The duo’s performance will explore the rural ear inside of urban soundscapes and the urban ear inside of rural soundscapes, manifesting how the body listens and responses to its environment.
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Ken Vandermark is an improviser, composer, saxophonist/clarinetist, curator, and writer. Damon Locks is a Chicago-based visual artist, educator, vocalist/musician. Ken and Damone collaborate as a duo for the second time in their careers.
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Roy McGrath is a Chicago-based tenor saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and educated in Boston, New Orleans, and Chicago, Roy brings to bear these diverse influences in his playing and composing.
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Ndgo Blk is a Chicago-based vocalist, rapper, and producer who centers Black, urban narratives.
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Using the full lyrics of our National Anthem, poet and singer Marvin Tate and violinist Johanna Brock will create an improvised musical soundscape, reflecting upon the current ongoing pandemic and exploring the transmission of information through sound, words, and light.
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Son Monarcas is a Latin Folk Fusion ensemble led by Mercedes Inez Martinez and Irekani Ferreyra based in the Chicago neighborhoods of Garfield Park and Pilsen.
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Charles was born and raised in Chicago, and raised in the Beverly neighborhood as a crossover musician, composer, and dancer. Angel Bat Dawid is a Black American composer, improviser, clarinetist, pianist, vocalist & DJ.
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Representing two distinct generations of Chicago improvisers, drummer/percussionist Hamid Drake and alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella meet for a series of improvised duets informed by the City's rich heritage of musical exploration, and inspired by the need to respond to the challenges of the present moment with creative energy.
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Las BomPleneras Unplugged is an all women Bomba y Plena group from Chicago dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and growth of the Puerto Rican culture through the music and dance genres of Bomba and Plena.
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Movement artist Ashwaty Chennat and musician Alvin Cobb, Jr. comprise a collaborative duo, whose work merges Carnatic and Black American dance and musical traditions.
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Jesus Ramos is a Chicago native. He is the son of Mexican Immigrants parents from the state of Jalisco who came to Chicago to find the American Dream.
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José Alfredo is an educator and musician who grew up in Chicago's La Villita neighborhood. A graduate of DePaul University’s School of Music (BM ‘11) he is a founding member of Madera Once, a four-piece band that pays tribute to Mexican-regional and traditional music with a contemporary spin.
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Jesse Garcia is an independent artist from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Music has held her heart for as long as she can remember.
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Rosalba Valdez is a Mexican-American musician from Pilsen, Chicago. Growing up in an environment of activism and community engagement, "Rosie" learned that she could speak out about the injustices in her community and stay true to her identity all while pursuing her passion for music.
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Tessa Lopez is a Mexican singer residing in Chicago with a wide vocal range and a very versatile style. She has 22 years of experience on stage as a solo performer and musical theater singer.
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