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Vancouver Improvised Music Meeting 2018
China Cloud / The Western Front
Vancouver, BC
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Vancouver Improvised Music Meeting 2018
VANCOUVER IMPROVISED MUSIC MEETING 2018

Sponsored by CiTR Radio + Discorder Magazine  

FRIDAY, MARCH 23  10 PM  CHINA CLOUD (524 Main St.)
SATURDAY, MARCH 24  8:30 PM  WESTERN FRONT (303 East 8th Ave.)
SUNDAY, MARCH 25  8 PM  WESTERN FRONT

Bruce FREEDMAN (CAN) saxophone
Wayne HORVITZ (USA) electronics/piano
Peggy LEE (CAN) cello
Torsten MÜLLER (CAN) bass
Roxanne NESBITT (CAN) voice/electronics
Mary OLIVER (NL) viola  
Dylan VAN DER SCHYFF (CAN) percussion
Davey WILLIAMS (USA) guitar
Josh ZUBOT (CAN) violin

China Cloud: $10 | Western Front: $15 general; $10 students/seniors (per show)
VIMM 2018 Pass (three nights): $30 general; $20 students/seniors
vimm2018.brownpapertickets.com or at the door

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AFTERNOON LISTENING SESSIONS / Q & A (PAY WHAT YOU CAN)

Saturday, March 24 @ Western Front, 2-4 pm
Horvitz / Müller / Williams

Sunday, March 25 @ Western Front, 2-4 pm
Meredith Bates (violin) / Lee / Oliver / Zubot

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On March 23-25, 2018, Barking Sphinx Performance Society hosts the fifth annual Vancouver Improvised Music Meeting, three nights of creative improvisation, featuring internationally acclaimed guest artists alongside Vancouvers finest innovators.  Experience phenomenal musicians perform magic over the three nights  from solo sets to duos, trios, quartets and large ensemble works. Concerts will take place at Western Front and China Cloud.

Vancouver Improvised Music Meeting 2018 presents Amsterdam violist Mary Oliver, Alabama-based guitarist Davey Williams and Seattle-based pianist/electronic musician Wayne Horvitz. An impressive list of established and emerging members of Vancouvers hotbox of improvisation will perform at this years event: Bruce Freedman, Peggy Lee, Torsten Müller, Roxanne Nesbitt, Dylan van der Schyff and Josh Zubot. On Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25, Barking Sphinx will host a public daytime listening and talk sessions on improvisation at the Western Front.

Formed in 1998, Barking Sphinx is a collective of exceptional musicians; members of Vancouvers improvised music scene who are well known locally, nationally and internationally  giving our city an international name as a significant centre of contemporary music and musique actuelle. Concerts presented by Barking Sphinx provide the chance to see and hear some of the worlds finest improvising musicians concoct an intoxicating brew of sounds and music.

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Barking Sphinx Performance Society gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Vancouver through Cultural Services, Province of BC through Community Gaming Grants and Canada Council for the Arts

Location

China Cloud / The Western Front (View)
China Cloud at 524 Main Street / The Western Front at 303 East 8th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Categories

Music > Experimental
Music > Jazz

Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Wheelchair Accessible: No

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Owner: Barking Sphinx
On BPT Since: Dec 16, 2015
 
Barking Sphinx Performance Society
www.barkingsphinx.com/


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