Events Calendar

PRIMARY Trio

Since their 2019 debut at the Museum of Anthropology’s International Women’s Day, decolonization has been at the core of the femme-fluid and racialized PRIMARY Trio’s relationship-building on stolen territories. Rooted in Black American improvised music traditions, Suin Park piano, KeAloha drums, and Feven Kidane bass/trumpet create a shared dialect that begins with listening and spreads outward in sonic story-shaping. Presented in association with Full Circle: First Nations Performance

Karen Ng / Russell Sholberg / Lisa Ullén

“Think of any style of modern saxophone playing, and chances are Toronto’s Karen Ng has done it, and done it beautifully” (Musicworks), while Stockholm-based pianist Lisa Ullén’s artistic range “appeals to fans of John Cage as well as Cecil Taylor” (Downtown Music Gallery). They’re joined in broadminded improv by JUNO Award-winning Vancouver bassist Russell Sholberg (Pugs & Crows).