Avant Jazz: Past

US premiere performances of commissioned pieces by George Lewis, Oxana Omelchuk, and more from Austria's Studio Dan.

New work from Adam Rudolph’s Go: Organic Orchestra, a 21st century vision of a "future orchestra."

Sleepwalker 3 for piano, violin, bass, and electronics combines dub, contemporary composition with an emphasis on bass sounds.

With SuperBigmouth, Chris Lightcap combines and composes for his two working groups, Bigmouth and Superette.

Vocalist Charmaine Lee premieres Ceremony in collaboration with Conrad Tao and Nate Wooley.

Hallucinations for Keyboard and Electronics are pieces influenced by states of altered consciousness & their effect on musical processes.

A song cycle with films and a 15-player ensemble reflecting the adventures of Victorian-era female explorers. Wild, wonder, and Myra Melford!

The dazzling percussionist dares to merge, purge, and blur electronic, orchestral and jazz styles & players, with Jennifer Choi, Nate Wooley...

A little bit Threadgill and a touch Frisell, the edgy yet sweet guitarist with Graham Haynes, JT Lewis and the delicious Stomu Takeishi on bass.

A night of improvisation featuring Kazu Uchihashi on electric guitars + daxophone with guests Ikue Mori and Shelley Hirsch.