Thursday 2/4/10 -
10:00PM - $8
Improvised Music Series
Mitchell/Savage
Nicole Mitchell - flute/piccolo; Darius Savage- bass
Stein/Riordan
Jason Stein - bass clarinet; Marc Riordan - drums
Saturday 2/6/10
6:00PM reception - free
9:00PM performance - $7
Elastic Vision Series
Lance Brown's M - Pro - Vision
Opening reception for Lance Brown's exhibit of paintings and drawings, followed by a performance by Lance's group MPROVISION.
Thursday 2/11/10 -
10:00PM - $8
Improvised Music Series
Devin Hoff
solo bass
Devin Hoff Quartet
Dave Rempis - saxophones; Jason Stein - bass clarinet; Devin Hoff - bass; John Herndon - drums
Friday 2/12/10 - 9:00PM - $7
Homeroom Presents
Singer/Songwriter Open Mic
featuring Lily Schaffer and Roy Ivy
homeroomchicago.org
Justin Petertil of Love Raid and Office hosts our regular Songwriter Showcase and Open Mic.
Lily Schaffer is Chicago songwriter who channels skepticism and self doubt into broad melodies and rigid pop forms. Her strong voice rarely reaches; Shaffer alternates between a sung/spoken style and an effortless, airy voice. Even in her louder songs, she always maintains a sense of intimacy and vulnerability.
Roy Ivy is songwriter from Texas where he was a founding member of Polyphonic Spree and The Tah Dahs. Ivy’s songs are often whimsical and avoid typical song structures. But his lyrics reveal darkness, loneliness and a general disgust with the crudeness of humanity and his own flawed nature. Ivy is anything but apathetic – his songs teem with frustration and hope expressed through his warm voice and simple guitar work.
Monday 2/15/10 -
9:00PM - $10
Rross Feller XL Band
Rross Feller - saxophones, Jeffrey Kowalkowski - keyboards, Jake Wise - clarinet, Thymme Jones - trumpet, Laura Weaver - trombone, Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello,
Teddy Rankin-Parker - cello, Eric Roth - percussion, Sam Goodman - movement and sound, Nolan Kennedy - movement and sound
During the past twenty years Composer/Saxophonist/Improviser Ross
Feller has developed a musical vocabulary that features raw, ecstatic
layers of material that seethe with refined, virtuosic gestures, the
movements for which are often explicitly choreographed. Feller studied
composition in Chicago and at the University of Illinois. His work has
been performed throughout the US and Europe at major venues and
festivals. His compositions have been performed throughout Europe and
the USA at major venues including De Ijsbreker, Symphony Space,
Roulette, Spoleto, Presser Recital Hall, Park West, Chicago Public
Library, Cleveland Public Theatre, Playhouse Square Center, the
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and at many international
conferences and festivals. As a saxophonist he’s performed with George
Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Leroy Jenkins, Greg Bendian, Chris Cochrane,
David Mott, LaDonna Smith, Malcolm Goldstein, and Peter Evans, and
many others. Recordings of his music are available on Athena Records,
New Dynamic Records, UIUC Experimental Music Studios, and Capstone
(forthcoming). For more information visit: www.rossfeller.com
Tuesday 2/16/10 - 9:00PM - $7
The Engines
Dave Rempis - saxophones, Jeb Bishop - trombone, Nate McBride - bass, Tim Daisy - drums
Thursday 2/18/10 - 10:00PM - $8
Improvised Music Series
Charles Rumbach Group
Tyler Beach - guitar, Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello, Liz Payne - bass, Charles Rumbach - drums
Jason Steele Quartet
James Davis - trumpet, Jason Steele - guitar, Patrick Mulcahy - bass, Charles Rumbach - drums
Friday 2/19/10 -
9:00PM - $7
Elastic Electro/Acoustic Series
Jonathan Chen Trio
Jonathan Chen - violin; Tatsu Aoki - bass; Jamie Kempkers - cello
Carl Testa Trio
Carl Testa - string bass + electronics; Jeff Kimmel - bass clarinet; Nick Broste - trombone
Tuesday 2/23/10 - 9:00PM - $7
The Engines
Dave Rempis - saxophones, Jeb Bishop - trombone, Nate McBride - bass, Tim Daisy - drums
Thursday 2/25/10 - 10:00PM - $8
Improvised Music Series
Nick Mazzarella Trio
Nick Mazzarella - alto saxophone, Anton Hatwich - bass, Frank Rosaly - drums
Jeb Bishop Trio
Jeb Bishop - trombone, Jason Roebke - bass, Frank Rosaly - drums
Saturday 2/27/10 - 8:00PM - $10
TOKYO NAMI TRIO
Nami Sagara Farahmand - vocals, keyboards, electronics
Toru Hironaka - tenor saxophone
Tatsu Aoki - bass
electroacoustic world music
tatsuaoki.com
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