▞ collaborations
Projects as Leader or Co-Leader
ékmailluine (ék)
Ek (short for Ékmailluine) is an interdisciplinary brass ensemble dedicated to expanding the artistic possibilities of the brass instrumental family through the creation and presentation of new works and the research and exploration of diverse creative approaches. The collective consists of pioneering artists with an expansive vision of how music can be experienced and shared, a collaboration that draws on the many capacities and interests of our membership including improvisation, theatre, movement, electronics, and instrument design.
Williwaw
Émilie Fortin (trumpet), Philippe Lauzier (saxophone) & Kalun Leung (trombone) form a trio named Williwaw. Their common curiosity manifests itself in the augmentation or transmutation of their instruments through the activation of performative objects. Improvisation is at the heart of their shenanigans.
Ambient Parade
Ambient Parade is an experimental marching band that subverts the traditional role of marching bands as loud, ceremonial, and authoritative symbols. By embracing minimalism and near-silent sonic textures, the group challenges the cultural expectations tied to public music, creating performances that blend seamlessly with the urban soundscape. Their work explores the intersections of sound, space, and power, offering a quiet, contemplative alternative to the bombastic history of marching bands. Through subtlety and restraint, Ambient Parade invites listeners to rethink how music functions in public spaces and what it means to truly listen.
Collaborations
Improvised • Creative • Jazz • Jazz‑adjacent
- Beth McKenna Big Band
- Creative Music Studio (CMS) Improvisers Orchestra
- Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, sub
- Eco-Music Big Band
- Eyevin Nonet
- Fat Kid Big Band (Luke Horimoto)
- For These Streets (Adam O'Farrill)
- Grand Groupe Régional d’Improvisation Libérée (GGRIL)
- Jacob Garchik’s Atheist Gospel Trombone Choir
- Karen Ng Quintet
- Malcolm Sailor Big Band
- Orchestre National de jazz de Montréal, sub
- Ratchet Orchestra (Nicolas Caloia)
- Sing House (Jason Kao Hwang)
- Taylor Donaldson Big Band
- The Delphian Jazz Orchestra (Justin Mullens)
- The Living Collection (Lesley Mok)
- Vic Vogel Big Band
- William Parker & The Little Huey Creative Orchestra
Global brass • Folk • Popular
- Banda de los Muertos (Oscar Noriega & Jacob Garchik)
- Caché
- Domaci Trubaci
- Sumak Brass Band
- Frevo Bombastico (Frank London)
- Montréal Salsa Collective, leader
- Nation Beat (Scott Kettner)
- Oktopus
- People of Earth
- Slavic Soul Party (Matt Moran)
- Sunny Jain’s Addiction
- Trubači McGill, leader
- Zlatne Uste
Songwriters • Bands
- Antoine Corriveau
- Little Suns
- Vincent Alizé
Dance • Theatre • Interdisciplinary
- Martha Graham Dance Company
- Meredith Monk Ensemble
- Dmitry Krymov Improv Theatre
- ECHOensemble
- ékmailluine, founder-member
- Filmprov
- Moving Orchestra
- Sunny Jain’s Love Force
New music • Contemporary ensembles
- Bakarlari
- Britten Pears Contemporary Ensemble
- Ensemble Échappé, sub
- Experiential Orchestra
- Fonema Consort
- International Contemporary Ensemble
- Metropolis Ensemble
- No Hay Banda
- Société de musique contemporaine du Québec
- So Wrong it’s Right, founder
- Tempo Reale Electroacoustic Ensemble
Orchestral • Large ensembles
- Domaine Forget Faculty Brass Ensemble
- Montréal Trombone Octet, leader
- Montréal Wind Orchestra
- Nouvel Opéra Métropolitain
- Obiora Ensemble
- Orchestra of the Americas
- l’Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil
- l'Orchestre symphonique de Laval
- l'Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières
- l'Orchestre Metropolitain
- Pronto Musica Orchestra Academy
- Wordless Music Orchestra