Sam Wenc, photo by Mara Arteaga

We welcome Sam Wenc from Philadelphia with a brand new quartet led by Ben Schmidt-Swartz.

8:30 pm: Ben Schmidt-Swartz

Ben Schmidt-Swartz-saxophones
Ishmael Ali-cello
Jim Baker-piano
Erik Sowa-drums

9:30 pm: Sam Wenc

Sam Wenc - pedal steel guitar, miscellaneous

Sam Wenc is a composer, improviser, and interdisciplinary artist working with sound, text, performance and installation. He has released music on Longform Editions, Where to Now, Moone Records, Noumenal Loom, Sweet Wreath, and his own label Lobby Art Editions, amongst others. His work has been supported by Elektronmusikstudion (Stockholm, Sweden), Art OMI (Ghent, NY), Foundation for Contemporary Arts (NYC), Roulette Intermedium (NYC), Casa Del Lago / Cultura UNAM (México), Sonidos Primeros (Peru), Creative Alliance of Philadelphia, Kiosk Gallery (Chicago) and has performed throughout the US, Canada, Peru, México, and Japan.

He is co-founder of Lobby Art Editions, a record label that highlights and releases works by artists exploring boundaries of genre and media.

Ben Schmidt-Swartz leads a brand new group of Chicago improvisers presenting a completely fresh collaboration that will be sure to be filled with lyricism, folkloric and wide open rhythmic concepts, and full of color and expression.

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the DoorWorried that Sam will get $50 and nothing more if the turnout isn’t sick