Resonance Arts Presents: Amos Egleston Quartet + Syzygia

Resonance Arts proudly presents its 2026 opening event with its January installment of the Cross Modulations new music series at The CheckOut! Cross Modulations features new music presented by Chicago and national musicians. For this special event on January 6, Resonance Arts presents the Amos Egleston Quartet and Syzygia.

Amos Egleston Quartet

Amos Egleston –  trumpet, Garrett Frees – saxophones, John Sutton – bass, and Andy Danstrom – drums

Amos Egleston is an improvising trumpeter and composer based in Chicago. He has a background in classical music and jazz and holds a masters degree in Performance from Northern Illinois University. Amos’ compositions are influenced primarily by the work of Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk and Don Cherry, as well as the improvised music tradition in Chicago. With his eponymous Quartet and various ensembles he performs regularly in Chicago and in Europe.

Syzygia 

Robbie Lynn Hunsinger – winds and strings, Jamie Kempkers – cello, Jeff Chan – flute and clarinets, and Michael Perkins – piano

Syzygia performs improvised music and expands on the concepts stemming from pianist Michael Perkins and woodwind performer Jeff Chan’s development of the Improvised Sonata for Piano and Flute. This ensemble adds to the original duo of Perkins and Chan, with leading Chicago new/creative music artists Robbie Lynn Hunsinger and Jamie Kempkers completing the quartet.