François Carrier

« – The music is exploratory and continuously evolving as it proceeds, successfully accomplishing its purpose » Music and More⎪USA⎪March 09, 2020

« – they’re demonstrating an innovative point of view, masterful virtuosity, splendid playing technique and exclusive musical language. This album is another one great example of collaboration between four impressive jazz masters. » AvantScena⎪USA⎪August 28, 2019

« The elements exposed throughout are high quality musicianship coupled with limitless inspiration. » Ken Waxman⎪JazzWord⎪August 23, 2019

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« – The music is exploratory and continuously evolving as it proceeds, successfully accomplishing its purpose » Music and More⎪USA⎪March 09, 2020

« – they’re demonstrating an innovative point of view, masterful virtuosity, splendid playing technique and exclusive musical language. This album is another one great example of collaboration between four impressive jazz masters. » AvantScena⎪USA⎪August 28, 2019

« The elements exposed throughout are high quality musicianship coupled with limitless inspiration. » Ken Waxman⎪JazzWord⎪August 23, 2019

« Out of Silence” is the masterpiece of the Carrier-Lambert duo! » Maciej Lewenstein⎪Spain⎪24 Deceber 2018

« The primitivism of the improvisations often alternates with extreme sophistication both feed the music’s dynamic impulse all of which results in a novelty of language that is so impressive it borders on extreme genius. » Raul da Gama⎪jazzdagama⎪August 28, 2018

« Out of Silence (both the track and the disc as a whole) is brave, audacious and sometimes uncomfortably exposing – but it is also joyous and freeing at a deeply profound level. Only two artists at the peak of their talent, insight and skill could produce a project of such gravitas and complexity. » Lesley Mitchell-Clarke⎪TheWholeNote⎪Mars 28, 2018

« Carrier’s tone is extraordinarily beautiful for a free jazz performance. Such is the imperturbable sound of a self-possessed musician. » Marc Corroto⎪all•about•jazz⎪November 17, 2017

« In sum this is world-class free jazz. You probably owe it to yourself to check it out closely. It is a real kicker! » Greg Edwards⎪gapplegatemusic⎪July 6th 2017

« Mi ripeto: arte musicale astratta allo stato puro. » Ettore Garzia⎪Percosri Musicali ⎪8 Febbraio 2017

« Music made in the moment where time and space have collapsed. Breathtaking. » Budd Kopman⎪all•about•jazz⎪2017-02-02

« Montreal-based musicians alto saxophonist François Carrier and drummer Michel Lambert have played together and been inseparable for so long that their knowledge and understanding of each other’s instincts verge on the telepathic, » John Eyles⎪The Suid’s Ear⎪2016-06-30

« OUTgoing takes the listener to a bevy of new places and showcases an astonishing amount of inventiveness. » Chris Robinson⎪Moment’s Notice, Point of Departure⎪Mars 2016

« Selected in the Alto Saxophone category for the Eight Annual International Critic’s Poll of el intruso » el intruso ⎪January 2016

« un cri d’amour au cosmos, aux mystères de la création, au pur plaisir d’exister » David Cristol ⎪Improjazz 221⎪Janvier 2016

« this is a very impressive piece of music captured for eternity on record and deserves to be heard by all Improvised Music connoisseurs. » Adam Baruch⎪The Soundtrack Of My Life⎪Dec. 17th 2015

« il loro jazz oggi è troppo avanzato rispetto alla media delle proposte canadesi e troppo sbilanciato nella situazione elitaria della nuova musica improvvisativa, elementi che di fatto ne hanno incomprensibilmente bloccato il loro potenziale di espansione conoscitiva. » Ettore Garzia⎪Percosri Musicali ⎪26 Luglio 2015

« The real star here is the music, in all its freedom and beauty. » Stef Gijssels⎪The FreeJazz Collective⎪June 28, 2015

« You can almost hear him listening (if that’s possible). » Mark Corroto⎪All About Jazz ⎪June 26, 2015

« It’s a real dialogue, played with both freedom and focus. » John Fordham⎪The Guardian⎪Thursday 28 May 2015

« … a group that has almost telepathic unity that allows for the use of dynamics that shapes this excellent and exhausting album. » Tim Niland⎪Music and More⎪September 18, 2014

« The trio is a formidable match of like-minded musicians. This is music of great beauty. » Stef Gijssels⎪The FreeJazz Collective⎪September 12, 2014

« Overground to the Vortex documents an intriguingly protean session, inchoate despite the power and lucidity of the player’s individual contributions and their edgy interplay. » Dalston Sounds⎪London⎪June 20, 2014

« This is some free improvisation to define the medium today. This is art! It’s also one of their very best! Listen and be convinced. » Greg Edwards⎪gapplegatemusic⎪July 7, 2014

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