Netherlands
Ancient Egypt • Tune-material by guitarist Holger Schoorl woven together with open improvisation, usually a trio with bassist Pete Johnston, featured on Climb Every Mountain (All Set! Editions, 2024)
Susanna Hood • I have written songs for this extraordinary Montreal artist who improvises brilliantly both vocally and in dance; we play as a duo and have recorded The Muted Note in this context; she was also a key member of defunct groups The Disguises and The Rent; we have released Applications, a suite of nine songs (or one nine-part song) based on a text by Robert Hass
Robin Kay • Research project (for now) with three exceptional Montreal improvising musicians: Allison Burik (woodwinds), Pablo Jiménez (double bass) & Adrianne Munden-Dixon (violin)
Martin Arnold • Playing (not playing with) Martin Arnold, specifically Enamel, for solo trombone with Harmon mute, with three versions amounting to more than five hours of music released on Rat-drifting in late 2023
Monicker • Trio with guitarist Arthur Bull (Digby Neck, NS) and drummer Roger Turner (London, England) that toured Eastern Canada in June 2018 and Australia and New Zealand in February 2020, and recorded Spine (Ambiances Magnétiques, 2019), Libr’aerie (Bug Incision, 2020), and Something Burning (SoundOut, 2020)
Heavenly Metal • ‘Metallic’ trio with Jacques Gravel (contrabass trombone) and Michel Bonneau (gong & other metal percussion)
Ensemble Infini • Montreal large ensemble directed by Élyze Vennes-Deshaies and Raphaël Foisy-Couture to play the music of Guy Thouin
Joust • Duo with Toronto alto saxophonist John Oswald going back, I think, to 2001; through the playing, John taught me a lot about improvising; we also play, when we can, with guitarist Arthur Bull (see Monicker, above)
Ensemble SuperMusique • Since 2007, I have played in, written for, and booked and managed tours for this modular Montreal ensemble led by Joane Hétu and Danielle Palardy Roger
Furthermore, here is a list of Older Projects that are no longer active