JIM BAKER
Chicagoan Avant Garde jazz musician. Mostly piano but welds an old ARP synth too. Has played at least once with just about every top avant garde musican in Chicago, and continues to tour the world imparting his awesome tones.
Improvised Music Series: Baker/Hunt/Heinemann, Keefe Jackson Quartet
Thursday, July 30 at 8:30 PM
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID
Electroacoustic dialogues and free jazz-derived excursions with two ensembles
Lineup
Steve Hunt
Steven Hunt is an American jazz pianist and composer. He has released two studio albums, recorded extensively, and toured the world.
Jakob Heinemann
Jakob Heinemann is a Madison, WI-born double bassist, composer, and sound artist working in free improvisation and avant-garde music, with his 2024 album Horizon Scanners released on Clean Feed Records.
Keefe Jackson Quartet
Chicago tenor saxophonist Keefe Jackson takes his musical cues from the free bop and approximate note theorems of Ornette Coleman to create fresh music in the modern jazz tradition. Alongside trombonist Jeb Bishop, Jackson is able to hold interest with his witty, heady, progressive music that knows few boundaries and s… Chicago tenor saxophonist Keefe Jackson takes his musical cues from the free bop and approximate note theorems of Ornette Coleman to create fresh music in the modern jazz tradition. Alongside trombonist Jeb Bishop, Jackson is able to hold interest with his witty, heady, progressive music that knows few boundaries and swings like mad. Crazy free bop, fast, loud, or bluesy, defines the sound Jackson carves and crafts alongside the ever potent Bishop, the exceptional bassist Jason Roebke, and drummer Noritaka Tanaka. "Maker" and "Turns to Everything," with their craggy melody lines and challenging, pervasive grooves, provide telling moments for this type of new wave, youth-oriented creative jazz. It's directly related to what is happening -- politically and culturally -- in Chi-Town, with Keefe Jackson at the musical center of that churning vortex. Read moreShow less
Venue
Elastic ArtsLogan Square
2830 N Milwaukee Ave Map ↗
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