Venue: Sala Rossa (4848 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H2T 1R5) Date: April 6, 2025 Doors: 7:00 PM Music: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $20.00 plus taxes and fees in advance / $25.00 at the door NOTAFLOF
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Co-presented with Mardi Spaghetti and Interzone Editions.
Pianist and composer Satoko Fujii, “an improviser of rumbling intensity and generous restraint” (Giovanni Russonello, New York Times), is one of the most original voices in jazz today. For more than 25 years, she has created a unique, personal music that spans many genres, blending jazz, contemporary classical, rock, and traditional Japanese music into an innovative synthesis instantly recognizable as hers alone. A prolific composer for ensembles of all sizes and a performer who has appeared around the world, she was the recipient of a 2020 Instant Award in Improvised Music, in recognition of her “artistic intelligence, independence, and integrity.”
Since she burst onto the scene in 1996, Fujii has performed and recorded prolifically. In 2022, she released her 100th album as a leader. On the way to this impressive milestone, she has led some of the most consistently creative ensembles in modern improvised music. Highlights include a piano trio with Mark Dresser and Jim Black (1997-2009), and an electrifying avant-rock quartet featuring drummer Tatsuya Yoshida of The Ruins (2001-2008). In addition to a wide variety of small groups of different instrumentation, Fujii also performs in a duo with trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, with whom she’s recorded eight albums since 1997. She and Tamura are also one half of the international free-jazz quartet Kaze, which has released six albums since their debut in 2011. Fujii has established herself as one of the world’s leading composers for large jazz ensembles. Fully a quarter of her albums have been with jazz orchestras, prompting Cadence magazine to call her “the Ellington of free jazz.”
Satoko Fukji’s Tokyo Trio released their debut 2021 album Moon on the Lake. It quickly established the group as a jazz ensemble of note, “a beautifully present trio that speaks to us now and no doubt will stand the test of time” (Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Music Review). Their second album Jet Black was released in 2024. The Tokyo Trio also features bassist Natto Maki and drummer Oden.

Pablo Jiménez (Colombia) and Adrianne Munden-Dixon (USA) are a Montréal-based double bass and violin duo exploring improvisation, composition, and experimental sound. Their playing balances extended technique with raw energy, blending spontaneity, texture, and form. They have been playing together since 2022 with recent performances on Mercredimusics, a long-standing improvised music series in Montréal, and the premiere of Jiménez’s concert length work for string trio and movement.