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September 2019

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.
Friday September 20 | 6:00 pm
$10

Afrofuturist Weekend Day 1

Join us for another very special Afrofuturist Weekend! The series opens this year with new performances from our Dark Matter residents kwabena foli, Mojdeh Stoakley, Elijah Jamal Asani, and Shannon Harris.
Saturday September 21 | 8:00 pm
$20

Afrofuturist Weekend Day 2

Join us for another very special Afrofuturist Weekend! The series continues on Saturday with a performance from Elijah Jamal Asani, Angel Bat Dawid, and Brandon Markell Holmes, and Nicole Mitchell and her band perform her Xenogenesis suite in tribute to Octavia Butler.
Sunday September 22 | 2:00 pm
$10

Afrofuturist Weekend Day 3

Join us for another very special Afrofuturist Weekend! The series concludes on Sunday with a VR experience from Sugar Gamers founder Keisha Howard, the "industrial electro-art rock" of »radiant devices«, and Shannon Harris's Sonic Alchemy Take Over.
Monday September 23 | 9:00 pm
$10

Jake Victor Trio & James Cook Trio

Pianist Jake Victor and saxophonist James Cook share a bill with their respective trios.
Wednesday September 25 | 8:00 pm
$10

Discoveries: Hear & Be Heard

Experience the excitement of emerging composers performing their own compositions. Engage Ted Moore, Leslie Allison, Molly Jones and Angel Bat Dawid in a discussion of their process and performance. Connect with their sounds and explore the inspiration that reflects our times. Have your voices heard.
Thursday September 26 | 9:00 pm
$10

Holland Andrews Solo & Jaimie Branch Trio/Quartet

Portland-based vocalist Holland Andrews makes her Elastic debut, spanning the worlds of contemporary classical and improvised music. She'll be opening the night up for trumpeter and longtime Elastic Arts regular Jaimie Branch, who returns to Chicago from her home in Brooklyn to try out a new formation with some old compatriots.
Friday September 27 | 9:00 pm
$10

we continue to sustain ourselves

alejandro t. acierto presents a new evening-long work for two contrabass clarinets, viola, percussion, and interactive media, featuring an excellent lineup of working Chicago musicians.
Monday September 30 | 9:00 pm
$10

Kathy Kelly’s Owl Trio & Paul Hartsaw Quartet

Vibraphonist Kathy Kelly debuts a new trio project, and saxophonist Paul Hartsaw convenes some of his longtime collaborators for a set of quartet music.

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.
Sunday October 6 | 9:00 pm
$10

Akiyama/Boyd, Krausbauer/Suzuki, Inglizian/Faber, Brock/Alvarez/Zalek/Young

Maverick improvising guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama joins conceptual sound artist Mykel Boyd and many others for an exciting lineup of innovative new music.
Monday October 7 | 9:00 pm
$10

Giallorenzo/Stine/Cunningham & Brian Seyler Quartet

Paul Giallorenzo fires up Elastic's in-house organ with a new trio project, and recent DePaul graduate Brian Seyler fronts a seasoned rhythm section in a program of originals and favorites.
Thursday October 10 | 9:00 pm
$10

Charles Rumback Trio

Drummer Charles Rumback brings his critically-acclaimed trio back to Elastic Arts for an all-too-rare performance. Expect two sets of thoughtful, nuanced, and intense music delievered by three musicians who can only be described as totally simpatico.
Friday October 11 | 7:00 pm
$10

Kyle Flens: solo and duo works for percussion

Kyle Flens plays works for percussion by some of his favorite Chicago collaborators in this concert of solos and duos, in which the instruments onstage come alive in different ways: Igor Santos’ Anima literally anthropomorphizes the harp and percussion, while Luis Fernando Amaya’s Bestiario: Tres evokes the body of an unknown “beast”; Michael Gorsdon’s “XY” is an epic of ever spiraling polyrhythms inspired by the double helix of DNA, while Jonathan Hannau highlights the drum set’s possibilities as a solo instrument, and Darcy Copeland’s the tiger bares its teeth explores themes of vulnerability and connection through shifting relationships between instruments. Fellow Dal Niente members Ben Melsky, Jesse Langen, and Katherine Schoepflin Jimoh guest star.
Sunday October 13 | 9:00 pm
$10

Molly Jones / Sean Hamilton (CO) / Ted Moore & Sean Hamilton Duo

Interdisciplinary percussionist Sean Hamilton joins fellow composer/improvisers Molly Jones and Ted Moore at Elastic on his midwest tour.
Monday October 14 | 9:00 pm
$10

Duke/DeLorenzo/Faith & Evan Levine Trio

Tonight's bill features two trios. In the first, former NIU saxophone professor Steve Duke is joined by his colleagues Dan DeLorenzo on bass and Danny Faith on cajón (in place of traditional drum set). Bassist Evan Levine's recently recorded working band with Matt Gold and Andrew Green plays second.
Thursday October 17 | 9:00 pm
$10

Wark/Dawid/Heinemann/Shead & Jones/Zucker/Ernst

A dynamic quartet of Chicago-based improvisers takes the stage tonight, featuring some of the brightest lights among a new generation of Chicago improvisers. For the second set, reedist Molly Jones returns to Elastic Arts with a collaborative trio that debuted this part summer.
Friday October 18 | 8:00 pm
$10

a•pe•ri•od•ic (41): 10th Season Retrospective

Kicking off our 10th season of presenting experimental music to audiences in Chicago, a•pe•ri•od•ic performs some of our favorite repertoire from the 45 concerts we’ve played over the last decade.
Monday October 21 | 9:00 pm
$10

Joshua Rosner Trio & Billy Moroney Quintet

Recent Chicago transplant Joshua Rosner assembles a new trio, and tenor saxophonist Billy Moroney's leads a quintet of fellow up and comers.
Monday October 28 | 9:00 pm
$10

Max Bessesen Solo & Stein/Hatcher/Abrams/Damon

Saxophonist Max Bessesen performs solo material for alto, tenor and laptop, followed by a quartet of Chicago improvisers.

November 2019

Thursday November 7 | 9:00 pm
$10

Diamond/Roebke/Kirshner & Moore/Brock/Heinemann/Damon

Tonight's first band is the debut of a trio of Elastic Arts regulars. The second set features recent transplant Chris Moore, an artist and improviser from Florida. Newly active in Chicago´s improvised music and experimental sound scenes, a multitude of genres across disciplines can influence any given moment in time, ranging from experimental electronics, to post-modern painting, noise, installation art, post-punk, free jazz, film scores, metal, Foley artists, performance art etc. Tonight he'll be joined by three Elastic regulars to debut a new quartet.
Friday November 8 | 9:00 pm
$10

Bill MacKay & Katinka Kleijn

The two veteran Chicago improvisers and longtime collaborators take the stage at Elastic to perform their avant blend of rock, folk and chamber music.
Thursday November 14 | 9:00 pm
$15

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.
Thursday November 21 | 9:00 pm
$10

Blonk/Mallozzi/Vandermark

This all-star transatlantic triumverate convenes for a first time collaboration. All of these musicians have worked together in numerous contexts with one another over the last several decades, but tonight's marks the first time this trio performs.

December 2019

Thursday December 5 | 9:00 pm
$10

Tim Daisy Solo & Clinkman/Daisy Duo

Chicago percussionist and composer Tim Daisy performs three works for solo percussion: Space Within Limits (for marimba and percussion) Staklo (for glass instruments) and Construction House (for drum set) For the second set, Daisy will be joined by guitarist Andrew Clinkman for a set of duo improvisations
Friday December 27 | 9:00 pm
$20

DKV Trio – Night One

The DKV Trio, one of the most celebrated working bands to emerge from the Chicago creative music scene in the last thirty years, continues its ongoing holiday performance tradition with two nights at Elastic Arts.
Saturday December 28 | 9:00 pm
$10

DKV Trio – Night Two

The DKV Trio, one of the most celebrated working bands to emerge from the Chicago creative music scene in the last thirty years, continues its ongoing holiday performance tradition with two nights at Elastic Arts.
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