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Ed Wilkerson
James Falzone Solo & Wilkerson/Baker/Hunt
Join us for the inaugural Thursday night Jazz and Improvised Music Series show in our new space!
Clarinetist James Falzone makes a rare solo appearance, opening up for three veterans of the Chicago jazz scene whose musical relationships over the last 30 years encapsulate the history of the Chicago scene in general.
9 PM : JAMES FALZONE SOLO
James Falzone – clarinet
10 PM : WILKERSON/BAKER/HUNT
Ed Wilkerson – reeds, Jim Baker – piano/electronics, Steve Hunt – drums
TAGS:Improvised Music Series, Jazz, Music
Homeroom Songwriter Showcase
Lindsey Charles (Cell Phones), Dave Davison (Maps and Atlases), Justin Petertil (Love Raid), Nick Ammerman (Scare Quotes)
Homeroom’s longest-running program returns for the spring with a rockin’ lineup of well-known Chicago bands. The Songwriter Showcase emphasizes the craft of songwriting by inviting songwriters from diverse musical backgrounds to perform without a backing band or a full amplifier rig. Facebook Event
TAGS: Homeroom Songwriter Showcase, Music
NbN Trio with Amanda Gutierrez & Tim Feeney
NbN: Nora Barton, Billie Howard, and Nomi Epstein – strings, percussion + Amanda Gutierrez – video. Tim Feeney – percussion and electronics
NbN Trio is a Chicago-based, acoustic, experimental improvisation trio made up of Nora Barton, Billie Howard, and Nomi Epstein.
Amanda Gutierrez will join the trio with live video.
Tim Feeney (percussion and electronics) seeks to explore and examine the timbral possibilities inherent in everyday found and built objects. He treats his percussion setup as a friction instrument, using bows, scrapers, and rosined drumheads to capture and amplify frequencies that go unheard when an object is struck with a traditional mallet. He supplements this acoustic console with an electronic instrument, arranged from mixers, contact microphones, and effects pedals, that synthesizes and alters the spectral characteristics of low-fidelity tones, feedback, and noise.
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TAGS:Experimental, Improvised, Music, New Music
SUNDAY APRIL, 26 | 8:00 PM
Mykel Boyd, Coppice, Solt
Mykel Boyd – electronics. Coppice (Noé Cuéllar, Joseph Kramer – bellows, electronics). Solt (Michael Hartman, Paul Giallorenzo, Neil Jendon – electronics)
Live performances from Mykel Boyd, Coppice and Solt (Michael Hartman, Paul Giallorenzo, and Neil Jendon)
TAGS:Electronic, Experimental, Music
Makaya McCraven
Cameron Pfiffner Quartet & Makaya McCraven Group
Veteran Chicago saxophonist and composer Cameron Pfiffner leads a quartet of his closest collaborators in a set of unforgettable original tunes first written for a steady gig at a Pilsen hangout. Fresh from a fantastic release on International Anthem, drummer Makaya McCraven brings his tasteful, groove-driven improvisational style to Elastic for an intimate showcase.
SET 1: Cameron Pfiffner Quartet: Cameron Pfiffner – tenor saxophone, Steve Doyle – guitar, Dan Thatcher – bass, Avreeayl Ra – drums
SET 2: Makaya McCraven Group: Makaya McCraven – drums
TAGS:Anagram Music Series, Jazz, Music
Proyecto Libre
Proyecto Libre (James Sanders, violin; Harrison Bankhead, bass; Avreeayl Ra, drums; Jean-Christophe Leroy, congas & percussion; Edward Wilkerson, saxophones)
Proyecto Libre continues their Free Improvisation / Afro-Latin exploration in their first show since performing at the Made in Chicago Festival in Poznan, Poland. “A kind of a musical melting pot, in which a variety of cultural traditions and stylistic genres form a unique symbiosis of sound… in which the various trends form a new music culture.” – Long Play
TAGS:Jazz, Latin, Music
Stein/Jackson/Rempis/Reid/Estvang
Jason Stein – bass clarinet, Keefe Jackson – reeds, Dave Rempis – saxophones, Tomeka Reid – cello, Tollof Estvang – drums
Norwegian drummer Tollof Estvang returns to Chicago for several concerts with this collaborative quintet, featuring some of the shining lights of the Chicago scene.
TAGS:Improvised Music Series, Jazz, Music
MAY 2015
FRIDAY MAY 1 | 8:00 PM
Bocafloja (Mex/NY)
Pachanka Music Culture & Elastic Arts present: MAY DAY: International Workers’ Day Celebration wiith special guest BOCAFLOJA (Mex/NY)
SATURDAY MAY 2 | 9:00 PM
Jeweled Net of the Vast Invisible
Steve Rush’s Naked Dance Trio; Josh Oberman/Dugan Kelly
SUNDAY MAY 3 | 8:00 PM
ICP Orchestra Small Groups
Join us for a very special Sunday-night incarnation of the Elastic Improvised Music Series as we feature the legendary ICP Orchestra, broken down into smaller configurations.
MONDAY MAY 4 | 9:00 PM
Hanami Quartet & Jarod Bufe Quartet
Hanami Quartet thoughtfully reimagines traditional Japanese songs through the medium of modern jazz. Jarod Bufe’s quartet specializes in playing a repertoire of his highly personal original compositions, in which the influence of Pharaoh Sanders can be heard.
The Bridge
France meets Chicago in this all-star incarnation of the ongoing international meeting ground The Bridge.
Tomorrow Kings Presents: Welcome back SKECH185
After relocating to NYC in August, SKECH185 will be making his first visit back to the city that made him. To celebrate this homecoming, he’ll be headlining a show at Elastic Arts with friends and family.
Urbanized Music’s 20th Anniversary Party
Urbanized Music’s 20th Anniversary Party! Come join Amina and Coolout Chris as they celebrate two decades of enriching the Chicago Hip-H0p scene.
Metrics
Western Michigan University’s Advanced Jazz Ensemble & Artists of WMU’s Dept. of Dance
METRICS is a five-movement suite composed for a 10 piece ensemble. The idea behind the suite is derived from a variety of impressions of what the word Metrics means. In jazz and improvised music, there is a trend towards shifting meters and odd time signatures, and this work makes widespread use of these devices. Metrics also refers to measurement, and also the study of meter in poetry. The piece attempts to realize these ideals by formulating both “poetic” melodic statements, and various forms which evolve in a measured way. The music is at times incredibly dynamic with a deep rhythmic drive, and at other times is plaintive and restrained.
Meridian Trio & Matt Ulery’s Loom
The collaborative Meridian Trio delves equally into the realms of modern jazz and the avant-garde through a unique musical kinship, and a book of original material. The music of Matt Ulery’s Loom features lush harmonic landscapes, cinematic themes, and a first-rate lineup of virtuoso instrumentalists.
Moon Bros. & Darts and Arrows
Showcasing his masterful finger-picking technique, Matt Schneider’s meditative solo performances unfold as densely patterned sonic tapestries which surround and dazzle the listener. The richly textured music of Bill MacKay’s Darts and Arrows shimmers with stirring melodies that frame attentive interplay between the members of a perfectly cast ensemble.
Frank Rosaly Solo & Rooms Trio
This double bill pairing features a rare solo set by renowned Chicago percussionist and Elastic regular Frank Rosaly, alongside one of the most promising working trios to emerge from the active milieu of Chicago’s younger improvising musicians.
Elastro electro/acoustic series
Cinchel
Snails and Oysters (Denver)
Fred Lonberg-Holm Solo & Rob Mazurek Solo
Join us for an evening of solo sets, as two Chicago masters present back to back explorations of the most revealing setting an improviser can take on.
Napoleon Maddox’s ISWHAT?! feat. Graham Haynes
MC/Beatboxer (of Hamid Drake’s Bindu Reggaeology) meets trumpet master son of legendary jazz drummer
The Spacesuits
The Spacesuits is a series of immersive and multimedia installations featuring work by an international collective of over fifty musicians. The collective is curated by artists Anaïs Duplan and Winston Scarlett, who will host eight shows across North America during The Spacesuits summer tour.
The Spacesuits
The Spacesuits is a series of immersive and multimedia installations featuring work by an international collective of over fifty musicians. The collective is curated by artists Anaïs Duplan and Winston Scarlett, who will host eight shows across North America during The Spacesuits summer tour.