04/21/2026
Musique Rayonnante & Interzone Editions present: Pond Leap
A concert featuring John Edwards (London, UK), Mark Sanders (London, UK), Yves Charuest (Montréal, QC) as a trio
May 15th at La Sotterenea (4848 bd. Saint-Laurent)
Doors at 8:00PM
~ 20$ online (link in bio)
~ 30$ at the door
Artwork by Eva Miette Giardmiette
Avec le soutien du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
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JOHN EDWARDS (Café OTO)
John Edwards grew up in London and started experimenting with the bass guitar before he switched in his twenties to play double bass. He is deeply rooted in the creative free jazz and improvisation genre. Since the 80ties he is as soloist and in many groups and ensembles in Europe active and became one of the most renowned bass players. He played/plays regular for example with Peter Brötzmann, Joe Mc Phee, Phil Minton, Maggie Nichols, Evan Parker, Roscoe Michtell, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Mark Sanders, Caroline Kraabel, John Butcher, Pat Thomas, Irène Schweizer, Hans Koch, Florian Stoffner, Gabriele Mitelli, John Dikeman.
MARK SANDERS (Café OTO)
Mark has worked with many greats of the British, European and American free jazz improvised music scene including Roscoe Mitchell, Roswell Rudd, Evan Parker, John Butcher, Henry Grimes, Elaine Mitchener, Wadada Leo Smith, Myra Melford, Charles Gayle, Sirone and William Parker. He has also played with Jah Wobble, Harold Budd, Bill Laswell, Christian Marclay, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ilan Volkov and The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
As an educator he has taught improvisation at many universities around the country as a lecturer and guest tutor. Mark was a recipient of the Paul Hamlyn Award for Artists 2024.
YVES CHARUEST (Musique Rayonnante)
Canadian saxophonist Yves Charuest has been active since the 1980s on the Canadian jazz and improvised music scene, played alongside many of the world’s leading improvisers, including Peter Kowald (as part of the Peter Kowald Trio, 1985-1990), Louis Moholo, William Parker, Agustí Fernández, Roscoe Mitchell, Steve Noble, Benedict Taylor and Audrey Chen.
