Ben Baker Billington (left), Andrew Scott Young (right)
Carol Genetti
Keefe Jackson (left), Julian Kirshner (middle), Jim Baker (right)
Packed night of Chicago veterans including a trio of Keefe Jackson, Jim Baker, and Julian Kirshner and a solo set by the one and only Carol Genetti is punctuated by powerhouse duo Whisker making a rare duo appearance.
8:30 pm: Kirshner/Jackson/Baker
Keefe Jackson - reeds
Jim Baker - piano, synthesizer
Julian Kirshner - drums
9:30 pm: Carol Genetti
Carol Genetti - voice, synthesizer
10:15 pm: Whisker
Ben Baker Billington - synthesizer
Andrew Scott Young - bass
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door
About the Artists
Whisker is a duo consisting of modular synthesist Ben Baker Billington and bassist Andrew Scott Young. These are two space cadets who have emerged from the burned-out basements and sweaty lofts of the midwest noise scene to become leading figures in the Chicago music community. Billington has mastered trippertronics under his Quicksails project and provided tactile drum work to the pivotal Chicago industrial collective ONO, while Young’s bass playing has graced records by Ryley Walker, Circuit des Yeux and Eli Winter. The two have previously worked together as part of the explosive free jazz unit Tiger Hatchery and the tripped-out post-Phish jazz fusion band Traysh. With Whisker, our two heroes have used their wook wisdom and seasoned musical chops to blow open the doors of improvised music.
Carol Genetti is a Chicago-based vocalist whose work encompasses sound and visual art media. Her palette is primordial, existing in a space where “language” and “music” have yet to be formulated into familiar cultural patterns. Genetti’s aesthetic is one of raw power, yet also delicate and subtle. She likes to combine various devices with her vocal performance as she “refracts and abrades her wordless vocals with electronics” (Bill Meyer, The Wire). She has performed with many improvising musicians, including Jack Wright, Eric Leonardson, Peter Maunu, Olivia Block and many others. Most recent recordings include a duet with Claire Rousay "Live at Elastic Arts" (Astral Spirits) and a collaborative release with visual artist Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson “Chyme" (Suppedaneum).
The trio Jackson/Baker/Kirshner is an intergenerational union of three Chicago-based journeymen of jazz and improvised music. The band, which formed in 2015, has developed an intimate rapport only achievable through years of collectively navigating uncharted waters. Longevity, motion, and elasticity are thought of. Bill Meyer in Dusted Magazine: “The trio keeps enough variables in play that you’ll never quite know how the music is going to get from start to end.”