The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 107

(SECTION THE GAZETTE MONTREAL SATURDAY oi.rj 09 Wi inc OOO KEN IF YOU ONLY think of white wine in terms of poolsides and cocktail parties, let Bill Zacharkiw open your mind. PAGE J4 BISTROS ARE everywhere in this city, but Chez Roger stands out thanks to its gourmet-friendly menu. PAGE J6 EDITOR: EVANGELINE SADLER 514 987 2507 I esadlerthegazette.canwest.c 1 I I 1 1 rn' "'--2 1 1 1 "Tin mi. milium I in-- i ft jK PHOTOS: JOHN KENNEY THE GAZETTE Alan Soli (left), Erik Adler, Michael Rockbrand, Esther Ross, Jack Shultz, Javier Valdes and Barry Coodz get cooking in Soil's kitchen. They improvise their songs, so no one has to worry about repertoire.

DAY FRI Ml NIGHT CLUB 1 1U V- ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS, A GROUP OF FRIENDS GATHERS IN A LACHINE KITCHEN TO SHARE THEIR SOUNDS, LIVE THEIR DREAMS AND SOOTHE THEIR SPIRITS MARIAN SCOTT THE GAZETTE a i ivcJ 5r' tv5 tjf Muskalfriends are keeping me happy They know what I need Now lean sleep on anyone's floor without feeling cold Inside or outside me Bruce Cockburn A chill wind chases you up the winding staircase to Alan Soil's second-storey flat on a drab street in Lachine. In the big, country-style kitchen, coffee is brewing and a dozen chairs are arranged around three microphones. Soon, the joint will be cooking. "Here comes Jack!" Soil exclaims as musicians start drifting in. Meet the Friday Night Jammers musical friends who have played together and stayed together through good times and bad, in sickness and health, in marriage and divorce, in dissonance and moments of sublime harmony Please see JAMMERS, Page J2 No genr boundaries In free-for-alls, Pagt 12 Online Jams make the world smaller, Page 12 1 Graphic designer Javier Valdes (left) and new recruit Barry Goodz.

Singers Michael Rockbrand the group's co-founder and Esther Ross..