Video from last week at Casa -- solo sarod

A few days ago, Eric sent me this video of the opening piece from our set at Casa Del Popolo on Wednesday February 2. I played a solo introduction on the sarod. That's quite the 8mm home movie filter!



The piece is called 'Tanpura' and I actually wrote it on guitar years ago, before putting the Quartet project together.

It resurfaced as I was practicing sarod one afternoon a few months ago. A brilliant burst of sun emerged on an otherwise cloudy day, and I noticed an interesting effect of the light reflecting my fingers on the metallic surface of the sarod's neck, so I took a few photos. Here's one:

CKCU 93.1 Friday Special Blend Feb 11

Thanks to host Susan Johnston for the plays this morning on "Friday Special Blend" over at CKCU in Ottawa.

CISM 89.3 Montreal

Thanks to host Maxime Bouchard for the play this week on CISM 89.3 Montreal!

February 8, 2011

22h30	Theme de Yoyo	Zu & Spaceways Inc.	Radiale	Atavistic (2004)
22h31	Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody	Louis Prima	The Wildest!	Capitol Jazz (1962)
22h36	Frisco Club	Gerry Mulligan	The Jazz Soundtracks	Gambit (2006, enr. 1958)
22h42	Lac aux Castors	Quintet Marie-Claire Durand	Mai	Indépendant (2011)
22h47	October 25th	Avishai Cohen	Introducing Triveni	Anzic Records (2010)
23h00	Snap	The Arboreal Quartet	The Arboreal Quartet	Indépendant (2010)
23h07	Luz da lua	Thomas Carbou	Hekátê	TCMusique (2011)
23h13	Melismatic	Tim Brady	24 Frames - Trance	Ambiances Magnétiques (2010)
23h15	Slinger	Muskox	5 Pieces	Standard Form (2009)
23h25	When Cassavetes Hit Reagan	Surreal Estate (Bruce Friedman, Jonathon Grasse, Ken Luey, David Martinelli, Jeff Schwartz, Charles Sharp)	Lacunae	Acoustic Levitation (2010)
23h35	One For the Rev.-Rev. Frank Wright	Sabir Mateen	Urdla XXX	Rogue Art (2010)
23h45	Out to Lunch	Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra	Out to Lunch	Doubt Music (2006)

Grand merci -- big thanks

Eric sent me this pic from the opening part of last night's set at Casa del Popolo -- I played a solo piece on the sarod.

Thanks to everyone who braved the crazy storm to warm up the room!

The Hit List - Hour weekly & hour.ca

Thanks to Robyn Fadden for including us in this week's Hit List in the Hour weekly here in Montreal, and at hour.ca!

Wednesday 2

The seemingly simple diptychs in painter Mark Igloliorte's Two Ways of Seeing present subtle shifts in perception of the same subject, at Galerie Donald Browne (#528, 372 Ste-Catherine W.), to March 5. In On the Surface, Lucie Chan presents two installations made with drawings, paper and animation that articulate themes of intimacy, social voyeurism, diaspora and personal stories, at MAI (3680 Jeanne-Mance), to March 12. Montreal's Arboreal Quartet strums up world-music-infused acoustic jazz at Casa del Popolo, 8:30 p.m. And Czech-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Lenka Lichtenberg builds cultural bridges in World Beat, at La Sala Rossa, 7:30 p.m.

brilliantCORNERS - January 25, 2011

Thanks to Damon Dowbak for the play last week on brilliantCORNERS -- LU Radio 102.7 (Thunder Bay) !

Tonight's the night - despite the snow! Feb 2, Casa del Popolo

I woke up today to find this view out of my window. Ah, February in Montreal. Don't let that deter you from heading down to Casa del Popolo tonight, though. It'll be warm!

Along with Tom Eliosoff (guitar) and myself (sarod), we'll be welcoming these fine musicians:

Sage Reynolds - Upright Bass
Eric Thibodeau - Drums