Left to right: Weasel Walter, Damon Smith, Caroline Jessalva, Alex Cunningham
Top left clockwise: Brianna Tong, Johanna Brock,Andrew Scott Young, Ishmael Ali,
A string-focused night with drummer Weasel Walter assembling a quartet comprising two violins, double bass, and drum set coupled with Akjai, a quartet with violin, cello, double bass, and vocals brought in by our very own Ishmael Ali.
8:30 Akjai
Briana Tong - vocals, poetry
Johanna Brock - violin
Ishmael Ali - cello
Andrew Scott Young - double bass
9:30 Weasel Walter String Quartet
Alex Cunningham - violin
Caroline Jesalva - violin
Damon Smith - double bass
Weasel Walter - drum set
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door
About the artists
Akjai is an improvising quartet comprising double bass, cello, violin and vocals.The group explores many sonic worlds ranging from your standard Chicago improvised music affair to 20th century classical music to art song to free jazz and pairs it with various forms of text including Octavia Butler, RA Washington, Brianna Tong, and Ishmael Ali.
Their self-titled record debuted on Amlagam Music in 2021