Sudden Sound Concert Series

The Sudden Sound Concert Series presents leading artists in the fields of improvised music and the jazz avant-garde, establishing Krannert Art Museum as a destination for enthusiasts of today's most progressive music from the U.S. and abroad. Curated by Jason Finkelman

• Sponsored in part by Edwards Foundation Arts Fund, Analog Outfitters, and Krannert Art Museum with in-kind support provided by WEFT, 90.1 FM
• February 28, 7:30 pm
• KAM Gelvin Noel Gallery

Featuring Douglas R. Ewart and Wadada Leo Smith

Douglas R. Ewart and Wadada Leo Smith join forces to present an evening of music drawing upon their work as inventive composers and master improvisers melding sound from the traditions of the African Diaspora, Australia, and Asia. A Minneapolis-based artist, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist, Ewart performs on reeds, flutes, percussion, and handcrafted instruments often made of found and obsolete materials. Trumpeter Smith directs the African American Improvisational Music program at the California Institute of the Arts and is the leader of Golden Quartet, Silver Orchestra, and Organic.

• Additional program sponsorship provided by Unit One/Allen Hall
• April 2, 3:30 pm
• KAM Gelvin Noel Gallery

Sudden Sound Artist Residency - Music Discussion

• Introduction to the music and poetry of Henry Grimes with a solo performance and discussion moderated by Gabriel Solis
• Special engagements are co-sponsored by UI Jazz Studies Program, Department of African American Studies, Department of English, and Department of Dance
• April 4, 7:30 pm
• KAM Gelvin Noel Gallery

Featuring Henry Grimes and Avreeayl Ra

Featured extensively with Sonny Rollins and Albert Ayler, bassist Henry Grimes pioneered the jazz avant-garde in the early sixties. An ill-fated journey in 1968 led to Grimes' disappearance and the later assumption that he had died. In 2002, Grimes was discovered in Los Angeles and made a triumphant return to the music. Since then he has performed in over 500 world-wide concerts as a soloist and with today's leading progressive jazz artists. For Sudden Sound he will be joined by percussionist Avreeayl Ra, a long time performing artist of Chicago's AACM.

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