links to 10 movies :

happening (one part one)
happening (one part two)
happening (three)
flying west
far north (clip)
far north (complete)
soulful south
the making of a home recording
bug's improvisation
dancing on improv

click on the photo to see QuickTime movie

Dans les mots des médias
In the Press Words

« The duo adds something which is furthermore rare in free jazz : a great lyricism and melodic inventiveness... »
Free Jazz / January 2008

« saxophinist Carrier and drummer Lambert show spirit and invention as they ramble merrily about. »
KZSU 90.1 FM   / California

« The two saxophonists urge each other onward with plenty of expressive ideas being tossed around. The session comes recommended for its conversational interaction that finds four members of a quartet getting along quite well in the pursuit of creative chemistry. »
Cadence / April 2007

« François Carrier is a stellar Canadian soprano saxophonist. His tone is warm, buttery, yet powerful. I was already strongly touched by his former CDs. “Travelling Lights” with Michel Lambert and Gary Peackock, is in my eyes the musical equivalent of a watercolor painting : sensitive, precise, gentle, but so strongly emotional. “Play” is more of a free jazz outing with drums and bass, again recommended. On “Happening”, Carrier brings his music a step further... »
Free Jazz,  / Wednesday January 31, 2007

« … together, Redman and Carrier are a fine match, they create a latticework of somber, blue lines.  It’s a magestic, off-the-cuff dirge that grows into an intense  mass of action. »
Down Beat / January 2007

« Open Spaces” has a funky, playful melody and conveys a unique blend of exploration and gratitude. You really get a sense that the musicians are enjoying themselves, which always takes the music to another level. »
All About Jazz – New York / December 2006

« Open spaces” is an album made of cohesion and passion, full of elegance and freedom, luckily devoid of clichés and formulaic posing by the artists. A worthy homage to a great saxophonist. »
Touching Expremes - Italy  / December 2006

« ...this one’s another unassuming yet incendiary blowing date, and cheers to that, mate. ... »
Chris Kelsey / Jazz Times / February 2004

« ...among the most impassioned albums to favor my CD player in the past year... »
Russell Arthur Roberts / L.A. Jazz Scene / January 2004

« ...an original voice from the post-Coltrane continuum, a disciplined but creative force...»
Nils Jacobson / All about jazz / October 2003

« ...infusing his art with spirituality... a superlative recording of delightful unpredictable musical path. »
Don Williamson / Jazz Review / August 2003

« ...une expression libre et savoureuse... d’une atmosphère vibrante et poétique… captivante de bout en bout... »
Sophie Chambon / Jazz Magazine / Juin 2003

« ...offrendo un lirismo atavico e coraggiosamente trascendentale. »
Gianmichele Taormina / Jazzit / Gennaio - Febbraio 2003

« ...du jeu inspiré… une œuvre surprenante et expressive... une excellente prestation de jazz...»
Paul Serralheiro, critique de jazz / Juillet 2002

« ...showcase this ensemble’s genius for alchemy... »
Michael Borshuk / CODA / September - October 2002

« ...breathtakingly intuitive... »
Joseph Blake / Victoria Times Columnist / September 2002

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