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Something Else! Festival at Something Else! Festival at The Cotton Factory
Courtesy of Nick Storring | Posted on June 9, 2022
When
Fri, June 17, 2022
19:00
Save the date
Musicians
Francois Houle
clarinetJames Meger
bass, acousticJoe Sorbara
drumsMarcus Rojas
tubaKim Zombik
vocalsNicolas Caloia
bassRobin Holcomb
pianoDylan van der Schyff
drumsTorsten Muller
bassPeggy Lee (cellist)
celloJosh Zubot
violinJP Carter
trumpetDan Gaucher
drumsCole Schmidt
guitarAbout
Now in its 9th year, Hamilton, Ontario’s Something Else! Festival offers its most exciting program to date from June 16th to July 16th. For further details and tickets please visit: www.somethingelsefestival.com
Friday evening’s program includes:
ALIEN RADIO
Alien Radio is the Canadian creative music power trio of clarinetist François Houle, bassist James Meger, and percussionist Joe Sorbara. These stalwart sonic adventurers come together as often as the universe allows to breathe life into a diverse book of compositions penned by Houle and Sorbara as well as free jazz and experimental music luminaries such as Anthony Braxton, John Carter, and Steve Lacy. In November 2019, Toronto-based saxophonist and clarinetist, Ted Crosby, filled in for François on a short tour of Québec and Southern Ontario that included a beautiful night at Zula House in Hamilton. On this occasion, as a special present to Hamilton, we get to hear them as a quartet for the first time ever....