Keefe Jackson Saxophonist/clarinetist/improvisor/composer, Keefe Jackson arrived in Chicago in 2001 from his native Fayettevile, Arkansas. He performs regularly in the U.S. and in Europe with many musicians including Pandelis Karayorgis, Tomeka Reid, Tim Daisy, Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Jason Roebke, Jason Adasiewicz, Mike Reed, Jason Stein, Josh Berman, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Frank Rosaly, Oscar Jan Hoogland […]

Trio de Ruido Ausberto Acevedo – Bass Charles Malave – Guitars Felipe Tobar – Violins Felipe Tobar In an incessant musical search since he moved to Chicago in 2011 from Santiago de Chile, violinist and improviser Felipe Tobar’s style is influenced by classical, folk and jazz. His repertoire includes South and North American folk and […]

Bill Harris/Norman W. Long Duo Bill Harris Bill Harris (b. 1987, Pittsburgh, PA) is a percussionist, improviser, and audio engineer in Chicago. He also operates and produces for Amalgam, a Chicago-based label and collective, and co-operates Chicago recording studio Marmalade. Bill focuses on solo work incorporating acoustic and electronic material, using feedback and timbral manipulation. […]

Monday, April 15th at 7:00 p.m. Location: Northbrook Public Library Eric Leonardson/Carol Genetti Duo Eric Leonardson Eric Leonardson, a Chicago-based audio artist, serves as co-founder and President of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and Vice President of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. He is Associate Professor Adjunct in the Department of Sound at The School of the Art […]

Monday, April 16th at 7:00 p.m. Location: Color Club, Chicago, IL Eric Leonardson/Carol Genetti Duo Eric Leonardson Eric Leonardson, a Chicago-based audio artist, serves as co-founder and President of the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology and Vice President of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. He is Associate Professor Adjunct in the Department of Sound at The School of the […]

Superposition Members of the Chicago free improvising, collaborative band TV Pow–Todd A. Carter and Michael Hartman–as a duo are Superposition, recording improvisations and composed improvisations primarily on piano, Rhodes, organ, and synthesizers, then mixing, adding and editing them into appealing tracks that merge electronics, jazz forms and soundscape. Glaciers by Superposition on Kettle Hole Records […]

While the saxophone/drum duo has a deep history in the realms of jazz and improvised music, this pairing of Chicagoan Dave Rempis and Detroiter Ben Hall puts a new spin on the possibilities.  After Hall’s jaw-dropping set with Damon Locks at the 2022 Catalytic Sound Festival, utilizing a low-end concert bass drum and tympani setup […]

Our next Cross Modulations presentation will feature the ultra talented multi-instrumentalist, Macie Stewart playing a solo set. She will be joined on this bill by a new trio featuring Chad Clark on guitar, Ausberto Acevedo on string bass, and Jacob Little Cloud Fawcett on drums and percussion. Not to be missed. See below for bios. […]

  EREZ DESSEL After graduating from the New England Conservatory in Boston in 2020, Dessel moved to Savannah, GA, where he served as music director at the Savannah Music Festival Jazz Academy, Savannah’s first free after-school youth jazz program. He also kept up an active performing career in the southeast, including presenting an hour-long improvised […]

Resonance Arts is proud to present its October 2024 Cross Modulations music series concert featuring Extraordinary Popular Delusions and Ex Ibex Doors open at 7p, show starts at 8p. Suggested donation of $15 accepted at the door. Full bar! About the Musicians Known for their long-standing residencies at Hotti Biscotti and the Beat Kitchen, Extraordinary […]

Resonance Arts presents this special concert of new/improvised music featuring Charles Sharp (woodwinds) from LA! Charles will be performing in a variety of small ensembles. The Ratchet Trio with Michael Perkins (keys), Ausberto Acevedo (bass) and Jeff Chan (winds) with special guest Jerome Bryerton (percussion) rounds out the bill. RA is pleased to be partnering […]

Resonance Arts is pleased to present November’s installment of Cross Modulations. This month we feature a trio consisting of Jason Stein on bass clarinet, Chris Dammann on bass, and Steve Hunt on Drums. In addition the pairing of Tim Daisy and Mai Sugimoto also perform. Jason Stein Jason Stein is among the mere handful of […]