Merci & Thank You!

2015 Festival Highlights:

Opening night of Festival of New Trumpet Music Canada 2015. Trumpet section of Altsys Jazz Orchestra plays Bill Mahar’s arrangement of Kenny Wheeler’s “Solo One”. From left to right on trumpet: Bill Mahar, Jocelyn Couture, Aaron Doyle. FONT Music Canada 2015 is dedicated to trumpeter/composer Kenny Wheeler.

FONT Music Canada 2015: Night 1 & 2 Highlights:

• Jake Henry’s Sweet Talk: Jake Henry – trumpet, Dustin Carlson – guitar, Cody Brown – drums
• Joes Sullivan Quintet: Joe Sullivan – trumpet, André Leroux – tenor sax, Andre White – piano, Dave Laing – drums.
• Pink Saliva: Ellwood Epps -trumpet, Michel F Côté drums/microphones, Alexandre St-Onge electric bass/laptop.
• Stephanie Richards’ Urban Survayor Project (NYC): Stephanie Richards trumpet, James Carney- piano, Sam Minaie -bass, Andrew Munsey – drums.

FONT Music Canada 2015: night 3 Highlights:

• Frédéric Demers – trumpet & Sonia Paço-Rocchia – electronics.
• Aaron Shragge -dragon mouth trumpet & Ben Monder Guitar
• Ingrid Jensen quartet with Ben Monder – guitar, Fraser Hollins – bass, Greg Richie – drums.

March 12th-15th, 2015

Program at a Glance

(click dates for details and tickets)

• Thursday/jeudi, March 12th, 20h30
  Résonance Café, 5175a Ave du Parc
  $15 ($12 with Student ID): Jake Henry’s Sweet Talk (New York City), Altsys Jazz Orchestra (Montréal). Buy Tickets Here.
• Friday/vendredi, March 13th, 21h00
  Résonance Café, 5175a Ave du Parc
  $15 ($12 with Student ID): Stephanie Richards’ Urban Survayor Project (NYC), Pink Saliva (Montréal), Joe Sullivan Quintet (Montréal, Toronto). Buy Tickets Here.

• Saturday/samedi, March 14th, 21h00
  185 Van Horne $15 ($12 with Student ID): Frédéric Demers’ Multi trompettes et folie (Montréal), Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder (New York City), Ingrid Jensen Quartet Featuring Ben Monder (NYC/Montréal). Buy Tickets Here.

•  Sunday/dimache, March 15th, 14hoo

  La Passe, 1214 de la Montagne, $15-20 sliding scale
  Workshop/Atelier: Craig Pedersen: Physical/Musical Approaches to Extended Techniques on the Trumpet.

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•  Sunday/dimache, March 15th, 20h30
  185 Van Horne $15 ($12 with Student ID): Amy Horvey and Warhol Dervish (Montréal), Rampersaud Shaw Neal Krakowiak Leblanc (Toronto/New Brunswick). Buy Tickets Here.

 

Festival of New Trumpet Music Canada 2015 is dedicated to:

Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014)