{"id":101596,"date":"2023-07-12T10:06:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T14:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?post_type=interviews&p=101596"},"modified":"2023-07-12T10:16:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T14:16:03","slug":"garage-concerts-2023-the-planet-in-your-garage","status":"publish","type":"interviews","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/interviews-panm360\/garage-concerts-2023-the-planet-in-your-garage\/","title":{"rendered":"Garage Concerts 2023 : The Planet in Your Garage!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There’s a tiny little festival you absolutely must check out, music lovers of all stripes! It’s called <\/strong>Garage Concert <\/strong><\/a>and it takes place, yes, in a garage. To be precise, in the garage of Ziya Tabassian, a top-flight percussionist who has been heard with the Ensemble Constantinople, among others, and more recently with the <\/strong>Trio Regard Persan<\/strong><\/a>. 2023 will see the 9th edition of the event (nine! And I bet you’ve never heard of it!) with 9 concerts. All musicians of the highest possible level, masters and mistresses of their instruments, and all Montrealers (most of them by adoption).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some we know a little better: <\/strong>Monica Freire<\/strong><\/a> and Syrian oud master <\/strong>Nazih Borish <\/strong><\/a>(August 15), <\/strong>Didem Basar<\/strong><\/a> on kanun (July 16), <\/strong>Vincent Lauzer<\/strong><\/a> on recorder (July 18). But for many others, it will be an opportunity to plunge into highly embodied sound worlds, with <\/strong>Maryam Tazhdeh<\/strong><\/a> on tar (in duet with Didem Basar on July 16), Zizhou Wang on guzheng (a Chinese plucked string table instrument, on July 13), <\/strong>Anjana Srinivasan <\/strong><\/a>on traditional Carnatic violin (from South India, August 10), the “Gangster Yiddish” ensemble <\/strong>Orkestar Kriminal<\/strong><\/a> (July 20), <\/strong>Alex Tibbits<\/strong><\/a> on “bionic harp” (August 8), <\/strong>LiKouri<\/strong><\/a> en chanson (tonight, July 11) and Ziya himself on percussion (August 17).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interview with founder and artistic programmer <\/strong>Ziya Tabassian<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PAN M 360: Everyone has an idea of what garage music is. But you take the idea elsewhere…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ziya Tabassian: <\/strong>Yes, indeed. I came up with the idea in 2013. Me and some friends wanted to play for fun, and my garage was an accessible space. So we did it. We liked it, several people came to see, and I decided to continue the adventure. The principle is simple: it’s a 5 to 7 formula. People arrive at 5 (5pm), the music starts at 6 (6pm) and it lasts about an hour. I offer treats and herbal teas, which I make myself! We enter at 5226 Clark Street (that’s my place!), but it’s in the back, in the garage overlooking the courtyard and alley. It’s not very big, but it’s super friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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