Derome/Epps/Lumley/Tanguay joue Ornette: 24 septembre au Résonance Café

mardi le 24 septembre

Résonance Café  5175A Ave du Parc (coin Fairmount)

2sets starting at 9pm   $8

Jean Derome.....sax alto
Ellwood Epps.....trompette
Aaron Lumley.....contrebasse
Pierre Tanguay.....batterie

After succesful shows at L'envers and La Brique, four of Montreal's hottest improvisers are back playing more music they love, by Ornette Coleman. The band got its start several years ago in the city's underground loft scene playing at a celebration of Coleman's birthday.The on-stage chemistry of the four players has brought three generations of musicians together to explore the huge body of work that American master-musician Ornette Coleman is still building now, 55 years after his first released recordings.

http://www.actuellecd.com/fr/bio/derome_je/
www.ellwoodepps.blogspot.com
www.aaronlumley.ca
http://www.actuellecd.com/fr/bio/tanguay_pi/

www.resonancecafe.com

Studio d'Improvisation de Montréal!

Concert and Fall Session

We are closing out our summer session with a concert this Sunday, July 21 at La Brique. It has been a rewarding session for me and for the 12 participants of the Studio d'Improvisation de Montréal. We've worked and played hard (and sweated through some hot afternoons!), and we're happy to be presenting our music to you in concert. Come and hear what's new!

I am also announcing the fall session, which runs four Sunday afternoons beginning September 15th. The workshop is open to musicians of all levels and experiences, no matter what your instrument. The focus is on improvising in a group context. It's fun, challenging, and rewarding. You can find all the details at www.studioimpromontreal.blogspot.com

Concert info is in the calendar section of this page, or go to https://www.facebook.com/events/189242451243162/.

4 New Recordings!

I'm happy to have a new batch or recorded music out in the world. I'm especially happy about the Land of Marigold record. The music on this record is exactly what we do, and it took us 5 years to convince someone to release it. Please buy some records and help feed a musician. 

2 from the Tour de Bras label, based in Rimouski, Québec:

Mecha Fixes Clocks 'Beau comme un aéroport'
(CD and download)


philippe lauzier (sax alto, clarinette basse), elwood epps (trompette), jean rené (alto), pierre-yves martel (viole de gambe, feedback), bernard falaise (guitare), guillaume dostaler (piano), michel f côté (batterie, feedbaks et microphones)

released 07 June 2013
musique : michel f côté
production : tiari kese & michel f côté / tour de bras 2013
enregistrement : robert langlois, studio 270, montréal
mix: michel f côté, chopping center
mastering : harris newman, grey market
image : Éric Aubertin
graphisme : Marie-Pierre Morin
http://tourdebras.bandcamp.com/album/mecha-fixes-clocks-beau-comme-un-a-roport

Pink Saliva, ''Il paraît que''(download MP3, flac, etc)

Ellwood Epps (trompette, amplifier)
Alexandre St-Onge (basse electrique, laptop)
Michel F. Côté (batterie, feedback) 

enregistré par Mathieu Bélanger à L'envers, Montréal
4 novembre 2010, partie de 'Michel F Côté's 3-Night-Stand' 
http://tourdebras.bandcamp.com/album/pink-saliva-il-para-t-que

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and two from the Bug Incision label in Calgary, Alberta:

Land of Marigold 'Land of Marigold'

Josh Zubot (violin, low octave violin)
Ellwood Epps (trumpet)

recorded in Montreal 2008
mastered by Jesse Zubot

The Unrepeatable Quartet 'Calgary 2012'

Jack Wright: soprano & alto sax
Ellwood Epps: trumpet
Scott Munro: double bass, trombone, electronics
Chris Dadge: drumset, percussion

recorded live at the National Music Centre 

November 15 2012

http://bugincision.com/releases.html
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Mail order them, download them, or if you're very kind, purchase them directly from me at a show.

Land of Marigold Album Launch: Saturday June 8!

We are launching our first recording!

It's a self-titled CDR from Calgary's amazing Bug Incision label and we are VERY happy about the music and how well it was recorded.

Land of Marigold is Josh Zubot playing violin, and Ellwood Epps playing trumpet. We have been playing as a duet for about 5 years, and you might have heard us playing together with the Ratchet Orchestra, William Parker, Myra Melford, Marshall Allen, John Butcher, Mecha Fixes Clocks, and Matana Roberts' Coin Coin.

We're celebrating with 2 live sets on the 8th of June at the beautiful new dance studio La Poêle, where you may have had the chance to hear Josh along with Tristan Honsinger and Nicolas Caloia back in April.

We really hope to see you at this very special celebration of creative music!

On lance notre premier enregistrement!

C'est un CDR sur l’étiquette de Calgary 'Bug Incision', intitulé 'Land of Marigold'. On est TRÈS heureux de cette musique.

Land of Marigold est composé de Josh Zubot au violon et d’Ellwood Epps à la trompette. On a joué en duo pendant 5 années et également avec le Ratchet Orchestra, William Parker, Myra Melford, Marshall Allen, John Butcher, Mecha Fixes Clocks et Matana Roberts.

On jouera deux sets live le 8 juin à La Poêle, nouveau studio de danse où peut-être vous avez dejà entendu mssr. Z. en avril avec Tristan Honsinger et Nicolas Caloia.

On espère que vous serez là pour célébrer cette soirée et ce disque avec nous!

Saturday June 8 in Montreal!
La Pôele
Entrance is at 5334 De Gaspé (small door).
Take the elevator and go to studio #307.
Doors open at 830, music starts at 9.
$10 included 2 sets of live music + the CD!
($7 show only)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Gc-inThB0
www.ellwoodepps.blogspot.com
www.joshzubot.ca
www.bugincision.com
http://lapoele307.wordpress.com/

Event photo credit: Steve Louie

Live performance on CHOQ.fm this Thursday morning!

I will be one of several guests this Thursday (May 30) at 11 am on www.choq.fm! We will be playing and talking about upcoming performances, including the Ratchet Orchestra's performance of Malcolm Goldstein's music on June 12 as part of the Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival here in Montreal. The show is about an hour long and the music will likely be in the second half. The program is called ''Spontanées'' and can be heard each Thursday morning. I'm grateful for the chance to play and talk about the music!

If you can't listen live, the show will be archived here: http://www.choq.fm/spontanees.html.

Isaiah Ceccarelli, percussion
Olivier Prud'homme-Richard, guitar
Ellwood Epps, trompette
Philippe Lauzier, clarinette, saxophone

Podcast, Summer Performances, Recordings, New Website

I'm glad to be getting back to more playing (never enough!) after moving house and being sick for a while.
I haven't done a solo performance in a while, and I'm in better shape on the horn than ever before, so now is the time. I'll be happy to share the bill with Daniel Heikalo, who is making a return of sorts to the Montreal scene. I will also be playing a first-time duet with saxophonist Yves Charuest, who is on fire these days! I hope the flames spread quickly! I will also be doing a big night on June 30, during (but not officially part of) that uh, downtown music festival, you know the one? I'll be playing the music of Ornette Coleman with an acoustic quartet, and Pink Saliva will be playing with our friend Sam Shalabi, who will be visiting from his home in Cairo. And I'll be at the Suoni per il Popolo festival with Nicolas Caloia's Juno-nominated Ratchet Orchestra, peforming the music of Malcolm Goldstein.

There's lots more to come. I should be announcing the release of 4 recordings this summer, by Land of Marigold (Josh Zubot and me), a quartet with JackWright/Chris Dadge/Scott Munro, Mecha Fixes Clocks, and Pink Saliva.

I will be launching a proper website where you will be able to enjoy some video and audio recordings, and where I'll hopefully entice you to buy some of my recordings.

I was a guest along with guitarist Alex Pelchat on CHOQ FM's new Thursday morning program 'Les Sontanées'. We did some talking, and you can hear a 10-minute improvised duet around 25:20 of the podcast which you'll find here: http://www.choq.fm/spontanees.html.

And hopefully I'll be playing a looooot more, because that's where it all comes to life for me!

Original VanHornes (May 4) +EF'T (May 5)

I'll be playing a set with a band I'm calling Original VanHornes on Saturday May 4th at the Plant. This is 185 Van Horne, the original home of L'envers. It's 2-year birthday celebration of the Plant, and also a fundraiser for them. Well worth it! The band is myself and Philippe Battikha on trumpets (2 of the founders of L'envers) with Thierry Amar on bass. We hit at 9pm sharp. There is plenty more going on that night including a bbq on the tracks! https://www.facebook.com/events/551914348163747/?ref=ts&fref=ts for more information.

I'll be playing trio with Scott Thomson (trombone) and Lori Freedman (clarinets) on Sunday May 5. Happy to be sharing a bill with a quartet led by fellow trumpeter Paul Serralheiro.

More information at www.lenvers185.blogspot.com.