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April 2019

Friday April 26 | 8:00 pm
$10

Mirror of Nature/Matt Christensen & Nick Turner/DOLL FOOD

Three local experimental acts drop by, featuring a blend of electronics and electric instruments.
Sunday April 28 | 7:00 pm
$10

Graffito Album Release & Live Score Film Screening

Soft Cage Films is proud to present "Graffito"... as you've never heard it before! Join us for the official album release party to celebrate John Sutton’s original score, including never before heard music left on the film’s cutting floor.
Monday April 29 | 9:00 pm
$10

Emma Adomeit Trio, Kyle McComb Trio & Erb/Pluta/Roebke

Bassist Emma Adomeit and drummer Kyle McComb—two of the newest arrivals on the Chicago music scene—each lead a trio of their peers, followed by a trio of veteran improvisers featuring Lucerne-based tenor saxophonist Christoph Erb.

May 2019

Thursday May 2 | 9:00 pm
$10

EXPOSURE SERIES 2019

The fourth annual Exposure Series brings three cutting-edge voices in improvised music from around the United States to work with their Chicago counterparts. This year's event features percussionist Claire Rousay (San Antonio), trumpeter Forbes Graham (Boston), and guitarist Ava Mendoza (Brooklyn).
Friday May 3 | 9:00 pm
$10

EXPOSURE SERIES 2019

The fourth annual Exposure Series brings three cutting-edge voices in improvised music from around the United States to work with their Chicago counterparts. This year's event features percussionist Claire Rousay (San Antonio), trumpeter Forbes Graham (Boston), and guitarist Ava Mendoza (Brooklyn).
Saturday May 4 | 2:00 pm
FREE - MAY CHAPEL AT ROSEHILL CEMETERY

EXPOSURE SERIES 2019

The fourth annual Exposure Series brings three cutting-edge voices in improvised music from around the United States to work with their Chicago counterparts. This year's event features percussionist Claire Rousay (San Antonio), trumpeter Forbes Graham (Boston), and guitarist Ava Mendoza (Brooklyn).
Saturday May 4 | 8:30 pm
$15 – $20

Chicago Jazz String Summit

The Chicago Jazz String Summit celebrates its 5th anniversary this year across several venues. 2018 Grammy Nominee Sara Caswell and Cincinnati based composer-performer, violinist/violist, and community-based teaching artist Eddy Kwon and local Chicago-based stringers cellist and performance artist, Lia Kohl and violinist, guitarist, improviser and composer Peter Maunu will be featured artists at the Elastic Arts Installment of CJSS.
Sunday May 5 | 3:00 pm

Closing Reception: Lost Effect Cause Found | Marine Tempels

Join us for the closing reception of Marine Tempels' environmentally focused new body of work, Lost Effect Cause Found.
Monday May 6 | 9:00 pm
$10

Parachute, Greg Dudzienski Quartet, & Laurenzi/Ernst/Akintaya

Tenor saxophonists Alex Beltran and Greg Dudzienski lead a trio and quartet, respectively, and frequent collaborators Dustin Laurenzi and Katie Ernst are joined by visiting Berlin-based drummer Lukas Akintaya.
May 7 2019 | 8:00 pmMay 8 2019

We Series: a ritual for Sleep

We Series is a festival presenting live art that blurs the boundary between performance and reality. Every Tuesday in May, the We Series offers rituals, participatory performance, and immersion in artist-led experiences.
Wednesday May 8 | 8:30 pm
$10

SVCRED HVRP & Langdon/Harms Duo

SVCRED HVRP is an experimental jazz duo featuring Matt Riggen on trumpet and Alisa Kolot on piano and electronics exploring the cross section between contemporary music, electronics and jazz through the lens of improvisation and the Sacred Harp repertory. Minneapolis based guitarist Jonathan Harms joins Chicago guitarist Jack Langdon for a long-form duo performance exploring density and repetition.
Thursday May 9 | 9:00 pm
$10

Erb/Abrams/Reed & The Bridge

Swiss reedist Christophe Erb makes a return visit to Chicago, assembling this trio lineup of local allstarts to accompany him, and the latest incarnation of this ongoing transatlantic collaboration and organization in which important connections are made between American and French improvisers debuts on the Elastic Arts stage.
Friday May 10 | 10:00 pm
$10

ETC Records Presents: Radius’ Embrace The Circle Release Party

Radius Etc and ETC Records present the full length release party for "Embrace The Circle" featuring guests on the album
Saturday May 11 | 9:00 pm
$10

Angel Bat Dawid’s Mothership 9: A June Tyson Space Odyssey

Mothership9 is a monthly series of creative music concerts, education and community participatory events of diverse styles approaches and genres with the purpose of building a sonic mythological spaceship to the cosmos. This series will explore the connection between space, cosmos, mythology and its relation to Chicago’s deep history and tradition of creative music as a valid construct for empowerment, healing and solidarity.
Monday May 13 | 9:00 pm
$10

Sieger/Heinemann/Hunton & Maunu/Scemama/Kirshner

Presented in conjunction with the Bridge cultural exchange, the Anagram Series presents two sets featuring new collaborations between French and American musicians.
Tuesday May 14 | 8:00 pm

We Series: a ritual for Lost Things

We Series is a festival presenting live art that blurs the boundary between performance and reality. Every Tuesday in May, the We Series offers rituals, participatory performance, and immersion in artist-led experiences.
Thursday May 16 | 9:00 pm
$10

Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker

This working quartet returns to the Elastic stage, its home base over the last seven years.
Friday May 17 | 9:00 pm
$10

Genetti/Leonardson/Jacobs, Murphy/Moore/Sowa, & Levinson/Mahlmeister Duo

Percussionist Erik Sowa brings his new trio to Elastic, joining stalwart experimental vocalist Carol Genetti and modular synthesists Levinson/Mahlmeister.
Sunday May 19 | 2:00 pm
$15 – $20

Light Being Wellness Spring Concert

Join us for an afternoon of Live Music during the Merry Month of May presented by Arit Neter S Mery Maati (aka Tchiya Amet).
Monday May 20 | 9:00 pm
$10

Breadwinners & Room Full of Chairs

Andy Oberhausen and Drew Hansen each lead a quartet in performances of their original compositions.
Tuesday May 21 | 8:00 pm

We Series: a ritual for Spring

We Series is a festival presenting live art that blurs the boundary between performance and reality. Every Tuesday in May, the We Series offers rituals, participatory performance, and immersion in artist-led experiences.
Thursday May 23 | 9:00 pm
$10

Baker/Greimluber Duo & Gerrit Hatcher Group

Swiss reedist "Greimluber" pairs up with Elastic Arts mainstay Jim Baker, and Gerrit Hatcher brings in a new quintet formation.
Sunday May 26 | 8:00 pm
$10

Clem Leek/Mykel Boyd/piv-ots/Christopher Elmore

Elastic welcomes four working sound artists making waves in contemporary composition and minimalism. British-born composer Clem Leek makes his Chicago debut.
Monday May 27 | 9:00 pm
$10

Chris Pitsiokos Solo & Dan Thatcher’s Sift

NYC-based saxophonist Chris Pitsiokos performs a solo set and bassist Dan Thatcher presents a new trio project.
Tuesday May 28 | 8:00 pm

We Series: a ritual for Exchange

We Series is a festival presenting live art that blurs the boundary between performance and reality. Every Tuesday in May, the We Series offers rituals, participatory performance, and immersion in artist-led experiences.
Friday May 31 | 7:00 pm

Elastic Arts 2nd Annual Benefit

Elastic Arts presents our 2nd Annual Benefit! We'll be honoring Travis of ONO, and featuring performances by William Parker & Hamid Drake duo, Travis, AJ McClenon, and DJ Bonita Appleblunt.

June 2019

Monday June 3 | 9:00 pm
$10

Duke/Stallmann Duo & Damon Short Quintet

Saxophonist Steve Duke teams up with Houston-based pianist Kurt Stallmann for a duo set, and drummer Damon Short returns to Elastic with a quintet.
Thursday June 6 | 9:00 pm
$10

Mendes/Berman/Lux/Reed

Brazilian saxophonist V Mendes, on his first visit to Chicago, assembles a group of Chicago's finest journeyman improvisers to accompany him while he gets acquainted with the local scene.
Monday June 10 | 9:00 pm
$10

Wark/Harris Duo & Polipnick/Miller/Kirchner

Frequent collaborators Jake Wark and Bill Harris perform a duo set, and guitarist Luke Polipnick assembles a bass-less trio.
Monday June 17 | 9:00 pm
$10

Supermoon & Rubin/Heinemann/Sowa

Tonight's performance showcases stringed instruments: guitar/cello duo Supermoon performs first, followed by a trio that features viola as the lead voice.
Tuesday June 18 | 9:00 pm
$10

Barton/Himelstein/Howard, Jen Hill, Debris

Tonight's performance features three unique and eclectic artists, each working within the sphere of experimental and improvised music. Debris, the working trio of Jakob Heinemann, Peter Maunu and Joe Suihkonen, are joined by sound artist Jen Hill, and an improvised collaboration between Nora Barton, Rebecca Himelstein and Billie Howard.
Monday June 24 | 9:00 pm
$10

Paul Bedal Solo & Gossamer

Pianist/composer Paul Bedal performs a rare solo set, and a new quartet featuring two alto saxophones makes its debut.
Thursday June 27 | 9:00 pm
$10

Bill Harris Solo & Stine/Roebke/Reed Trio

Up and coming percussionist Bill Harris debuts a new set of solo work, and Elastic Arts regular Tim Stine introduces a new trio.

July 2019

Monday July 1 | 9:00 pm
$10

Josh Hettwer Quartet & Chris Shuttleworth Quartet

Saxophonist Josh Hettwer (recently arrived in Chicago) and trombonist Chris Shuttleworth lead quartets in sets of original music.
Monday July 8 | 9:00 pm
$10

The Westerlies & Twin Talk

NYC-based brass ensemble The Westerlies visits Elastic on its way to the International Trombone Festival, and Chicago mainstay Twin Talk performs its latest originals.
Monday July 15 | 9:00 pm
$10

Conner Eisenmenger’s Think Tank & For Now

Trombonist Conner Eisenmenger's quintet performs his original music, and Texas-based modern jazz group For Now passes through Chicago on a summer tour.
Monday July 22 | 9:00 pm
$10

Kyle Madsen Trio & Adam Shead’s Adiaphora Orchestra

Tenor saxophonist Kyle Madsen's trio returns to Elastic, and percussionist Adam Shead performs his music with a twelve piece ensemble.
Monday July 29 | 9:00 pm
$10

Nick Roach Quartet & Stevenson Valentor’s Here and Now

Trombonist Nick Roach plays the Anagram Series for the first time with a quartet, and drummer Stevenson Valentor returns with his eclectic original music project Here and Now.

August 2019

Monday August 12 | 9:00 pm
$10

The Unknown New & Ryan Shultz Trio

Paul Mutzabaugh's guitar and percussion ensemble perform a set of his originals, followed by bass trumpeter Ryan Shultz's electric trio.
Monday August 19 | 9:00 pm
$10

Black Diamond Duo & Colour and Sound

The composers of the Black Diamond quartet perform as a duo, and drummer Jimmy Bennington presents the latest incarnation of his long running project Colour and Sound.
Monday August 26 | 9:00 pm
$10

1st Annual Anagram Festival, Night 1: The Oh Yeahs and Alejandro Urzagaste Trio

Night one of the first annual Anagram Festival features the unique sound of singer/songwriters and multi-instrumentalists the Oh Yeahs, and guitarist Alejandro Urzagaste's fantastic trio.
Tuesday August 27 | 9:00 pm
$10

1st Annual Anagram Festival, Night 2: Mobile Vanguard & John Wojciechowski Trio

Night two of the first annual Anagram Festival showcases Mobile Vanguard, comprised of some of the rising stars of the latest generation of Chicago improvisers, and the great John Wojciechowski's venerated trio featuring one of the best rhythm sections around.
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