Saturday, June 25, at Hamilton Public Library, noon to 4 pm performances
NEW ORIGIN
In the tradition of cross cultural exploration, the trio New Origin come together to make a clear statement of its intent. With a new recording and concerts internationally, these three "comprovisors" are truly the sum of their individual paths.
Christophe Rocher has been involved in the creation of new works that feature Paul Rogers, Daunik Lazro, Hasse Poulsen, Joêlle Leandre, and Bernard Lubat amongst many other cutting edge artists in the European contemporary music scene. In addition, his own "Ensemble Nautilus" and his key role in the "The Bridge Project" have toured internationally to high acclaim.
To say that the list of important artists Joe Fonda and Harvey Sorgen have created with is impressive is an understatement. Those in the world wide community are well aware of their accomplishments over the decades. Artists such as Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Braxton, Barry Altchul, Dave Douglas, Oliver Lake, Hot Tuna, Brenda Bufalino, Karl Berger, Ahmad Jamal and a host of others have had the good fortune to make a connection to these two.
Through many years of touring and recording, the members of this trio have left an indelible mark on the history of jazz and improvised music. Many reviews, awards, and accolades have been bestowed on each of them from the international music critics and writers. With the coming together of Rocher, Fonda, and Sorgen, the expansiveness of their output is a force to be reckoned with. New Origin will be on tour supporting their new record.
christopherocher.eu
joefonda.com
harveysorgen.com
NEW HERMITAGE
Understated Nova Scotia improvising quartet New Hermitage has steadily been gathering momentum over the past few years. Veteran critic Peter Margasak remarked in the Quietus that “the group’s fragile, gauzy chamber sound pushes against what you might expect from such an ensemble,” and indeed their unconventional instrumentation of Andrew Mackelvie (reeds), India Gailey (cello), Ellen Gibling (harp), and Ross Burns (guitar) imparts an ambient weightlessness to their music.
The ensemble's debut album was nominated for Music Nova Scotia Award, and written up by dearly departed wayward tastemaker Tiny Mix Tapes. Their 2018 performance with internationally renowned bass clarinettist/ ECM record alumnus Jeff Reilly saw subsequent commercial release and won Classical Recording of the Year at the 2019 Music Nova Scotia Awards. 2020's Unearth was widely acclaimed in publications such as Musicworks, Vital, Free Jazz Blog, the WholeNote, PanM360, and Esoteros.
In their five years together, they've been programmed alongside Joshua Abrams' Natural Information Society, Angel Bat Dawid, pi'pa virtuoso Liu Fang, and prolific noise explorer i d m theft able while embarking on multiple tours of Eastern Canada.
Free event… we do appreciate donations
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Water & snacks available by donation
Limited capacity, masks, social distancing and vaccine passports may be required.
These concerts are made possible by kind support from Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, City of Hamilton, and Ontario Trillium Foundation. Big thanks to these funders for believing in what we aim to do.
Also a big thanks to The Cotton Factory, Bayfront Park, Bridgeworks and the Hamilton Public Library (for partnering with us and) for opening their doors to us …the Hamilton Spectator for their support.
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