Trading Places: Trueque: Un Échange 2027
The Ultimate Tri-City Musical Meet-Up
Forget what you know about stiff residencies. Un Échange: Trading Places: Trueque is an electrified, cross-border musical adventure that has been shaking up the scenes of Montreal and Vancouver since 2016. Imagine the most badass improv and experimental music communities from Montréal, Vancouver, and since 2026, the sonic wonderland of Mexico City deciding to pack their bags, swap cities, and make some beautiful noise together.
The minds behind the magic, the NOW Society, Suoni Per Il Popolo, and a crew of visionary curators in CDMX, are teaming up to create the ultimate playground for adventurous musicians.
It's all about forming deep, new connections, trading ideas through sound, and proving that the language of experimental music is the most fun and present dialect you’ll ever learn. Un Échange: Trading Places: Trueque is where communities collide and the future of sonic exchange gets made.
2027 RESIDENT ARTISTS
From Montréal:
Anne-F Jacques sound artist, instrument maker, improvisor
Naomi McCarrol-Butler saxophone, clarinet, instrument maker
From Vancouver:
Jen Yakamovich drums, composer, sound artist
Johanna Hauser clarinet, bass clarinet
From Mexico City:
Carlos Allegre violin, composer
Reona Sugimoto drums
HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM
Trading Places: Trueque: Un Échange is a vibrant multi-city residency program active since 2016 in Montréal and Vancouver and, starting in 2026, Mexico City, Montréal and Vancouver. This program brings together these foremost centers of improvised and experimental music, the NOW Society, Suoni Per Il Popolo, and CDMX Coordinators curating in collaboration, providing support for artistic practice and cultural exchange. Each year the resident artists are chosen to represent their communities in these residencies. The artists premiere new works, attend musical gatherings, perform in concerts, facilitate workshops, take part in improvised marathons and make recordings, forming new connections with local artists.
Trading Places: Un Échange: Truque es un dinámico programa de residencias multiciudad, activo desde 2016 en Montreal y Vancouver, y, a partir de 2026, en Ciudad de México, Montreal y Vancouver. Este programa reúne a estos importantes centros de música improvisada y experimental, la Sociedad NOW, Suoni Per Il Popolo y coordinadores de la CDMX, quienes colaboran en la curaduría y brindan apoyo a la práctica artística y al intercambio cultural. Cada año, los artistas residentes son seleccionados para representar a sus comunidades en estas residencias. Los artistas estrenan nuevas obras, asisten a encuentros musicales, actúan en conciertos, imparten talleres, participan en maratones improvisados y graban, creando así nuevas conexiones con artistas locales.
Trading Places : Trueque : Un Échange est un programme de résidence dynamique qui se déroule dans plusieurs villes depuis 2016 à Montréal et Vancouver et, à partir de 2026, à Mexico, Montréal et Vancouver. Ce programme réunit ces centres majeurs de musique improvisée et expérimentale, la NOW Society, Suoni Per Il Popolo et les coordinateurs de la CDMX qui collaborent à la programmation, offrant ainsi un soutien à la pratique artistique et aux échanges culturels. Chaque année, des artistes en résidence sont sélectionnés pour représenter leurs communautés. Ils y présentent leurs nouvelles œuvres, participent à des rencontres musicales, se produisent en concert, animent des ateliers, prennent part à des marathons d'improvisation et réalisent des enregistrements, tissant ainsi des liens avec des artistes locaux.