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We had the second rehearsal with Seb yesterday, and Phil just got back from a tour of China with Yannick Rieu. For my part I know I'm shaking the rust off a lot of the trio tunes. The pieces that lead double lives - with and without strings - have us working to find a trio sound again, and it's an exhilarating pursuit. Between the two rehearsals, we've covered pretty much all the repertoire for the two sets.

When Liam O'Neill was still playing drums in I… Continue

Now it can be told: Indigone Trio is performing at the 29th edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival! We are in the running for the Grand Prix du Festival, the festival's annual competition. It's a strong field this year, with lots of my friends and colleagues involved - I'm just happy for the gig. We're playing two one-hour sets on Friday, June 27. One… Continue

This is one of the big things I've been working on that has taken me away from blogdonia lately. I've been commissioned by Biennale Montreal (Montreal Biennial of Art) to participate in their Open Music project. Artistic Director Scott Burnham's theme for the entire 2009 biennial is "Open Culture" which has spawned three open-source style projects: Ope… Continue