Amsterdam based Instant Composers Pool Orchestra (ICP) performs in Montreal, the only Canadian stop of their North American Tour, at La Sala Rossa on Wednesday April 17th at 9PM.

“If you can imagine a piece of music as an object that can be picked up and looked at from many angles and maybe even turned inside out,” writes MTV.com, “you can begin to understand the ICP Orchestra’s approach to making and treating music.”

Instant Composers Pool (ICP) is a collective of Dutch composers and improvisers (and instant composers) that was formed in 1967 by Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink and Willem Breuker (1944-2010). Over the years, the ever-evolving ICP Orchestra has collaborated with giants of the experimental music world, such as Derek Bailey, Peter Brötzmann, Evan Parker, Anthony Braxton, John Tchicai and Alan Silva, to name a few. The current line-up for the ICP Orchestra consists of nine of the most innovative voices from around the globe, including co-founder and award winning drummer Bennink, the saxophonists/clarinetists Michael Moore, Ab Baars and trombonist Wolter Wierbos. ICP co-founder Mengelberg will not be performing on the tour for health reasons. From ragtime to swing, bop to free jazz, classical to carnival, the ICP Orchestra continues to be at the forefront of the creative music scene they helped create over a remarkable four decades of music making.