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July 2019

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.
Thursday July 18 | 9:00 pm
$10

Tim Daisy’s Vox 4

Percussionist and composer Tim Daisy continues his annual birthday concert tradition with a rethinking of his longtime vehicle Vox Arcana, adding special guest Macie Stewart to the lineup.
Friday July 19 | 9:00 pm
$10

New Japan Ensemble Chicago/Obihiro Exchange Project

Tatsu Aoki presents the New Japan Ensemble, a compositional project exploring the experimental sonic milieu of contemporary Tokyo and Chicago. Over two evenings at Elastic Arts, select members from The Miyumi Project, electronic sound artists, and creative Japanese musicians from Chicago will play together with sound artist Hiroshi Mehata from Tokyo. Predicated in the personal histories of each artist and sonic landscape of each metropolis, the collaboration will coalesce as a textural and affective experimentation of a cross-cultural, multigenerational, musical expression. The New Japan Ensemble project is part of the Chicago Obihiro Exchange Exhibition presented by AIRMW at the Hairpin Arts Center.
Saturday July 20 | 9:00 pm
$10

New Japan Ensemble Chicago/Obihiro Exchange Project

Tatsu Aoki presents the New Japan Ensemble, a compositional project exploring the experimental sonic milieu of contemporary Tokyo and Chicago. Over two evenings at Elastic Arts, select members from The Miyumi Project, electronic sound artists, and creative Japanese musicians from Chicago will play together with sound artist Hiroshi Mehata from Tokyo. Predicated in the personal histories of each artist and sonic landscape of each metropolis, the collaboration will coalesce as a textural and affective experimentation of a cross-cultural, multigenerational, musical expression. The New Japan Ensemble project is part of the Chicago Obihiro Exchange Exhibition presented by AIRMW at the Hairpin Arts Center.
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 seventeen piece ensemble.
Thursday July 25 | 9:00 pm
$10

Rempis/Abrams/Ra

This working band of Elastic Arts regulars strips back to its original trio form, in preparation for their August performance at the Chicago Jazz Festival mainstage.
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

Thursday August 1 | 9:00 pm
$10

Gerrit Hatcher Solo & Jones/Zucker/Ernst

Chicago saxophonist Gerrit Hatcher plays a rare solo set to celebrate the release of a new solo recording, and Detroit-transplant Molly Jones returns to the Elastic Arts stage for the first time since relocating to the city after her 2018 Exposure Series performances.
Monday August 5 | 9:00 pm
$10

Pfiffner/Lux Duo & Pfiffner/Gialloreno Quartet

Multi-disciplinary artist Cameron Pfiffner marks the close of his painting exhibition 'Vita Brevis' with a two set performance of original music.
Tuesday August 6 | 9:00 pm
$10

Marker

Ken Vandermark brings his "workingest" vehicle for composition back to Elastic to kick off his three-week long Tuesday night residency in the month of August.
Thursday August 8 | 9:00 pm
$10

Phlebetomy Quartet & Keefe Jackson’s Likely So

This working quartet makes their Elastic Arts debut, and Keefe Jackson reassembles his all-woodwind project Likely So for an all-too-rare performance.
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.
Tuesday August 13 | 9:00 pm
$10

Vandermark/Morris Duo & Vandermark/Morris/Hall

For the second week of his three week residency, Ken Vandermark revisits his longstanding relationship with East Coast guitar legend Joe Morris. For tonight's concert, they'll also be joined in the second set by Detroit-based percussionist and activist Ben Hall.
Thursday August 15 | 9:00 pm
$10

Kwan/Price Duo & Murphy/Bach/Hatwich

Pianist Mabel Kwan and multi-faceted instrumentalist and composer KG Price team up for a rare duo performance, and a new string trio makes its debut.
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.
Tuesday August 20 | 9:00 pm
$10

Cinghiale (Vandermark/Williams)

For the third and final week of his Tuesday night residency at Elastic Arts, Vandermark brings in one of his oldest working projects, a duo with fellow saxophonist and longtime collaborator Mars Williams. The duo recently worked on an entirely new set of material that they'll present again tonight for only the third time.
Thursday August 22 | 9:00 pm
$10

Kimmel/Piet Duo & Collector

Elastic Arts regulars Jeff Kimmel and Matt Piet kick tonight off with a new duo collaborations. For the second set, we present the touring band Collector - the collaborative project of Matt Blair, Jakob Heinemann and Devin Drobka. Having played together in separate contexts for several years, the three musicians first came together as a trio in November 2016. Since then, they have primarily worked in expansive, developing improvisations, with a focus on exploring electroacoustic sound, dynamic extremes, and drones. Above all, the trio has always prized close listening and a sensibility for self-expression in their music.
Sunday August 25 | 9:00 pm
$10

Period Bomb (Miami)/Bobb Hatt (Columbus)/Imelda Marcos

Miami punks Period Bomb come through on tour with sax experimenter Bobb Hatt. Chicagoans Imelda Marcos also enter the fray, rounding out a bill that is sure to be equal parts weird and heavy.
Monday August 26 | 9:00 pm
$10

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

Night one of the first 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 Anagram Festival, Night 2: Mobile Vanguard & John Wojciechowski Trio

Night two of the first 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.
Thursday August 29 | 9:00 pm
$10

Rempis/Parker/Flaten/Cunningham

This unique pairing weaves together years of work together between these four musicians in countless different contexts into a first-time quartet pairing, made possible since each of the artists are in town for the Chicago Jazz Festival. Come kick off the weekend's festivities with this amazing lineup.

September 2019

Thursday September 5 | 9:00 pm
$10

Instigation Festival

Instigation Festival continues with its fourth year bringing Chicago and New Orleans musicians, artists, and dancers together in a cross-medium exploration of the deep historical connections between these two locales. Curated by guitarist Steve Marquette and dancer/choreographer Marie Casimir, this promises to be another enlightening installment!l
Thursday September 12 | 9:00 pm
$10

Freedom From and Freedom To

This massive cross-medium happening curated by dancer/choreographer Cristal Sabbagh pairs 11 dancers and 9 musicians from across both of Chicago's active dance and music communities.
Thursday September 19 | 9:00 pm
$10

Hatcher/Giallorenzo/Young/Damon & Christopher Dammann’s Restroy

A new quartet of Elastic regulars debuts on the Elastic Arts stage, and Christopher Dammann returns to Chicago for another performance by his working sextet Restroy.

October 2019

Thursday October 3 | 9:00 pm
$10

Toby Zjetterborg Trio

Renowned Swedish bassist Toby Zjetterborg makes a rare visit to Chicago to collaborate with some of Chicago's finest journeyman improvisers.
Thursday October 17 | 9:00 pm
$10

Wark/Dawid/Heinemann/Shead & Lisa Mezzacappa Sextet

Bay Area bassist Lisa Mezzacappa makes a rare visit to Chicago with her working sextet, on their way to Ann Arbor for the annual EdgeFest. A dynamic quartet of Chicago-based improvisers opens up, featuring some of the brightest lights among a new generation of Chicago improvisers.

November 2019

Thursday November 14 | 9:00 pm
$10

Ken Vandermark’s Momentum 5

Composer and reedist Ken Vandermark premiers an ambitious new large ensemble project featuring musicians drawn from across a wide swath of the current improvised and experimental music scenes.
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