Kicking off this evening we’ll have a group from Aaron Shapiro, a Chicago based guitarist, composer and member of The Eternals. He'll be bringing a newly assembled quartet to this evening's performance featuring Chicago improvisers Nate Lepine, John Sutton and Jeremy Cunningham.
SET 1
Aaron Shapiro - Electric Guitar and Effects=
John Sutton - Bass
Nate Lepine - Saxophone & Flute
Jeremy Cunningham - Drumset
We’ll then be treated by a set of new chamber compositions for acoustic trio and electronics written by saxophonist Hunter Diamond featuring the cross-genre string instrumentalists Katinka Kleijn on cello and Jason Roebke on bass. This material debuted in New Orleans and now makes its first appearance in Chicago, continuing Diamond's ongoing exploration of the spaces between composed and improvised music.
SET 2
Hunter Diamond - saxophone, electronics
Katinka Kleijn - cello, electronics
Jason Roebke - acoustic bass, electronics