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| Michel Lambert's Le Passant Coming Jazz from Rant announced the December 6th release of drummer/composer Michel Lambert's latest recording, Le Passant. Funded in part by the Canada Music Fund and the Music Section of the Canada Council for the Arts, Le Passant introduces Lambert's five-movement work of the same name, which features saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, violinist Malcolm Goldstein and bassist Dominic Duval improvising with Lambert and a 10-piece orchestra led by conductor Dave Martin. The orchestra includes musicians from the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), the Societ de Musique Contemporaine du Qubec (SMCQ)and the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (NEM). In addition to the title piece, Le Passant also includes seven free improvisations inspired by the orchestral score and Lambert's original artwork. Born to a family synonymous with classical music in his native Qubec, Lambert studied drums and composition at Boston's Berklee College of Music, attended workshops in Paris, and studied privately with saxophonist/composer Dave Liebman in New York and pianist/ composer Misha Mengelberg in Amsterdam. Since his first professional engagement with pianist/composer Milcho Leviev's trio in 1983, he has recorded extensively and performed throughout Asia, Canada, Europe and the United States. Accomplished as both a composer and visual artist, excerpts from his first orchestral work, “Le Journal Des Episodes,” were premiered in 1992 by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and his oil paintings earned him a commission from the Canada Council to illustrate a 4-CD compilation of Canadian music to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. He appears on more than 50 recordings and has collaborated with musicians including Paul Bley, Gary Burton, Uri Caine, Franois Carrier, Dewey Redman, Bobo Stenson, Kenny Wheeler and his wife, jazz vocalist/poet Jeannette Lambert. His most recent recording as a leader, 2003's Out Twice (482 Music) featuring Leviev and bassist Barre Phillips among others, showcased free improvisation based on his artwork. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |