Past performances & workshops

Open Waters Festival 2012

NORTH ATLANTIC SHOWCASE of new and improvised music
All concerts at
Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre

Starry Nights Navigates Halifax

Sunday Nov  6th -  2 shows 7 pm & 9 pm - $10 /$5 show
Big kids welcome!!

Benghazi Sax Redux

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 at 8:00pm
1313 Hollis Street
$20/$15

Chris Mitchell/soprano sax, Kenny MacKay/alto sax, Paul Cram/tenor sax and Dawn Hatfield/baritone sax

Starry Nights

Thursday, August 11th, 2011 at 11:00am

Starry Nights (a surrealist listening party)

Thursday, June 9th, 2011 at 9:00pm
Gallery 2053

Starry Nights - a Surrealist listening  party
with food, drink and  art works in a new  venue
 

Graham Collier with the Upstream Jazz Orchestra

Sunday, February 27th, 2011 at 8:00pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

UK Jazz Composer
GRAHAM COLLIER

conducts
The 14-piece Upstream Jazz Orchestra

performing the Music of Graham Collier
incl. the Blue Suite based on
the classic Miles Davis album Kind of Blue

Graham Collier
www.grahamcolliermusic.com/
www.jazzcontinuum.com/

Away all Boats!!!

Sunday, January 9th, 2011 at 7:30pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Motion Ensemble (New Brunswick)
Geordie Haley - solo guitar
FORUM Improvisational Ensemble

Alternating Currents

Saturday, January 8th, 2011 at 7:30pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Barbara Pritchard/piano (NS) – Music of Anthony Genge and Ian Crutchley
subText : subSet (NS) 15 by Jeff Reilly/Steven Naylor
Janice Jackson/voice (NS)-  Conductus 3 by Jerome blaid with Norman Adams/cello, Susan sayle/viola, Lukas Pearse/contrabass

Spanner (NFLD) – Paul Bendza/sax, clarinet, Bill Brennan/piano, Rob Power/percussion
Andrew Miller (NB) - bass & multi-media
MTC , Give it to Me , 5' Supercanon

Crossover Currents

Friday, January 7th, 2011 at 7:30pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

suddenlyLISTEN (NS) Norman Adams solocello/electronics
Joel LeBlanc/Evan Shaw Duo (NB)
ZOKUGAKU (NS) (Geordie Haley/guitar/Tim crofts/keyboards/Doug Cameron/drums)
A Love Upstream Nonet (NS) Music of Cram, Pearse and Reilly

Orchestral Currents

Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at 7:30pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Symphony Nova Scotia

Music of:
Marielle Groven - Moving to the Clear
Kati Agócs - Requiem Fragments
R. Murray Schafer - Adieu, Robert Schumann
Arnold Schoenberg - Chamber Symphony no.2

Party Peace

Sunday, December 5th, 2010 at 8:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

Geordie Haley - guitar, Paul Cram - sax,  Rick Waychesko - trumpet, Lukas   Pearse - bass/electronics, D'Arcy Grey  percussion, Tim Crofts/keys  

Sudoku pour Pygmies

Sunday, November 21st, 2010 at 8:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

A Love Upstream Nonet

Hardscrabble

Sunday, October 24th, 2010 at 5:30pm
1313 Hollis Street

Guerrilla Orchestra a go go with Ben Caplan 
12+ musicians  on fire with conduction

Avant Jazz

Monday, October 11th, 2010 at 8:00pm
The Paragon Theatre

Haley, Adam, Linson, Crofts, Waychesko and Cram 
Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keys, Trumpet, Sax

Out of the Abyss

Friday, October 8th, 2010 at 7:30pm
1313 Hollis Street

Upstream 8.2 Orch in Concert 9 pm
Composer/performer Circle 7:30 pm

Up close and Interactive w/Upstream artists

Aperture trio and Paul Cram trio

Sunday, September 26th, 2010 at 5:30pm
1313 Hollis Street

Halifax Jazz Festival

Friday, July 16th, 2010 at 5:30pm

geo - guitar, lukas - bass, pc - reeds
d'arcy - percussion, tim - piano, rick - trumpet

Lina Allemano Four and Upstream Six

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 at 5:30pm
St Mary's University Art Gallery


Lina Allemano/trumpet, Brodie West/alto sax, Andrew Downing/bass, Nick Fraser/drums with Upstream - Jeff Reilly/bass clarinet, Paul Cram/reeds, Don Plamer/sax, Geordie Haley/guitar, Tim Crofts/piano
Lukas Pearse/electric bass/electronics

Upstream Guerrilla Orchestra

Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at 8:00pm

Music by  Don Palmer, Bob Bauer, Sandy Moore, Jeff Reilly, Paul Cram, Lukas Pearse TBA for strings, winds, percussion and voice (Janice Jackson) with  Jacinte Armstrong - dancer

A Love Upstream

Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 8:00pm

20 years ago today Don Plamer taught the band to play  
A  Love   Upstream

LIVE IN CONCERT- Upstream 6.0

Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at 8:00pm

Music by Paul Cram, Geordie Haley, D'Arcy Grey, Tim Crofts, Adam Linson, Rick Waychesko - reeds, trumpet, keyboards, bass, guitar and percussion

Signal Cascade Opening Reception

Friday, April 30th, 2010 at 8:00pm

mingle with pianist Tim Crofts and strolling improvisers

Halifax Calling!!

Friday, January 8th, 2010 at 10:30pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

"TEMPORAL FOLLIES" - an Electropera
feat. Vonda DeVille (Janice Jackson)

suddenlyLISTEN  Trio
(Adams, Pearse, Crofts)
UPSTREAM
6.0

New Music for a New Year!

Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 7:30pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

SYMPHONY NOVA SCOTIA
and guests perform
BEYOND BENGHAZI 
by Paul Cram
 with works by Jerome Blais
Mark Armanini, Dereck Charke, and Tim Brady
for further info:
http://www.vocalypse.ca/symphony%20nova%20scotia.html

Feast of Saturnalia

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 9:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

Composer/performer Circle

Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 8:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

Up close and Interactive w/Upstream artists

Avant-Jazz 2

Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 10:45pm

Tim Brady’s "My 20th Century"

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 7:00pm
CBC Radio Room

Bradyworks ensemble
Live music and video:  watch the video at www.timbrady.ca
@CBC Radio Room – 1599 South Park St. $25
in cooperation with the Centre for Art Tapes

Upstream 8.1

Friday, July 17th, 2009 at 10:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

featuring
Janice Jackson (voice) and Shauntay Grant (spoken word)

Upstream 8.1 is Lee Park - violin, Ann Davison - cello, Lukas Pearse - bass, Tim Crofts - piano, Jeff Torgert - guitar, Geordie Haley - guitar, Dawn Hatfield - baritone sax/flute, Paul Cram Tenor sax /clarinet, Ryan Veltmeyer - trombone, Doug Cameron - drums - Jacinte Armstrong - dancer.

A Love Upstream featuring Erin Costelo performing the music of Erin Costelo and more

Friday, July 17th, 2009 at 4:00pm
Jazz tent on Spring Garden Road

A Love Upstream is Upstream Music's current houseband. It is: Rick Waychesko – trumpet, Jeff Reilly – bass clarinet/clarinet/conduction, Paul Cram - tenor sax/clarinet/conduction, Dawn Hatfield – baritone and alto saxes/flute, Lee Park – violin, Lukas Pearse – contrabass/electric bass/electronics, Jeff Torbert – guitar/electronics, David Burton/drums. Erin Costelo - piano/conduction

 

4Xs

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 at 10:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

PORTER, HALEY, CROFTS, & CRAM
drums/ guitar, electronics/ keys.electronics/sax,clarinet

Ugly Beauties

Friday, May 15th, 2009 at 8:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

Marilyn Lerner, Matt Brubeck and Nick Fraser
Toronto pianist, cellist and drummer play each other’s compositions

8 PM Fri/Sat May 15th &16th

SUNRISE ORCHESTRA*

Monday, May 11th, 2009 at 9:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

performs with
BUSTER KEATON'S STEAMBOAT BILL jr.
1928 silent film

*The Sunrise Orchestra is:
Lee Park/violin, Paul Cram/sax&clarinet, Paul Simons/piano, Lukas Pearse/bass,
Dave Burton/drums

A Love Upstream featuring Lori Freedman

Friday, January 9th, 2009 at 7:30pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

World Premieres of new compositions by guest clarinetist Freedman, A Love Upstream's Paul Cram amd Lukas Pearse and Dalhousie Music student Alice Hanson, as well as works by Jeff Reilly (Klangfarben Waltz), Frederic Rzewski (Les Moutons de Panurges), John Woolrich (A Frank Exchange for Frank Zappa) and John Zorn (Cobra).

The Song Project

Friday, November 14th, 2008 at 8:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

Erin Costelo with A Love Upsteam
Singer/songwriter’s music gets a “makeover” with A Love Upstream Band

Fri, Sat, November 14-15
Evening shows - 8:00 PM
Saturday Matinee
1:30 PM - ARTIST TALK with Erin Costelo
2:00 PM - Interactive Performance
$10 advance/$15 at the door/students free with rush seating

The Academy Soundstage After Party

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 at 9:30pm
NSCAD University Alliance Atlantis Academy Building, 1649 Brunswick St.

At the ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL The Academy Soundstage After Party - Live Music & Atlantic Shorts Together Paul Cram, Lukas Pearse, Marsha Coffey and Phil Sedore perform their scores for films by Chuck Clark, Jim McSwain, Lisa Moore, and Amanda Dawn Christie Top floor NSCAD University Alliance Atlantis Academy Building, 1649 Brunswick St. $10/Students free. Cash bar.Sponsored by the Guild of Canadian Film Composers, AFCOOP, NSTC Industries, AFF

At ALL SAINTS

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 at 8:00pm
Cathedral Church of All Saints, 5732 College Street

Magical Mobiles - Barry Guy – contrabass, Maya Homburger – baroque violin, Jeff Reilly – bass clarinet. Halifax's Reilly on tour with Euro new and early music superstars
Bonus trio with Guy, Reilly and Halifax saxist Paul Cram
8 PM, Tues/Wed, September 9th & 10th

7:30 Artist Talk with Jeff Reilly, Barry Guy and Maya Homberger 8:00 Performance
$10 advance / $15 door / students free

An Upstream Fun Raiser

Friday, June 13th, 2008 at 7:00pm
1313 Hollis Street

Lovers of music Seekers of artful morsels
You are invited to Friday the 13th at 1313
A Party Where Music Means Food!
Dear Friends of Upstream,
Upstream's 18th season is at an end and we are ready to unleash a new one. To delight you, we have chosen a meshing of improvised music and inspired food.

The Cross-Canadian Ad Hoc / Ensemble featuring Halifax's Dani Oore

Sunday, April 20th, 2008 at 1:00pm
Marquee Club, 2037 Gottingen Street

on Tour with

musicians from Vancouver , Montreal, and Toronto

$20 regular/$15 (students + seniors)at the door

Lina Allemano Four (Toronto) meets Upstream 5 (Halifax)

Saturday, March 8th, 2008 at 8:00pm
St. Mary's University Art Gallery 5865 Gorsebrook Avenue

The Gallery is located on the 1st floor of the Loyola Academic Complex on the Saint Mary’s University Campus, accessible from Gorsebrook Avenue or off Robie Street south of the McNally Building. Lina Allemano Four: Lina Allemano/trumpet,Brodie West/alto, Andrew Downing/bass, Nick Fraser/drums Upstream 5: Toni Pigott/voice, Lee Park/violin, Jeff Reilly/bass clarinet, Paul Cram/tenor/clarinet, Lukas Pearse/bass

Toronto pianist/composer Marilyn Lerner In concert* with the Upstream Ensemble**

Friday, January 11th, 2008 at 8:00pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

2 nights only

fri & sat - jan 11 & 12 - 8:00 pm

*premiering a new Marilyn Lerner composition
Ding un Sich
(Ger.) The Thing of It
with works by Upstream Ensemble members: Paul Cram, Jeff Reilly, Dawn Hatfield, Lukas Pearse and Dalhousie student composer Zachary Fairbrother

World Class Improvised Chamber Music with 2 TRIOS!

Sunday, November 18th, 2007 at 8:00pm
St. Mary's University Art Gallery 5865 Gorsebrook Avenue

KAUFMANN/GRATKOWSKI/deJOODE

 

(HOLLAND)

 

Achim Kaufmann (piano), Frank Gratkowski (alto sax/clarinet)

 

Wilbert deJoode/bass

 

meet

 

ADAMS/CRAM/PEARSE

 

(CANADA)

 

MICHAEL VLATKOVITCH QUARTET (USA) feat. David Mott

Friday, October 26th, 2007 at 8:00pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street

Original compositions by Vlatkovich

for trombone, baritone sax, cello and drums

 

TROMBONE-A-RAMA CREATIVE ORCHESTRA WORKSHOP

with Michael Vlatkovich/David Mott and Jonathan Golove

1:00 pm Bus Stop Theatre: $20/15

Bring instruments, music stand and enthusiasm:

Free public recital at 3:30

The SUNRISE ORCHESTRA accompanies THE BLACK PIRATE

Friday, October 19th, 2007 at 8:00pm
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street/Halifax

THE BLACK PIRATE is a 1926 colour silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks

with a new score by Paul Cram

Paul Cram's GUERRILLA VACATION Octet

Saturday, September 29th, 2007 at 10:00pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street

ORCHESTRAL MANUEVERS

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007 at 8:00pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS


Music by Reilly, Ellis and Frith with the 17 piece Upstream Orchestra Internal Combustion - Jeff Reilly Homeland suite - Lisle Ellis Friendly Gestures for the Upstream Orchestra - Fred Frith This year Joining Fred Frith (guitar) , Lisle Eliis (bass) and Pierre Tanguay (drums)will be Janice Jackson/voice, Lee Park/violin, Ruth Boggild/flute, Suzanne Lemieux/oboe, Chris Palmer/bassoon, Jeff Reilly /bass clarinet, Rick Waychesko/trumpet,Dani Oore/soprano sax, Chris Mitchell/alto sax, Paul Cram/te

LATE NIGHT JAM

Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 10:30pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street


w/ TFC Trio - Jeff Torbert, guitar, Adam Fine/bass, Doug Cameron/drums

ENCOUNTERS

Friday, June 22nd, 2007 at 8:00pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Freedom in Fragments for sax quartet (Fred Frith) duos, trios, octets
Fred Frith , Lisle Ellis, Pierre Tanquay, Wolfville guitarist Daniel Heikalo Halifax Sax - Dani Oore - soprano sax/abs pipe, David Christensen - alto sax, Paul Cram - tenor sax, Dawn Hatfield - baritone sax

OPENING RECEPTION

Thursday, June 21st, 2007 at 8:00pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street

Live Animal Trio Lukas Pearse - bass/electronics, Tim Crofts - keyboards/electronics, Doug cameron - drums/electronics ETC Trio Lisle Ellis - bass/electronics, Pierre Tanguay - drums, Paul Cram - tenor sax/clarinet Fred Frith solo guitar

Music of Malcolm Goldstein directed by violinist/Malcolm Goldstein

Saturday, January 20th, 2007 at 8:00pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

with Rainer Wiens/guitar, Ken Aldcroft/guitar, Evan Shaw/alto sax, Scott Thomson/trombone, Wes Neal/contrabass.Joe Sorbara/drums, Paul Cram /tenor sax/clarinet, Daniel Oore/ sopanino/soprano sax, Lukas Pearse/contrabass


Ken Aldcroft Convergence (T.O.) & Wiens/Goldstein Duo (Montreal)

Friday, January 19th, 2007 at 8:00pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Upstream Jam Party

Saturday, December 9th, 2006 at 9:00pm
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street

 

featuring The Grassroots Orchestra performing Upstream classics and new works!! with Lisa Lindo/voice, Ruth Boggild/flute, Jeff Reilly/bass clarinet, Lee Park/violin, Jeff Torbert/guitar, Doug Cameron/drums, Zack Miller/guitar, Adam Fine/bass, Paul Cram/sax/clarinet, Dawn Hatfield/baritone sax, Christian Murray/voices and .... Free Food!!

 

The Upstream Ensemble* performs CONVOY HFX by Paul Cram

Monday, October 30th, 2006 at 8:00pm
Alderney Landing Theatre/Dartmouth

 

 

with special guests the Shop Girls & multi-media artist Denyse Karn

 

Upstream Orchestra with Barry Guy

Saturday, June 17th, 2006 at 8:00pm
The Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

World Premieres by Dani Oore and Harris Eisenstadt / Witch-Gong Game by Barry Guy

THE SOUND OF SURPRISE

Friday, June 16th, 2006 at 8:00pm
Ondaatje Hall, Marian McCain Building, Dalhousie Campus, 6135 University Avenue, Halifax


Barry Guy - solo bass
Conductus 1 by Jerome Blais for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, bass clarinet,
violin, baroque violin, viola, cello, contrabass
Improvisations TBA


$20/$15/$13 (Upstream members)

Guerrilla Vacation

Thursday, June 15th, 2006 at 9:00pm
Stayner's Wharf, 5075 George St, Halifax Waterfront


Sanctuary with Barry Guy and Maya Homburger

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006 at 8:00pm
St.Mary's Basilica on Spring Garden Road at Barrington St