WeFreeStrings

The Elastic Arts Improvised Music Series, Dark Matter Series, and Afri-Classical Futures combine forces to present the Chicago debut of this longstanding New York-based string ensemble. According to The Wire, "WeFreeStrings combine free jazz with the music of African-American string bands and classical avant-garde; it picks up where the likes of The Revolutionary Ensemble and James 'Blood' Ulmer's Odyssey left off, adding sounds previously heard in Ornette Coleman's writing for strings. This is surging, stabbing, thumping music..."

-Phil Freeman

A trio of some of Chicago’s finest improvisers and experimentalists opens!!

8:30 PM : NEGRE/SABBAGH/TATE

Olula Negre - cello
Cristal Sabbagh - movement
Marvin Tate - vocals

9:30 PM : WE FREE STRINGS

Gwen Laster - violin
Charles Burnham - violin 
Melanie Dyer - viola 
Alex Waterman - cello 
Ken Filiano - bass
Michael Wimberly - drums

$15 - Tickets Available at the Door
Stream HERE

This performance is made possible with the support of JazzRoad, a national initiative of
South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.