Sunday May 17
JOËLLE LÉANDRE + DAVID DOVE
A legendary double-bass and a deep listening trombone.
Paris, France / Houston, Texas
Doors 7pm
Music 7:30pm
$20 presale
Joëlle Léandre is an acclaimed French double bassist with a career spanning five decades, and one of Europe’s most gifted and versatile musicians on her instrument. In May 2026 she will embark on a three-city, four-concert tour of the United States, and we’re honored to host her first-ever concert in Dallas. On this date, Joëlle will perform in duo with Houston trombonist David Dove, one of Texas’s most forward-thinking musicians and director of the cultural institution Nameless Sound.
JOËLLE LÉANDRE
Double bassist and improviser Joëlle Léandre, counts John Cage as a mentor and has built a five-decade career at the forefront of improvised and contemporary music. Since the early 1980s, she has performed and recorded with a wide range of leading figures including Peter Kowald, Anthony Braxton, Irène Schweizer, Lauren Newton, and Fred Frith, among many others. Born in Aix-en-Provence, she initially studied recorder and piano before focusing on the double bass, later working with composers such as Cage, Giacinto Scelsi, and Morton Feldman. Equally active in free improvisation and new music, she has collaborated with Derek Bailey, William Parker, and the European Women’s Improvising Group, among many others.
DAVID DOVE
Trombonist, composer, and improviser David Dove is the founding director of Nameless Sound, the Houston-based organization dedicated to experimental music and community-focused arts education. Through its concert series and workshop programs, Nameless Sound has become a vital platform for collaborative improvisation, engaging international artists and local communities alike. As a performer, Dove’s work centers on free improvisation while drawing from jazz, contemporary composition, and experimental practices, with collaborations across music, film, dance, and visual art.
#joelleleandre #poroussonorous #furthersounds #thewilddetectives
Un autre workshop, a Paris cette fois!!
Comme toujours, tout instruments, voix, piano, drums etc etc, et on travaillera a entendre, écouter, structurer..inventer, prendre des risques, l Art d improviser!! aventure,
Jubilation, jeux, au fond " etre prêt a ne pas être prêt "
Salon/ensaio 10 : « en conversations avec Joëlle Léandre » vous invite à une soirée de discussions avec la célèbre contrebassiste, improvisatrice et compositrice.
Accompagnée de vidéos et d’enregistrements, nous ouvrirons la conversation avec Léandre sur son parcours d’immense musicienne et ses riches rencontres et collaborations avec, entre autres, Cage, Boulez, Derek Bailey, Pina Bausch..
>>> Le vendredi 13 juin à partir de 20h <<< avec quelque chose à partager (boisson et grignotage). Détails après réservation ! #joelleleandre #joëlleléandre #salonensaio #musiqueimprovisée
🎷🌀 Summer 2025 Free Improvisation Workshop
with Joëlle Léandre at Casa della Musica San Michele
Back for a new edition: one week of deep listening, collective exploration, and sound-making without boundaries.
🎶 Open to instrumentalists and vocalists from all musical backgrounds
🛠️ Daily small-group sessions, guided improvisations, and shared reflections
💬 Convivial moments for exchange and discussion
🎧 A space for risk-taking, experimentation, and serious play
📅 Applications are open – limited places available!
All details at: cdmsanmichele.com
🎶 Free Improv workshop with Joëlle Léandre from the 19th to the 23rd of August, in Montaldeo (IT).
🪗🪕🎻 The workshop is open to all instruments and performers, it will be five days of intense work and study, research and exploration.
🌈We hosted Joëlle two years ago and it turned out to be a life-changing experience for many participants.
Ready to change yours?
🔗 Check all the infos on the l!nk of @cdm.sanmichele and @forestymusicfestival
See you in August ☀️
On December 10, 2024, Joëlle Léandre engaged with several paintings by Carole Vanderlinden in the artist's studio in Brussels, Belgium.
This premiere was organized by WERKPLAATS WALTER (Brussels) and S.M.A.K. (Ghent). The concert forms part of a broader project leading to a monograph on Carole Vanderlinden's work and her solo exhibition at S.M.A.K. in April 2026.
For this occasion, Joëlle Léandre selected specific paintings to inspire her compositions, which she performed in their presence.
Joëlle Léandre: music
Carole Vanderlinden: paintings
Kris J.Y. Verdonck: film and editing
💥 Two great additions on CD from Fundacja Sluchaj by @elisabethharnik 💿 Get them at our online store through the Link in Bio!!
☑️ "Live in St. Johann" by @joelleleandre , Elisabeth Harnik & Zlatko Kaučič
☑️ "Flight Mode - Live In Berlin 2023" by Tony Buck, John Edwards, Elisabeth Harnik & Harri Sjostrom
#elisabethharnik #new #cd #harrisjostrom #joelleleandre #johnedwards #freejazz #improvisedmusic #tonybuck #berlin #fundacjasłuchaj #zlatkokaučič
Last Tuesday was a good day. Witnessing the brilliant French double bassist and composer Joëlle Léandre interact with 10 paintings by Carole Vanderlinden in her artist’s studio was truly inspiring. This private performance was part of the creation of a monograph on the works of Carole. Many thanks to S.M.A.K. and Werkplaats Walter for making this unique experience possible. Who knows, this amazing performance might soon be available to a larger audience in the near future…
#art #contemporaryart #carolevanderlinden #joelleleandre #werkplaatswalter #improv #doublebass
𝗛𝗘𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗟 #𝟯 | Tijdens de nocturne kon je de tentoonstelling in een ander licht ontdekken. De Steiger werd ondergedompeld in het universum van o.a. 𝟳𝟬𝟯𝟮 𝗸𝗺, @oliviadehasque , @blwdrkland en @gerticaal . @joelleleandre en Robin Verheyen Trio stuurden ons de nacht in.
Om iedereen ook in de kerstvakantie de kans te geven om 𝗛𝗘𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗟 #𝟯 te bezoeken verlengen we de tentoonstelling. We openen de deuren op 𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗴 𝟮𝟳 𝗲𝗻 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗴 𝟮𝟴 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.
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𝗛𝗘𝗧 𝗩𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗟 #𝟯 kan je gratis bezoeken op vrijdag*, zaterdag en zondag van 14u tot 18u. Alle geselecteerde voorstellen vind je in het cultuurcentrum, het stadsmuseum en de openbare ruimte.
*niet op vrijdag 26 december
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caretaker: @luklambrecht
concept: @delabiehenk
