tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36258898473869304162024-03-19T16:11:31.640-07:00Arboreal QuartetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-7976096671692067922011-10-25T12:56:00.000-07:002011-10-25T13:50:21.074-07:00IntersticesHi, John here.<br /><br />I've been away from blog and web updates for a few months for a very good reason.<br /><br />Starting on July 15th, I embarked on a project to write new music for the Arboreal Quartet. The different phases of this project involve further research into North Indian classical music, compositions, and rehearsals with my group.<br /><br />First off I must say that it is very rewarding to be working with such talented musicians as Tom Eliosoff (guitar), Sage Reynolds (upright bass) and Eric Thibodeau (drums). One of my goals has been to push myself forward musically and to write material tailored to the strengths of the musicians, and this has been very rewarding.<br /><br />At present we are having bi-weekly rehearsals, and I'm excited to be unveiling a few of the new pieces in two weeks over at <span style="font-style: italic;">les Pas Sages</span> here in Montréal.<br /><br />I have a lot to say about the project but I'll be brief here (for the moment!) Essentially what I'm doing is looking at the Hindustani tradition of classifying different ragas according to the time of day when they are normally played. A book I bought in India in 1998 (Nad - Understanding Raga Music by Bagchee) contains a chart dividing the day and night into two sets of 4 cycles, or 3-hour periods. Each period contains many possible ragas.<br /><br />Through this book and several other sources I began creating a map of these ragas. My plan is to choose a raga from each period, study it, listen to as many recordings of it as I can find, and come up with a musical idea based upon it. The completed piece will pass through all of the sections of the day and night. My goal is not to write North Indian classical music, but rather to be inspired by it, in the context of the sonic possibilities of the ensemble I've put together.<br /><br />The working title of my project -- <span style="font-style: italic;">Interstices</span> -- refers to a particular interest of mine: how can I express, musically, the transition periods between these sections of the day and night? What are some ways I can lead the listener from one period to the next, in such a way that the unique qualities of each section are highlighted?<br /><br />I've had a number of ideas on how to accomplish this, and have been working away on exploring them. Along the way I've been keeping a detailed project journal, and it occurs to me that I could add sections of the journal to this blog as I proceed. The subject is vast and rewarding, and I still feel that I am barely scratching the surface here.<br /><br />So, there, I've broken the radio silence! More to come soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-75080514716429416652011-10-25T12:50:00.000-07:002011-10-25T12:52:32.388-07:00November 8 - show at les Pas Sages, 951 Rachel Est, Montréal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4f1ZtiwxpaVsmrwZfoooepBPdyhlkvxjfLWy_pXETnkmsQBk9Jfx8f0oTrepqPYCuRtMdes87-bJ70SMIe9oD_9nbVrTLg5zTq6NJI9-apveSCvsr7lUj5zyjT3y8gwfSoQHWgKExwg/s1600/pasSagesSM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4f1ZtiwxpaVsmrwZfoooepBPdyhlkvxjfLWy_pXETnkmsQBk9Jfx8f0oTrepqPYCuRtMdes87-bJ70SMIe9oD_9nbVrTLg5zTq6NJI9-apveSCvsr7lUj5zyjT3y8gwfSoQHWgKExwg/s400/pasSagesSM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667519886504122514" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-42032177575159790712011-06-14T12:04:00.000-07:002011-06-15T22:49:15.116-07:00MOG<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mog.com/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 85px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZX6OdpRCRk2gndlmdnH108QBnUdQZvKlfyYkDfO1RDEvFNMpKcEgf7d4hIGI7RY9PAtsVOdDGN7LjD_PYxb9IvwSJDCaEZnUGUt-ogS7vXxhpSjjm2q3tU-OMwJg401_ytJN6-drnk_U/s400/mog_nav.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618153630682404722" border="0" /></a><br />For those using <a href="http://mog.com/">MOG</a>, Arboreal Quartet is there. I'd actually inquired with them about how to get my music involved, and I found out that it already was!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-41840897248187342922011-06-14T11:59:00.000-07:002011-06-14T20:58:06.550-07:00CKCU last MondayThanks to Dean Verger over at CKCU 93.1FM (Ottawa, ON) for the <a href="http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/43/4737.html">spin on Monday June 6th</a> -- he played "Mountain" alongside <a href="http://www.delhi2dublin.com/">Delhi 2 Dublin</a> and fellow Montréaler <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.lilandy.net">Li'l Andy</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-66480921035268776322011-06-03T11:00:00.000-07:002011-06-03T10:37:30.162-07:00The Signal - CBC Radio 2 - May 19, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyZ83XfRB7wsUClOAKoFpKnGxH2kYhyxNZevaZzT9RDkx_3YqH4sDTQZVIpAMUdOFOKHlLODQGk9PnvXnndh8nEBZT2ER5HvjleiA8IXSgPyCEeVXDkIWeDXRCtc_VDDXoqJqQWZpwv4/s1600/CBCradio2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyZ83XfRB7wsUClOAKoFpKnGxH2kYhyxNZevaZzT9RDkx_3YqH4sDTQZVIpAMUdOFOKHlLODQGk9PnvXnndh8nEBZT2ER5HvjleiA8IXSgPyCEeVXDkIWeDXRCtc_VDDXoqJqQWZpwv4/s400/CBCradio2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614039555416432370" border="0" /></a><br />I was pleased to find out that <span style="font-style: italic;">The Signal</span> on CBC Radio 2 played our track "Dee" on their program of May 19th, in a typically (and wonderfully) eclectic mix. Thanks to everyone at the Signal for including us once again in their eye-opening programming.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-44904162382621779772011-06-03T10:20:00.000-07:002011-06-15T22:54:32.127-07:00SoundCloud updateSince moving to SoundCloud for our album streams, we've recently hit the landmark of over 1,000 plays directly from <a href="http://arborealquartet.com/">arborealquartet.com</a> (1,020 plays as of today).<br /><br />Via SoundCloud's stats, I'd like to say hello to new listeners from Tel Aviv, Mexico City, Pelotas (Brazil), Barcelona, Madrid, Prague, and Budapest.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by, and please share!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-22040148283873993032011-06-03T10:16:00.000-07:002011-06-03T10:26:06.751-07:00New pic (thanks Carl!)Here's a promo photograph that Carl Ruttan took of me recently, which I used in an application to <span style="font-style: italic;">l'Off festival de Jazz de Montréal</span>. You can see more of Carl's work at his site, <a href="http://studiotaro.com/">Studio Taro</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgkauvovkutzeHjPL6m39n7PTwaPEHOOYBMmk7p_OXE5WL2oiBnoxnxyZUf7oFTZLt5Mday0iNqDu_jBr7pNX7-wKBS9gENOHZrJzhVTW01x0ynaoys1Stz-yBwmrbokIPsV6qlyTb5E/s1600/John.Wrinch.Williams%255BArboreal.Quartet%255D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgkauvovkutzeHjPL6m39n7PTwaPEHOOYBMmk7p_OXE5WL2oiBnoxnxyZUf7oFTZLt5Mday0iNqDu_jBr7pNX7-wKBS9gENOHZrJzhVTW01x0ynaoys1Stz-yBwmrbokIPsV6qlyTb5E/s400/John.Wrinch.Williams%255BArboreal.Quartet%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614044504051340258" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-58025352831247596342011-06-03T10:03:00.001-07:002011-06-03T10:25:45.073-07:00CKCU 93.1 FM spins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKwxTItg4k7FeJUhblpovz_8jQtxbtCm4yAOSsHlXME_Frgq4c8JLFzR-juAgHoC3WJmRynSjicoZtYWPh_emzYCgMLhkip5CkGMgP_peZdR-5m2C7L2LNiMuVZWmvAtiM-mLWSQ83Nc/s1600/ckcu.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKwxTItg4k7FeJUhblpovz_8jQtxbtCm4yAOSsHlXME_Frgq4c8JLFzR-juAgHoC3WJmRynSjicoZtYWPh_emzYCgMLhkip5CkGMgP_peZdR-5m2C7L2LNiMuVZWmvAtiM-mLWSQ83Nc/s400/ckcu.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614041871479050322" border="0" /></a><br />Continued thanks to Susan Johnston at CKCU 93.1 FM (Ottawa, Ontario) for the spins -- I noticed two recent plays, <a href="http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/43/4242.html">April 11th</a> ("Lucky") and <a href="http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/158/4280.html">April 15th</a> ("Theme").Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-43991401661406386442011-04-07T10:45:00.001-07:002011-04-07T10:53:30.963-07:00UnderCurrents April 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.undercurrentsradio.net/UC/HOME.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtYw88cgkMQpaAHbpWgwvo8NTp_gBTLeq2yJ8Og7iZciI37wSGZS5tOGnLR6HpZQuhhHWmo3TnJ9KPS6ULodfjvrjc5Z2ppdfx31Emt2kqUULFkQt2-cLWYXKaxLfp2plFmn0T7-gA2s/s400/undercurrents.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592901136089125266" border="0" /></a><br />Gregg McVicar over at <a href="http://www.undercurrentsradio.net/UC/Playlists.html">UnderCurrents gave us a spin on Monday April 4th</a>. It seems he's enjoying "Dee" as a show closer. Very cool as his program is broadcast on over 80 stations across the U.S. Thanks, Gregg!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-3330470080746721102011-03-24T13:45:00.000-07:002011-03-25T09:27:46.044-07:00Radio catch-up: Crooked Highway, brilliantCORNERSI found out about a couple of interesting radio plays lately:<br /><br />Damon Dowbak, who has played us before on his eclectic world/jazz show brilliantCORNERS on LU Radio 102.7 in Thunder Bay, put us in an interesting set on March 15th alongside Rahsaan Roland Kirk, the Creaking Tree String Quartet (which contains ex-Montréaler John Showman) and Geoff Berner. This was on <a href="http://luradio.ca/wp/?p=2136">March 15th.</a><br /><br />And back <a href="http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=161021787283763">on January 2, on a show called Crooked Highway</a> -- "A bucket of folky bluesy mostly acoustic indie roots music broadcasting on KVMR FM in Nevada City" -- host Gary Wells fit us in amongst Calexico, the Marc Atkinson Trio, Vic Chesnutt, M. Ward, and Townes Van Zandt. Thanks, Gary!<br /><br />Both plays were of our track "Shift."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-18633396532803358852011-02-11T13:23:00.000-08:002011-02-18T09:07:50.873-08:00Video from last week at Casa -- solo sarodA 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!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L--jEIHqUuE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The piece is called 'Tanpura' and I actually wrote it on guitar years ago, before putting the Quartet project together.<br /><br />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:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpfgKKkVss2soqFmXm5CcJdCAAd60iWeeCpp8x_cnx8Gwzh1KIf2pmMTB5_k_isFSQKgRB5KTKn6j6Z3M-GGp3ug7AAKdMd1pY7f0cD1ARB4IfsWFF16KZSl5uR2QTUncX8pD7MYJ4Eo/s1600/1010001632.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpfgKKkVss2soqFmXm5CcJdCAAd60iWeeCpp8x_cnx8Gwzh1KIf2pmMTB5_k_isFSQKgRB5KTKn6j6Z3M-GGp3ug7AAKdMd1pY7f0cD1ARB4IfsWFF16KZSl5uR2QTUncX8pD7MYJ4Eo/s400/1010001632.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572548574233289186" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-75546185385548437942011-02-11T13:08:00.000-08:002011-02-11T13:23:24.923-08:00CKCU 93.1 Friday Special Blend Feb 11Thanks to host Susan Johnston for <a href="http://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/158/3744.html">the plays this morning on "Friday Special Blend"</a> over at CKCU in Ottawa.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-10968182139451655222011-02-10T14:51:00.000-08:002011-02-10T14:57:47.499-08:00CISM 89.3 MontrealThanks to host Maxime Bouchard for the play this week on CISM 89.3 Montreal!<br /><br />February 8, 2011<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="624"><tbody><tr class="rowSeparator"><td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">22h30</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Theme de Yoyo</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Zu & Spaceways Inc.</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">Radiale</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Atavistic (2004)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">22h31</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Louis Prima</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Wildest!</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Capitol Jazz (1962)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">22h36</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Frisco Club</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gerry Mulligan</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Jazz Soundtracks</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Gambit (2006, enr. 1958)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">22h42</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lac aux Castors</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Quintet Marie-Claire Durand</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mai</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Indépendant (2011)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">22h47</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">October 25th</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Avishai Cohen</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">Introducing Triveni</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Anzic Records (2010)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">23h00</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Snap</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Arboreal Quartet</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Arboreal Quartet</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Indépendant (2010)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">23h07</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Luz da lua</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thomas Carbou</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hekátê</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">TCMusique (2011)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">23h13</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Melismatic</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tim Brady</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">24 Frames - Trance</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ambiances Magnétiques (2010)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">23h15</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Slinger</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Muskox</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">5 Pieces</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Standard Form (2009)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">23h25</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">When Cassavetes Hit Reagan</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Surreal Estate (Bruce Friedman, Jonathon Grasse, Ken Luey, David Martinelli, Jeff Schwartz, Charles Sharp)</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">Lacunae</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Acoustic Levitation (2010)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">23h35</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">One For the Rev.-Rev. Frank Wright</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sabir Mateen</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">Urdla XXX</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rogue Art (2010)</span></td> </tr> <tr class="rowSeparator"> <td align="center" width="81"><span style="font-size:85%;">23h45</span></td> <td width="144"><span style="font-size:85%;">Out to Lunch</span></td> <td width="179"><span style="font-size:85%;">Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra</span></td> <td width="109"><span style="font-size:85%;">Out to Lunch</span></td> <td width="114"><span style="font-size:85%;">Doubt Music (2006)</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-28794248244418509662011-02-03T10:20:00.000-08:002011-02-03T12:23:33.422-08:00Grand merci -- big thanks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mFb9Ps7ZxJgxsh3nY3nZ621Xhh69JbTSg9PoL7nrzX0TS2kRrDo29y8_CCdeGXkXFbpJ5eG9eDT1jrTbXkNY49SzOsX560Kh0BXCwA7E3eE5wfsEO2bxkD7NWhrXZKwIjMcpVASsLOU/s1600/jww-casa-feb2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mFb9Ps7ZxJgxsh3nY3nZ621Xhh69JbTSg9PoL7nrzX0TS2kRrDo29y8_CCdeGXkXFbpJ5eG9eDT1jrTbXkNY49SzOsX560Kh0BXCwA7E3eE5wfsEO2bxkD7NWhrXZKwIjMcpVASsLOU/s400/jww-casa-feb2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569530160950236210" border="0" /></a><br />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.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who braved the crazy storm to warm up the room!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-78777649138574890252011-02-02T09:42:00.000-08:002011-02-02T09:46:14.057-08:00The Hit List - Hour weekly & hour.caThanks to Robyn Fadden for including us in this week's <a href="http://www.hour.ca/columns/hitlist.aspx">Hit List</a> in the Hour weekly here in Montreal, and at hour.ca!<br /><br /><p><b><span style="font-size:130%;"><b></b></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size:130%;"><b></b></span></b></p><blockquote><p><b><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Wednesday 2</b></span></b></p><p>The seemingly simple diptychs in painter <b>Mark Igloliorte</b>'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, <b>Lucie Chan</b> 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 <b>Arboreal Quartet</b> strums up world-music-infused acoustic jazz at Casa del Popolo, 8:30 p.m. And Czech-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter <b>Lenka Lichtenberg</b> builds cultural bridges in World Beat, at La Sala Rossa, 7:30 p.m.</p></blockquote><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-34483773067426005172011-02-02T09:38:00.000-08:002011-02-02T09:49:58.007-08:00brilliantCORNERS - January 25, 2011Thanks to Damon Dowbak for the <a href="http://luradio.ca/wp/?p=1989">play last week on brilliantCORNERS</a> -- LU Radio 102.7 (Thunder Bay) !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hpzlNqWSo1T99uopM3f8zFgFNtXqhuzOsO6Ww4fwrEJqA1ejJrkeLb1sntG61rj_MiGh9G8NLKGVLX4_gkPV3ZolQvRuakMn8CIj6Z2BaTXgOg3pt1WLLt3t_IEysAbrfxwJlb41FzM/s1600/LURadio.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hpzlNqWSo1T99uopM3f8zFgFNtXqhuzOsO6Ww4fwrEJqA1ejJrkeLb1sntG61rj_MiGh9G8NLKGVLX4_gkPV3ZolQvRuakMn8CIj6Z2BaTXgOg3pt1WLLt3t_IEysAbrfxwJlb41FzM/s200/LURadio.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569150815008925474" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-37271701439209410062011-02-02T09:33:00.001-08:002011-02-02T09:37:50.447-08:00Tonight's the night - despite the snow! Feb 2, Casa del Popolo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fpodVG1vXgZ8Bs-6_chEK2yz6-iLXyYbxOx4kCRtotNaBhTnzPPzawZRBoO0ahp728rCH1ABdp9CRgPB5-TZVSKn2dILo_0zFTFWIwPN4QQGxXfdS1LuYjP3BHI3l-K7nkW95F78KJI/s1600/febSnow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fpodVG1vXgZ8Bs-6_chEK2yz6-iLXyYbxOx4kCRtotNaBhTnzPPzawZRBoO0ahp728rCH1ABdp9CRgPB5-TZVSKn2dILo_0zFTFWIwPN4QQGxXfdS1LuYjP3BHI3l-K7nkW95F78KJI/s400/febSnow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569146848687199010" border="0" /></a>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!<br /><br />Along with Tom Eliosoff (guitar) and myself (sarod), we'll be welcoming these fine musicians:<br /><br />Sage Reynolds - Upright Bass<br />Eric Thibodeau - DrumsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-37934466223801993252011-01-27T10:32:00.000-08:002011-01-27T12:20:36.013-08:00WSCA-LP Portsmouth 106.1 FM (WSCA)I noticed a couple of Arboreal Quartet plays this past Tuesday the 25th over at WSCA in Portsmouth, NH. Thanks to host Tim Stone for the spins!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-7290772077895169282011-01-17T09:55:00.000-08:002011-01-17T16:53:00.087-08:00Sweet Spot Audio Forum (Sweden)I noticed an <a href="http://sweetspotforum.forum24.se/sweetspotforum-about92-5520.html">entry about our album</a> music on the Swedish music forum Sweet Spot Audio. It's an eclectic music recommendation thread. Thanks to kme for the addition!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sweetspotforum.forum24.se/sweetspotforum.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit29LxqKgmYCybCvknM7L6x4mtk9vNJA1Xp7ppXPIPmCaSzTNuV29R_xiWSSi0oJ8ULNg6rC27UOWQ07ell26WI87OebsJfpirnui5g_bzSHRi4hmTqqnrE5WKHKR0hh7Q00R4yZl3UlE/s400/sweetspotforum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563216432495484626" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-81895855501138347452011-01-17T09:49:00.000-08:002011-01-17T09:52:27.220-08:00CKCU 93.1 (Ottawa) - Friday Special Blend Jan. 14Thanks to Susan Johnston over at CKCU Ottawa for spinning us on last Friday's "Special Blend" !<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ckcufm.com/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiRGka42hFozNhXhBOaS0fAbA8ioOCNMLvmZnESfhCYY023FUgwObFbiSwDe_bHXakxrlKqwkEqdVLH0M-DqEnevShadAFlwBgApLRTHwd4w6YkJ_3uK-aeIVp8bpT_WCr9Rw19a-Ed4/s400/ckcu.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563213956859339314" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-62083489193012050482011-01-13T11:33:00.001-08:002011-01-13T11:37:16.266-08:00In the yearly top 20 jazz chart for 2010 - !earshotCool news -- we're in <a href="http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2010/jazz.cfm">!earshot-online's top 20 for the year</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYS2IyKpShmp_h_JrP2r51GT6yIkv8nCbzHTeval0DlTrEvDQFLk9ZociX9RL4KPk5BHLgkJQsFTn05Hinq6SNTNOrt8UfNnVqzzFJwibrIJitHbFpN9sbNd_OoXTh1NcjPcFow4ifIIk/s1600/%2521earshot-2010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYS2IyKpShmp_h_JrP2r51GT6yIkv8nCbzHTeval0DlTrEvDQFLk9ZociX9RL4KPk5BHLgkJQsFTn05Hinq6SNTNOrt8UfNnVqzzFJwibrIJitHbFpN9sbNd_OoXTh1NcjPcFow4ifIIk/s400/%2521earshot-2010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561756752619806066" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-58724352649935466992011-01-12T11:00:00.000-08:002011-01-12T11:03:27.656-08:00Show at Casa del Popolo February 2nd, 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87yRonBsgnApYjmazaRb1bTqoPSYxFzLqvWvMO-U3WRtv0dME7vliJPZk8bUAvVH59XJs6EhUFX9GLopsBRXU62DD845X3AIfTlFgKaQP3jL6gOrDDxOfBfaGxq0j6mLRUlmvOO1-lkc/s1600/ArborealQuartetFeb2CasaFull.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87yRonBsgnApYjmazaRb1bTqoPSYxFzLqvWvMO-U3WRtv0dME7vliJPZk8bUAvVH59XJs6EhUFX9GLopsBRXU62DD845X3AIfTlFgKaQP3jL6gOrDDxOfBfaGxq0j6mLRUlmvOO1-lkc/s400/ArborealQuartetFeb2CasaFull.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561376594761261250" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-90716527798262115732010-12-17T11:30:00.000-08:002010-12-17T11:34:00.489-08:00LuckyAccording to someone commenting on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZNYVGhLhzo">our track "Lucky" on YouTube</a>,<br /><blockquote>Sentir y cerrar los ojos.<br />Porque cada vez que se escucha esta canción, cuenta una historia diferente.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-32767938273154895842010-12-10T12:22:00.000-08:002010-12-10T12:31:34.998-08:00International comments..This week I found two nice mini-reviews / comments about the Arboreal Quartet album -- the first from a <a href="http://www.cultseraridades.com/2010/12/papai-noel-cult-ii.html">Brazilian music blog</a>, who recommends it as a gift for people with discerning musical tastes. As a wise man once told me, "They make great gifts!" [Thanks, Mark]<br /><br />Here's the mini-review, in Portuguese I believe:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier new;">The Arboreal Quartet - "The Arboreal Quartet"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Este quarteto canadense, de Montreal, lançou este disco que é um dos destaques do jazz neste ano; pitadas de folk e música celta, e muitas influências de música indiana que incluem o uso de instrumentos como o "sarode", formam um caldeirão jazzístico da melhor qualidade. Espetacular e surpreendente!</span></blockquote>And the second comes from the Turkish music blog, <a href="http://dunyaezgileri.com/">Dunya Ezgirel</a><a href="http://dunyaezgileri.com/">i</a>, that continues to generate a lot of web traffic. I hadn't noticed the short description of the album in a comment. It reads:<br /><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier new;">Kesinlikle dinlenmesi gereken bir albüm. Caz yapısı içerisine hint müziği rifleri özenli ve dengeli bir biçimde yerleştirilmiş. Özetle: Dinleyiniz.</span></blockquote>Rough online translations show that these comments are very positive. Thanks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625889847386930416.post-3855690077981093362010-11-17T09:30:00.000-08:002010-11-17T10:26:40.321-08:00WCSB - Cleveland, OhioI noticed this morning that we were played on WSCB in Cleveleand Ohio this past Monday. Here's the playlist:<br /><br />The Brewing Luminous 15 November 2010<br />[*] Sun Ra, "Sun Ra and His Band from Outer Space" from College Tour Vol. 1: The Complete Nothing Is... (ESP 2010)<br />[*] Andrew Lamb Trio, "Song of the Miracle Lives" from New Orleans Suite (Engine 2010)<br />[*] William Hooker Trio, "Century's Soles" (from Yearn For Certainty, Engine 2010)<br />[*] Stephen Hayes (w/ Joe Morris and Warren Smith), "Unfolding" from Parrhesia (Engine 2010)<br />[*] Joe Morris, "Transparent" from Colorfield (ESP 2009)<br />[*] Polar Bear, "The Love Didn't Go Anywhere" (from Peepers, Leaf 2010)<br />[*] Tony Malaby, "Alechinsky" (from Paloma Recio (New World 2010)<br />[*] Scanner with The Post Modern Jazz Quartet, "C Jam Blues" from Blink of an Eye (Thirsty Ear 2010)<br />[*] The Arboreal Quartet, "Lucky" from self-titled debut CD on their own label<br />[*] Weasel Walter Septet, "Cleistogamy" from Invasion (ugEXPLODE 2010)<br />[*] Paul Dunmall and Chris Corsano, "Identical Sunsets" from Identical Sunsets (ESP 2010)<br />[*] Sonny Simmons, "A Distant Voice" from Staying on the Watch (ESP 1966 reissued 2010)<br />[*] Marion Brown Quartet, "La Sorrella" from Why Not? (ESP 1968 reissued 2010)<br /><br />Thanks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0