This week’s Improvised Music Series features the long-waited return of Chicago expat Eli Namay and the 6th iteration of their sonic meditation for large ensemble, Sound Mass.

In it's 6th iteration, namay premiers the 3rd version of this modular text score framed by their ethnographic work on the affective dimensions of improvisation in relationship to human behavioral ecology more broadly.

Following the sonic ritual will be a panel with musicians, asking the question: “Why Improvisation? Why is it a part of your practice, what does it mean to you, how does it make you feel?” This ethnographic work is beginning to be presented on the Culture as Care Journal (cultureascare.org), run by namay, Jack Langdon, & John Pippen.

Hearsay comprises visionary experimental sound artist Allen Moore, versatile cellist Ishmael Ali, and dynamic drummer Bill Harris.

Hearsay cultivates a distinct and captivating aesthetic that traverses ethereal dimensions, gradually morphing rhythmic tapestries, and electrifying improvised soundscapes that bounce off of free jazz and textural noise music to land on a kind of wild and bounding avant-groove music that is as pleasing as it is avant-garde.

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door