If no two snowflakes look the same then no two musicians should sound the same either. I am drawn to artists who are like orange snowflakes or like snowflakes that don’t melt, or like snowflakes carved out of soap.
I am composing for and leading the quartet Tilting with Jean Derome on sax, Alexandre Grogg at the piano and Robert Kraft on the drums.
I am in a band with Lori Freedman and Danielle Roger called FreC , we should probably record soon.
I play in another trio called BCH with Chris Burns and John Heward . We have a rather peculiar record called Presence out on the label no type.
I work with Romanian violin virtuoso Carmen Piculeata in his group Paradox.
Periodically I am called to play with musicians of international renown such as Joe McPhee , Steve Lacy , Hassan Hakmoun , Malcolm Goldstein , Tristan Honsinger and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.
Recently I went to Manhattan to play at Stone (John Zorn’s room) when Ambience Magnetique was invited. On this label I have records with Jean Derome, Lori Freedman, Joanne Hétu , and Robert M. Lepage .
I am always trying to find some new sound that vibrates in an unusual way. This has led me to working with musicians who play non-western music.
Since 1990 I have played and recorded with several North African groups: Cheb Dino, Hassan El Hadi, the Nomads, Timgad and currently with Saïd Mesnaoui .
For nine long years I have performed and recorded with Bansuri player Catherine Potter 's Dunya Project.
I am also playing with another bamboo flautist, dizi player Shuni Tsou , and we sound pretty good.