Clarinetist François Houle's contribution to the the Canadian and international improvised music scene spans three decades, with extensive touring at major festivals around the world. A prolific recording artist, earning multiple Juno Award and West Coast Music Award nominations, he has been listed on numerous occasions in Downbeat magazine’s Readers and Critics’ Polls as “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition” and “Rising Star”.

“A spectacularly versatile clarinetist who appears to have no limitations stylistically or sonically” —Mark Swed, LA Times