Dave Gordon Quintet
Fred Jackson Jr./Norman Long
(Long photo by Kirk Williamson)
An evening of soundscapes with bows, brass, keys, samples and more!
8:30 pm:
Fred Jackson Jr. - saxophones
Norman Long - electronics
9:30 pm: Dave Gordon Quintet
Dushun Mosley - drums/percussion
Chris Dammann- bass
Jack Gallagher - bass trumpet
Brian Gephart- saxophonia
Dave Gordon - piano, keyboards
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door
About The Artists
The current configuration of the Dave Gordon Quintet has been solid for 14 years, but for the recent addition of Chris Dammann. The ensemble core of Gephart, Gordon and Gallagher, prolific composers all, began collaborating together to play and record their work while studying at Berklee in 1978, with a constant focus on creative improvised music of widely varying amounts of structural pixie dust. This has resulted in a long string of varied releases and performances as a group, and in related projects by each. Dushun Mosley locked in to the group in 2010, drawing on his long, worldwide experience in the iconic Eight Bold Souls, Vizitors, Signature Group, the AACM Big Band, and a host of other artists. Chris Dammann brings a dedication to furthering creative improvisation with a wide experience working in music for various visual media.
Musician / Artist / Multi-instrumentalist / Composer Fred Jackson Jr. became a member of the AACM in 2010. Performed with The A.A.C.M. and Saalik Zyiad on Poznań, Poland on a “Made in Chicago” tour. He traveled to Germany was with the AACM New Generations ensemble (under the direction of Ben Lamar Gaye). He was in the first inaugural band of “The Bridge” that played at the MCA in 2010. Since then because of the Bridge, has toured France in 2017 with that same ensemble. Also He studied extensively the music of the African diaspora for more than ten years, “Magic Carpet (band) allowed me the opportunity to study music from all over the world”. Besides his music Jackson also ventures into theatre with “American Myth Crossroads” (Jerrell L. Henderson) and “Little Carl” (Michael Montenegro) Jackson is currently working with Sitarist (Shanta Nurullah of AACM), Mai Sugimoto Quartet, The Great Black Music Ensemble (AACM), Heliacal Rising Of Sothis (Adam Zanolini), his own ensembles Erudition Project and experimental ensemble “Where’s Charlie”? Spacetonic Music is his music publishing label created in 2017. He was awarded the 2020-21 “Fresh Works, New Voices” grant from the Jazz Institute of Chicago. Genre (released in 2022). Also Jackson founded the group Double Helix Quartet with a self titled album (recorded in 2022 and released In 2024). The latest albums where you can find Fred Jackson Jr’s sound would be on Erez Dessel’s “Look Both Days” and Lily Finnegan’s “Heat On.” More releases to come from Fred with “Where’s Charlie”? in 2025 and “Migrations” in 2026. (Bandcamp)
Norman W. Long is a Black artist based on Chicago’s Southeast Side whose multidisciplinary practice blends sound, ecology, and community. He leads soundwalks in public parks—often former grayfield or historic sites—while also teaching, field recording, composing, and creating sound installations. Long holds an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and a Master’s in Landscape Architecture from Cornell. He has exhibited and performed at venues including the Renaissance Society, Yale’s Center for Collaborative Arts & Media, and the Chicago Architecture Biennial. A board member of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, he is also active in the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. He was an artist-in-residence at Hyde Park Art Center in 2025.. He has attended international residencies such as the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France, and the Elektronmusikstudion, EMS in Stockholm, Sweden. Long has collaborated with artists such as Angel Bat Dawid, Tatsuya Nakatani, and Damon Locks, releasing work on labels including LINE, Hausu Mountain, and Room40. His latest releases—Lines of Flight, Strinning/Long/Heinemann Trio, and his solo album Scenes of Contestation—are available on Bandcamp.