Glad to be back in the creek.  The gigs we had in Victoria BC and Victoriaville, Quebec were both wonderful.  Victoria was Open's Space's Voice ++ Festival and featured works by Kathy Kennedy, Tina Pearson, Christine Duncan, Andrea Young, Cathy Lewis, the marvelous group, Hypatia and my duet with Stefan.  It also featured a wonderful composition by Pauline Oliveros who was present via Skype.  It was a fun group of perfomers - high energy, very warm and supportive.  Same is true for the audiences who came out.

 Victoriaville was wild.  Being one of 24 groups selected to perform at FIMAV's 25th anniversary year, was an thrill.  We perform at the old Cinema Theatre and had a great show, enthusiastic audience, and excellent reviews.  Stefan and I stayed for two more days after our show to be able to take in the rest of the festival.  I ended up seeing 11 shows and stefan 13.

Next up is our Cd release on June 9th at the Jazz Cellar.  It's the first duet CD that Stefan and I release.  It's on the NOW Orchestra Records label.  We've asked Barbara Bourget (Kokoro Dance) to join us for this event.  It's a small club with no dance floor so we're excited to see how Barbara, who is an incredible butoh dancer, will use the space and interact with our improvisations.

I'm also getting ready to record a CD on June 15, 16, and 17th at the factory with 13 of Vancouver's best improvisers.  Jesse Zubot is producing and we're focusing on pure improv and some improvised song.  The results will definitely be surprising.  I'm really looking forward to the whole process and getting a chance to play with all these wonderful people and players.

The Vancouver International Jazz Festival follows all this ...

 A bientot,

viviane 

 

Pauline Oliveros, Vancouver

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Last two weeks I was in London and Paris (mostly Paris) for some work with Phil Minton and some holiday time.  Love Paris.  I'd never been there in the spring.  It's a gorgeous city.  Next up is a performance in Victoria, BC at Open Space for the Voice ++ Festival and then a gig at FIMAV in Victoriaville, Quebec (about two hours from Montreal).  I'm really looking forward to both festivals.  Voice ++ features singers Christine Duncan, Kathy Kennedy, Andrea Young, Tina Pearson and others.  A highlight there will be a performance of a piece by Pauline Oliveros that involves live performances by musicians from all over the globe playing via Second Life.  Victoriaville in Quebec will be amazing.  I'm very excited about the collaboration that we're bringing there but also excited to see all the other shows.  I'm staying for two extra days after our show on the 17th to take in all the other music.
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