Na Ja: A Peter Brötzmann Memorial Concert

3:00pm.

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One of the landmark figures in improvised music, German saxophonist and clarinetist Peter Brötzmann (1941-2023) maintained a special relationship with the Chicago music community.  First performing in the city in the late 1980s, Brötzmann initially worked in small ensemble settings, duos and trios, often with drummer Hamid Drake.  In 1996, he assembled the nucleus of the Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, an all-star band that worked consistently around the world for more than 15 years.  Brötzmann's last appearance in Chicago was in a quartet setting featuring vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, the same group with whom Brötzmann played his final concerts before his untimely passing in June.  As a memorial to Brötzmann, with particular attention to his Chicago connection, this event will feature all members of the original Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Jason Adasiewicz, and several special guests.  Two full concerts will include four sets each, with various groupings drawn from the overall participants, including working groups DKV Trio, Ensemble Redux (playing Brötzmann) and Survival Unit III, as well as several world premier groupings.  Rare footage of Brötzmann will be on view.  Every ticket holder will receive a complementary copy of the catalog Brötzmann: Paintings & Objects.

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Lineup:

Joe McPhee (poetry) with Jason Adasiewicz

Jeb Bishop/Fred Lonberg-Holm

Gads Mustafsson Plays Brötzmann Card Works

DKV Trio

Complete event personnel:

Gads Mustafsson, reeds

Ken Vandermark, reeds

Joe McPhee, reeds

Jeb Bishop, trombone

Beth McDonald, tuba

Capar B, electric bass guitar

Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone

Erez Dessel, keyboards

Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello

Kent Kessler, bass

Lily Finnegan, drums

Michael Zerang, drums

Hamid Drake, drums