Rooted in a deep legacy of Indigenous storytelling through song and dance, Frank Waln, with Samsoche Sampson & OPLIAM, reimagine traditional dances and instruments to create a performance that expresses their healing and resistance in a way the world has never seen before.
Read MoreCorinne Imberski is a Chicago (Albany Park) based dance performer, choreographer, improviser, and educator. Wilson Tanner Smith is a Chicago (Albany Park) based cellist, composer, improviser, and performance artist
Read MoreMurdaMommy is a dancer, musician, actor, and innovator in the film, fashion, and gaming industries. Jorita "Cuenique" Smith is a mixed-medium artist from Chicago's Southside, Grand Crossing Neighborhood.
Read MoreShi-An Costello (aka coshian) is a composer, pianist, sound artist, and a proud Asian American born and raised in Chicago.
Read MoreGreg Ward is a saxophonist and composer that was born in Peoria, IL. Jumaane Taylor, a Chicago native, has been tap dancing since the age of seven and made his professional debut in 2001 with the tap company M.A.D.D. Rhythms.
Read MoreArt Union Humanscape (AUH) duo, Ayako Kato (dance) & Jason Roebke (double bass) creates a sonic and kinetic landscape meditatively superimposed with silence and stillness. Their ritualistic performance is grounded on experimental performance and the aesthetics of furyu, Japanese for “wind flow,” as it relates to cyclical transformation, human motion in nature, and cosmic ephemera.
Dee Alexander’s true heart and soul are experienced in their purest form through her performance of Jazz music. Pianist Miguel de la Cerna has been immersed and inspired since his start in the stew of jazz, blues, gospel, R&B soul of the south side that is known and celebrated throughout the world.
Read MoreMulti-reedist and pianist Ari Brown is a dynamic and important member of the Chicago avant-garde jazz scene and his technique and traditional jazz chops are highly expressive across his instruments. Kirk Brown, keyboards/music production/sound designer, has been involved in the music industry for over 25 years.
Read MoreSaxophonist, improviser, and composer Dave Rempis has been an integral part of the thriving Chicago jazz and improvised music scene since 1997. Chicago master drummer / percussionist Avreeayl Ra is a renowned musician always in demand among visiting jazz artists in Chicago.
Read MoreFor an artist whose career is almost entirely improvisational, TALsounds has refined a stunning style of music that sounds as meticulous as it does surprising.
Read MoreAs a choreographer, Elysia C. Banks strives to create works that are honest, sincere, and authentic to her experience. Musicality is also of importance as music can assist in conveying intention and allow a dancer to become fully immersed and engaged.
Read MoreRajiv Halim is a saxophonist, composer, and educator born and raised in Chicago, IL. Internationally, he has performed at venues and festivals in Canada, Poland, Belize, and Taiwan.
Read MoreMacie Stewart is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and improviser whose work spans a wide variety of contexts. Lia Kohl is a cellist and multidisciplinary artist who creates and performs embodied music and multimedia performance that incorporates sound, video, movement, theatre, and sculptural objects.
Read MoreLee studied with Read My Hips directed by Stephanie Barto, and has taken classes by internationally known instructors. He currently perform weekly and study and dance with Joel Hall Dancers, Raks Geek, and freelances.
Read MoreRicky Harris is a seasoned teaching artist in Chicago, having taught for many years with Raven Theatre, Playmakers Laboratory (formerly Barrel of Monkeys) & The Beverly Arts Center Chicago to name a few.
Read MoreThe artists perform selections from avery r. young's album "tubman." Joining avery are Alfonzo Jones aka "thumper" on drums and Justin Dillard on his laptop ministry.
Read MoreJoshua Abrams is a composer, multi-instrumentalist & improviser. Lisa Alvarado is an artist and harmonium player. Natural Information Society (duo) will create a music performance & sonic & visual environment playing bass, harmonium & various other instruments within a portable setting.
Read MoreLuis Alfredo is a 24 year old singer born in Mexico City. He came to the U.S. and is connected with his roots through the music he now performs.
Read MorePharez is a trumpet player residing on the South Side of Chicago and has been involved in performance and education ever since he's moved to the area. Andrew has been playing piano since age six and was performing regularly by age eleven. He began taking lessons in classical music and jazz at the age of eight.
Read MoreJerry Sanabria is an artist from the Southside of Chicago. An open mic in high school inspired him to pursue his goal of expanding his music to a broader audience outside of his school. His main focus within his music is to speak of a topic that many hip-hop artist are not courageous to speak on: mental health.
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