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François Carrier

Born: June 5, 1961

Alto saxophonist and improviser François Carrier is definitely going his own way. Carrier singular vision has led him to maintain a wide recorded presence all over the world. His rich, deep playing that blends lyricism with boldness and a sense of surpassing one’s self has earned him a place in the Annual International Critic’s Poll of El Intruso of El Intruso 2018, 2017 as well as 2015 and in the DownBeat’s 2013 Best Alto Sax Players List. In 2001 he won a Juno Award in the Best Contemporary Jazz Album category for his third album Compassion (Naxos Jazz). To date, François combines an impressive discography of over 35 internationally acclaimed albums with legendary musicians such as Paul Bley, Gary Peacock, Bobo Stenson, Tomasz Stanko, Uri Caine, Jason Moran, Dewey Redman, Mat Maneri, Sonny Greenwich, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Edwards, Steve Beresford, Rafal Mazur, etc

Francois Carrier Ensemble featuring Mat Maneri /Tomasz Stańko / Gary Peacock / Michel Lambert: Openness

by Mark Corroto
March 6, 2024

Openness waited nearly two decades on a shelf (ok, probably on a hard drive) before being released for our listening pleasure. Recorded on May 5 & 6, 2006 at the Théâtre La Chapelle in Montréal, Canada, these three precious discs document a meeting between Canadian saxophonist François Carrier and Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko. It is the ...

Unwalled

Label: Fundacja Sluchaj
Released: 2023
Track listing: Unwalled; Empty Mess; Full Feel; The Play of What Is; Yes Road; Unification; Open End.

Openness

By François Carrier

Label: Fundacja Sluchaj
Released: 2023
Track listing: CD1:. Openness; Recreation; All is All; Void; CD2: Danse; Pathless; Wide Awake; Spirit Of Connection; CD3: Come And Go; Disapear Over The Crest; Disapear Over The Crest; Birds; 3.5. Journey.

Kenneth Jimenez, Jure Pukl, Pyramid Trio & Taiko Saito

by Maurice Hogue
November 10, 2023

A pair of excellent quartet releases jump off the page in this edition of One Man's Jazz. Bassist Kenneth Jimenez, with Angelica Sanchez, Hery Paz and Gerald Cleaver, and saxophonist Jure Pukl with Joe Sanders, Peter Evans and Nasheet Waits, create some wonderful contemporary improvisation on their latest projects. NoBusiness Records has a winner in Visitation ...

Henry Threadgill Ensemble, Michel Lambert & Phil Haynes

by Maurice Hogue
July 17, 2023

Featured in this episode is the much-acclaimed and premier innovator in creative music, Henry Threadgill with his ensemble; you'll hear the entire first movement from his brand new The Other One . Also new this week, Canadian drummer Michel Lambert with a Finnish band, members of which he played with on guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim's infamous Krakatau, ...

East Axis, Sebastiano Dessanay, Christoph Irniger & Andrew Cyrille

by Maurice Hogue
February 27, 2023

This episode gets down to the bass-ics. I've loaded up this show with tracks that feature some terrific bassists, like Kevin Ray with East Axis and 10-32 K, Italy's Sebastiano Dessanay, Billy Mohler, Joel Grip with Ouat, John Edwards from England, Argentina's Maximiliano Kirszner, and of course, William Parker. There are more. Also on the bill, ...

François Carrier/Alexander von Schlippenbach/John Edwards/Michel Lambert: Unwalled

by Mark Corroto
January 19, 2023

Don't you love it when a plan comes together? Even if the plan is totally improvised, as is that of Unwalled. The album is the first meeting between Canadian alto saxophonist François Carrier and German-born pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. The free jazz pioneer Schlippenbach was the founder of the Globe Unity Orchestra back in 1966, and ...

Luke Stewart Silt Trio, Nublu Orchestra & Brodie West Quintet

by Maurice Hogue
March 2, 2022

Bassist Luke Stewart is a prominent name in improvised sessions these days. His own Silt Trio has a very interesting new release, The Bottom, and it's the highlight album on this edition of One Man's Jazz. Also very interesting is Toronto alto player Brodie West's new Meadow Of Dreams; it's coming out the new Toronto label, ...

Glow

By François Carrier

Label: FMR Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Glow; Wilderness; Tide of Passion; Heart Core; Inner Sense.