Sunday, February 5 - 7 to 9 p.m.
Cover: $5 / pay what you can
Sounds Like Poetry
- Gillian Kirkland – accordion, voice
- Brandon Wint – spoken word
- Rebecca Danard - clarinet
- Philippe Charbonneau – bass
- Michel Delage – drums
Brandon Wint is an Ottawa based writer and performer of spoken word poetry. Since discovering his aptitude for spoken word in March of 2008, Brandon has dedicated his life to uncovering the inherently beautiful and poetic elements that exist in every part of life. As a poet, he is also deeply influenced by the stories and images that explore the human condition. He is therefore often compelled to investigate the themes of mortality, confusion, love and fear in his writing. Brandon has been a member of two National Championship winning poetry slam teams, and has toured the country extensively as a performer.
Gillian Kirkland is a singer, composer and accordionist. Her music is sometimes described as Neo-Cabaret with influences ranging from classical European to American folk and jazz traditions. Before moving to Ottawa in 2009, she lived for many years in Montreal where she was a member of the experimental vocal ensemble Mruta Mertsi. She has been involved in collaborations with musicians of various persuasions as well as storytellers, poets, dancers and playwrights. She performs regularly across Ontario and Quebec and is very exited to exchange with other Ottawa area improvisers in this unscripted event. Find Gillian online at www.gilliankirkland.net
Performer, educator, scholar and entrepreneur, Rebecca Danard holds a doctorate in clarinet performance at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She is currently Artistic Director of the Ottawa New Music Creators: a collective of professional composers and performers dedicated to bringing contemporary music to Canada’s capital. Rebecca’s performance career centres on new and experimental music, including interdisciplinary collaborations, working with new technology, organizing events, and commissioning composers.
Michel Delage is an Ottawa based freelance percussionist. He has played with a number of area bands including funk/pop band Old Stereo, Deacon Blues Band and the Steve Bilodeau Jazz Trio. He is also a member of the Semara Winangun Balinese Gamelan and the newly created IMOO Orchestra. Michel has instigated several creative projects including the Diabolik Quartet which explores film music as a vehicle for improvisation.
Presented by: Improvising Musicians of Ottawa/Outaouais (IMOO)
IMOO are group of musicians who, drawing on jazz, classical, folk and rock traditions, are dedicated to the exploration of contemporary practice in improvisation. They are interested in exploring different practices and means of communication, including, but not limited to, verbal, visual, auditory, gestural, concrete and abstract. They are a platform and resource for emerging artists to present their work and/or collaborate with other artists and exist as a means to community development and networking, bringing artists together, and presenting their work to a broad audience.
An encomium from local jazz radio host Bernard Stepien: "the IMOO series is a resounding success. As some local Jazz ayatollahs would say, avant-garde Jazz in Ottawa usually doesn't attract more than a half-dozen highly mystical listeners. The IMOO people have successfully proved them wrong."
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