Suoni per il Popolo (2008 - 2013)

Role: Curation, creative production, marketing & communications, program development and artist management

Working as an independent producer and curator, as well as through Caribou Sonore, programming and creative production support was provided for various programs and projects as part of Suoni per il Popolo’s annual year-round roster of concerts, events and screenings. This included select presentations as part of Suoni per il Popolo’s annual month-long June festival. Through the work as an independent producer, marketing support and local artist management (hospitality, accommodations etc.) were also provided for select projects and programs, often working in collaboration with a range of other partners.

Highlights

• Specialized in improvised music presentations, working in the areas of free jazz, experimental pop/rock, contemporary classical, cross-cultural musics, and interdisciplinary performances.

• Select presentations include

  • Brazilian-Chicago art-jazz and samba collective Sao Paolo Underground;

  • French-jazz inflected contemporary ensemble François Houle 5 (featuring Benoit Delbecque);

  • Dutch free jazz collective the Instant Composers Pool;

  • French double bassist Joëlle Léandre;

  • Experimental composer and guitarist Fred Frith;

  • Saxophonist and composer Roscoe Mitchell;

  • Composer and Deep Listening founder Pauline Oliveros;

  • Trumpet player Peter Evans;

  • Avant-garde composer and contemporary opera innovator Robert Ashley;

  • New York free jazz saxophonist and composer Darius Jones;

  • and Matana Roberts’ Coin Coin project.