Month: August 2026

Oct 4, 2026 ▴ Archiving Improvisation: Community, Culture and the Weight of History – Rare Jazz Listening Session with the Crossing Tones Jazz Archive and Jazz Legend Bob Stewart at Articule ▴ Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ▴ Free

Venue: Articule Open-Access Artist-Run Centre (6282 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, QC H2S 2M2) Date: October 4, 2026 Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Co-presented with Articule Open-Access Artist-Run Centre and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. A special rare jazz listening session with the jazz archive Crossing Tones. Ras Moshe and Ben Young will play unknown live recordings featuring… Continue reading Oct 4, 2026 ▴ Archiving Improvisation: Community, Culture and the Weight of History – Rare Jazz Listening Session with the Crossing Tones Jazz Archive and Jazz Legend Bob Stewart at Articule ▴ Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ▴ Free

Oct 4, 2026 ▴ Archiving Improvisation: Community, Culture and the Weight of History – Book Launch for A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros with book editor Stephanie Loveless at Articule ▴ Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ▴ Free

Venue: Articule Open-Access Artist-Run Centre (6282 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, QC H2S 2M2) Date: October 4, 2026 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Co-presented with Articule Open-Access Artist-Run Centre and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. Join us for a book launch celebrating the publication of A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros (Terra Nova… Continue reading Oct 4, 2026 ▴ Archiving Improvisation: Community, Culture and the Weight of History – Book Launch for A Year of Deep Listening: 365 Text Scores for Pauline Oliveros with book editor Stephanie Loveless at Articule ▴ Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ▴ Free

Oct 4, 2026 ▴ Bob Stewart Master Class at Articule ▴ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM ▴ FREE

Venue: Articule Open-Access Artist-Run Centre (6282 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, QC H2S 2M2) Date: October 4, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM How does a personal practice become a language? How do our sound, our experiences, our encounters, and the way we listen ultimately shape music that reflects who we are? This session with Bob Stewart will take the form… Continue reading Oct 4, 2026 ▴ Bob Stewart Master Class at Articule ▴ Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM ▴ FREE

Oct 3, 2026 ▴ Archiving Improvisation: Community, Culture and the Weight of History – Keynote by George Lewis at daphne ▴ Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ▴ Free

Venue: daphne Indigenous artist-run centre (5425 Av. Casgrain Unit 103, Montreal, Quebec H2T 1X6) Date: October 3, 2026 Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Co-presented with daphne Indigenous artist-run centre and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. Join us for a keynote presentation by George Lewis entitled ‘Archiving The future: There Are Black Composers In The Future:  Afrodiasporic New Music… Continue reading Oct 3, 2026 ▴ Archiving Improvisation: Community, Culture and the Weight of History – Keynote by George Lewis at daphne ▴ Time: 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ▴ Free

Oct 3, 2026 ▴ Archiving Improvisation: Community, Culture and the Weight of History – Archiving roundtable at daphne ▴ Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ▴ Free

Venue: daphne Indigenous artist-run centre (5425 Av. Casgrain Unit 103, Montreal, Quebec H2T 1X6) Date: October 3, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Co-presented with daphne Indigenous artist-run centre and the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. Join us for a panel discussion moderated by Eric Fillion with panelists Julie Richard, Jahsun, Ben Young, Ras Moshe, Stephanie Loveless, Scott Berwick… Continue reading Oct 3, 2026 ▴ Archiving Improvisation: Community, Culture and the Weight of History – Archiving roundtable at daphne ▴ Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ▴ Free

Oct 10, 2026 ▴ Ava Mendoza + Soledad Coyoli at Toscadura ▴ Doors: 8:00 PM ▴ Tickets: $20 NOTAFLOF

Venue: Toscadura (4388 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1Z5) Date: October 10, 2026 Doors: 8:00 PM Music: 8:30 PM Tickets: $20 in advance with taxes and fees / $20 at the door NOTAFLOF Advance Tickets: https://tickets.venuepilot.com/e/ava-mendoza-soledad-coyoli-a-confirmer-2026-10-10-la-toscadura-montreal-c6a056 Facebook Event: TBC Co-presented with Mardi Spaghetti, Negative Capabilities and Smallscale Music. Ava Mendoza is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. Best known for her solo guitar… Continue reading Oct 10, 2026 ▴ Ava Mendoza + Soledad Coyoli at Toscadura ▴ Doors: 8:00 PM ▴ Tickets: $20 NOTAFLOF

Oct 9, 2026 ▴ Liberté Anne & FROTAE ft. Stella Adjokê + Mubone Collective at Chapelle des Hospitalières ▴ Doors: 7:30 PM ▴ Tickets: $15 / $20 NOTAFLOF

Venue: Chapelle des Hospitalières (209 avenue des Pins, Montréal, QC H2W 2T2) Date: October 9, 2026 Doors: 7:30 PM Music: 8:00 PM Tickets: $15 / $20 NOTAFLOF Advance Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/liberte-anne-and-frotae-ft-stella-adjoke-mubone-collective-at-chapelle-des-hospitalieres Facebook Event: TBC Co-presented with Innovations en Concert, Smallscale Music and Mardi Spaghetti. FROTAE is an ensemble of five saxophonist-improvisers whose work combines microtonal composition, collective listening practices, spatialized sound, and improvisation. Founded and led by… Continue reading Oct 9, 2026 ▴ Liberté Anne & FROTAE ft. Stella Adjokê + Mubone Collective at Chapelle des Hospitalières ▴ Doors: 7:30 PM ▴ Tickets: $15 / $20 NOTAFLOF

Oct 8, 2026 ▴ Museond Fund for Creativity: Mer Agatha + Z + Liz Lima at Chapelle des Hospitalières ▴ Doors: 7:00 PM ▴ $15 NOTAFLOF

Venue: Chapelle des Hospitalières (209 avenue des Pins, Montréal, QC H2W 2T2) Date: October 8, 2026 Doors: 7:00 PM Music: 7:30 PM Tickets: $15 NOTAFLOF Advance Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/mer-agatha-z-liz-lima-at-chapelle-des-hospitalieres Facebook Event: TBC Produced by Innovations en Concert. Co-presented by Mardi Spaghetti and Smallscale Music. Funded by Museond Fund for Creativity’s Trans and Non-Binary Creators Incubator. An important new initiative dedicated to fostering emerging trans,… Continue reading Oct 8, 2026 ▴ Museond Fund for Creativity: Mer Agatha + Z + Liz Lima at Chapelle des Hospitalières ▴ Doors: 7:00 PM ▴ $15 NOTAFLOF