Markus Floats with members of the Egyptian Cotton Arkestra

We take over Friends House for a comfy-cozy night of noise—with Markus Floats and members of Montreal free-jazz ensemble Egyptian Cotton Arkestra, and a collective of Toronto improvisers playing with household instruments and implements.

Montréal/Tiotia’ke-based composer and musician Markus Floats takes over Friends House for a night of “cozy skronk”.

Playing alongside members of the free-jazz ensemble Egyptian Cotton Arkestra, Markus Floats weaves his electronic improvisations with the ambient guitar musings of Lucas Huang and the fierce yet soothing tones of saxophonist James Goddard.

Opening the evening are Toronto improvisers HOMEBODIES, an ad-hoc ensemble of local artists—Allison Cameron, Aliyah Aziz, Deniz Tafaghodi, Wesley Shen, and Lucas Dvorsky—bringing together forms of ‘at-home’ listening—including activating a collection of household electric organs—to create a collective, intuitive performance.

Curated by Sara Constant

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