Parkins, Tammen, Perraud, and Petit have each explored a broad diversity of approaches to improvisation and composition in contexts ranging from avant-jazz to chamber music to improvised electro-acoustic music, and as a group IRIS explores a rich field of instrumentation: including percussion, electronically-processed accordion, laptop electronics, cello, guitar and endangered guitar. IRIS creates a context for ensemble members to present their respective experimental approaches to composition, improvisation and orchestration:  incorporating the group’s unusual timberal possibilities and implementing the unique and challenging improvisational strategies that each of these musicians has developed during their respective careers.

Andrea Parkins – electronics, amplified objects
Didier Petit – cello
Hans Tammen – endangered guitar, live sound processing
Edward Perraud – percussion

Jan 13 – Chalon Sur Saone: http://www.larrosoirjazz.com/

Jan 14 – Radio France

Jan 15 – L’Abbaye de Corbigny: http://www.abeicite-corbigny.com/

Jan 16 – Recording

Jan 17 – Tours: http://www.petitfaucheux.fr/

Jan 18 – Brest: Le Vaubon