Association for the Advancement of
Creative Musicians - 45th Anniversary Festival
Creative Musicians - 45th Anniversary Festival
The AACM Creative Music Institute is offering a series of free AACM masterclasses and workshops for musicians interested in learning more about creative music. The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), a historically unique and globally influential music institution founded and rooted in Chicago, is proud to celebrate its Forty-Fifth Anniversary from November 10-21 with a wealth of diverse events throughout the city.
November 10-12, 2-4pm
AACM Creative Music Institute
University of Illinois, Chicago: 1040 W Harrison Dept of Performing Arts;
Nov 10, 2-4pm
Mwata Bowden/Ernest Dawkins (Creative Improv and Composition)
Nov 11, 2-4pm
Douglas Ewart (The Evolution of music Improv in the Caribbean and Latin America)
Nov 12, 2-4pm
Renee Baker (Workshop/Rehearsal in Creative Music Ensemble)
November 12, 8pm
November 12, 8pm
George Lewis and the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble.
University of Chicago, Mandel Hall 1131 East 57th Street, Chicago; Great Black Music Ensemble, renowned European free jazz pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, and Arnold Davidson , the Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Chicago. Through live performance and conversation, Lewis and his collaborators will explore the relationship between humans and machines, musicians and their instruments, improvisation, social responsibility, and agency through both live performance and discussion.
November 13, 12-2pm
November 13, 12-2pm
AACM School/AACM Creative Music Institute Performances
Museum of Contemporary Art, "Family Day" 220 E Chicago Ave, AACM Creative Youth Ensemble led by Nicole Mitchell and AACM Creative Music Institute participants led by Renee Baker.
November 18, 7pm
Roscoe Mitchell Lecture on Creative Composition University of Chicago, Fulton Hall (Goodspeed, 5801 S Ellis Ave)
Roscoe Mitchell, saxophonist and composer, distinguished Milhaud Professor of Music at Mills College, veteran member of the AACM, and founder of the Art Ensemble of Chicago will offer a rare presentation into his insights on music composition.
November 19, 7:30pm
AACM 45th Anniversary Performances Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago
Set 1:
Renee Baker's Brass Epiphany, a world-premiere featuring multi-generational ChicagoRoscoe Mitchell's New Experiments featuring Tomeka Reid cello, Ari Brown tenor sax, Nicole Mitchell flutes, Harrison Bankhead bass and Mike Reed drumset.and Arnold I. Davidson talents including trumpeters Shaun Johnson, Leon Q Allen, Marquis Hill and David Young, saxophonists Rajiv Orozco and Fred Jackson, trombonists Zakiya Powell, Ike Jackson, Steve Berry and more.
Set 2:
Mike Reed (drums/composition), Roscoe Mitchell (alto sax, soprano sax, flute), Greg Ward (alto sax), Tomeka Reid (cello), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Joshua Abrams (bass)
November 20, 3pm
Pritzker Stage at Millinnium Park Millennium Park, 350 E Monroe Street, Mike Reed's Loose Assembly featuring Roscoe Mitchell CD Release: Empathetic Parts (482 Music)
November 21, 7:30pm
AACM 45th Anniversary Performances Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago
Set 1:
Kelan Phil Cohran and the AACM Vocal Ensemble
Set 2:
Douglas Ewart Inventions featuring:
Jodie Christian, Piano
Thurman Barker, Drums and Marimba
Mankwe Ndosi, Vocals and Percussion
Dee Alexander, Vocal and Percussion
Darius Savage, Bass
Mwata Bowden, Winds & Percussion
Edward Wilkenson, Winds & Percussion
Duriel Harris, Poet & Percussion
Jeff Parker, Guitar
Douglas R. Ewart, Winds, Voice and Percussion
Thurman Barker, Drums and Marimba
Mankwe Ndosi, Vocals and Percussion
Dee Alexander, Vocal and Percussion
Darius Savage, Bass
Mwata Bowden, Winds & Percussion
Edward Wilkenson, Winds & Percussion
Duriel Harris, Poet & Percussion
Jeff Parker, Guitar
Douglas R. Ewart, Winds, Voice and Percussion
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM)
Internationally renowned for its historical impact on 20th-century music, the AACM has beenat the forefront of musical innovation in composition and creative improvised music, which has come to be known as Great Black Music. Founded in 1965 by a cadre of creative musicians gathered on Chicago's South Side, this artist-led collective of musicians and composers are dedicated to nurturing, performing, and recording serious, original music.
The AACM represents three generations of compelling, creative music composers and musicians who have created an abundance of music that have new sounds and languages, and use self-made and obscure instruments. Through disciplined research, practice, and teaching, they document their innovative approach with seminal recordings and original notation.
The organization develops new generations of talent by offering free music training for city youth through the AACM School of Music and its educational programs. The AACM School is resident at Chicago State University and in Kennicott and Taylor Parks. AACM groups have performed across the US, and in Russia, Japan, Europe, and Africa. Members are regularly awarded grants and commissions to compose music for solo instrument, small ensemble, and full orchestra.
Anniversary events feature a wide range of talent that illuminates the AACM's commitment to originality and artistic development in creative music. Performances and educational events feature over thirty musicians. The AACM's boundary-breaking music celebrates a wide spectrum of jazz and new music, from soulful to avante guarde, from swinging to experimental.
Anniversary events feature a wide range of talent that illuminates the AACM's commitment to originality and artistic development in creative music. Performances and educational events feature over thirty musicians. The AACM's boundary-breaking music celebrates a wide spectrum of jazz and new music, from soulful to avante guarde, from swinging to experimental.
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