1980 Records has released music in Chicago for over a decade and also curates the Experimental Artist Series (which recently had its 20th installment). 1980 Records and Hungry Brain are teaming up to throw 3 days of music curated by the label this November (3rd–5th). There will be 3 acts a night, featuring an exciting blend of new music/singer-songwriter/experimental/and improvisational jazz. The event is free...
Find out more »A new choreographic work by Joshua L. Ishmon with original composition and live music by Sam Trump, this urban collaboration of dance and music will revisit Chicago’s rich history through expressions of color. Curated by Kevin Iega Jeff, the artistic/producing director of Chicago’s Deeply Rooted Productions, this world premiere production incorporates diverse contemporary dance styles including footwork and hip hop and includes the work of...
Find out more »The MIYUMI Project is Tatsu Aoki’s laboratory of sound, where he explores the nexus of cultures: Asian and American; Japanese and African; past and present. The compositions provide a conceptual framework for each band member to interpret. Each successive grouping of Miyumi musicians over the past two decades has contributed to the ongoing evolution of the work. Presenting a long history of collaboration between African-American...
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