François Houle’s Upcoming Live Performances

From François Houle:

Benoît Delbecq with François Houle, Gordon Grdina and Kenton Loewen
Sunday, June 21, 2015
9:30pm 10:30pm
The Ironworks
A Vancouver International Jazz Festival Premiere Performance. The Georgia Straight called Benoît Delbecq’s 2012 duo album with Vancouver’s François Houle “at once otherworldly and organic.” The two join forces with Kenton Loewen and Gordon Grdina (Peregrine falls, Dan Magan + Blacksmith) for an evening of incendiary music.

François Houle and Samuel Blaser – REED & SLIDE
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
5:00pm 6:30pm
The Ironworks
Vancouver International Jazz Festival presents Reed & Slide, my exciting new duo with trombonist extraordinaire Samuel Blaser. Sammy has taken over the European jazz scene by storm, performing all over the place with his bands, collaborating with a who’s who of the international music scene, including Gerry Hemingway, Pierre Favre, Marc Ducret, Benoît Delbecq, among many others. For our festival appearance, we will present new original works for clarinet and trombone, as well as compositions by Joëlle Léandre, Helmut Lachenman, Gérard Grisey, and Luciano Berio.

Fourth Landscape meets Because She Hoped
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
8:00pm 10:00pm
Nanaimo Conservatory of Music
A meeting of great improvisors coming to Nanaimo. François Houle has worked extensively with Paris pianist Benoît Delbecq and Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser (FH 5+1). American percussionist extraordinaire Gerry Hemingway joined Delbecq and Blaser to form Fourth Landscape last year. The four meet to perform together for the first time.