Edgefest 22 Celebrates Chicago
The theme of this year’s Edgefest at Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor is Chicago-Out Kind of Town. The festival starts on Wednesday, October 17 and ends on Saturday. There is also a Fringe at the Edge series of concerts that begin on Tuesday night with a free concert at Encore Records. A complete schedule can be found below.
The Chicago experimental avant-garde scene included artists in the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) founded in the 1960s including the path-breaking Art Ensemble of Chicago. The highlight of the festival will be a concert on Saturday night of new works for a large ensemble composed by saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Art Ensemble. Mitchell and drummer Famoudou Don Moye (right) were early members of the Art Ensemble. Mitchell will also perform on Wednesday night with his Detroit friends from the Creative Arts Collective including guitarist Spencer Barefield. Other well-known figures on the Chicago scene will perform throughout the festival, most notably the Harrison Bankhead Quartet on Thursday night, and the Artifacts Trio with flutist Nicole Mitchell on Friday night, and she returns in the company of pianist Myra Melford on Saturday afternoon.
Edgefest Schedule
Wednesday, October 17 |
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6:00 | Piotr Michalowski Ensemble Abby Alwin, cello • David Hurley, drums • Mike Khoury, violin and viola • Ken Kozora, cornet • Piotr Michalowski, bass and C clarinets, sopranino and soprano saxophones • Joel Peterson, bass • Kenn Thomas, piano |
7:00 | Guillermo Gregorio Trio Guillermo Gregorio, clarinet • Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello • Carrie Biolo, vibraphone/percussion |
9:00 | Roscoe Mitchell with Detroit Friends: A Tribute to the Creative Arts Collective Roscoe Mitchell and Spencer Barefield, co-founders Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones • A. Spencer Barefield, guitar • Anthony Holland, saxophones • Skeeter Shelton, saxophones • Kenneth Green, piano • Jaribu Shahid, bass • Djalo Djakate, drums |
Thursday, October 18 |
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7:00 | Kirsten Carey’s Uruboros Sextet Kirsten Carey, guitar • Andrew Bishop and Molly Jones, saxophones • Ben Willis, bass • Jonathan Taylor, percussion |
8:00 | Lonberg-Holm/Reid/Young Trio Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello • Tomeka Reid, cello • Kathryn Young, bassoon |
9:00 | Harrison Bankhead Quartet Harrison Bankhead, bass • Ed Wilkerson, tenor saxophones • Jim Baker, piano/electronics • Avreeayl Ra, drums |
Friday, October 19 |
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7:00 | Adam Shead’s Tradition Talks Matt Piet, piano • Tony Piazza, bass • Adam Shead, drums |
8:00 | Artifacts Trio Nicole Mitchell, flute/electronics • Tomeka Reid, cello • Mike Reed, drums |
9:00 | Jason Stein’s Hearts and Minds Jason Stein, bass clarinet • Paul Giallorenzo, piano/electronics • Chad Taylor, drums |
10:00 | Jaimie Branch Quartet Jaimie Branch, trumpet • Lester St. Louis, cello • Anton Hatwich, bass • Chad Taylor, drums |
Saturday, October 20 |
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Noon | Edgefest Parade and Picnic |
2:00 | Myra Melford, piano solo |
3:00 | Tim Haldeman Quartet Tim Haldeman, saxophone • Tim Flood, bass • Will McEvoy, bass • David Hurley, drums |
4:00 | Tiger Trio Myra Melford, piano • Nicole Mitchell, flute • Joëlle Léandre, bass |
5:00 | Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker Dave Rempis, saxophone • Joshua Abrams, bass • Avreeayl Ra, drums • Jim Baker, piano/electronics |
6:00 | Joëlle Léandre, solo bass |
8:00 | Art Ensemble of Chicago 50th Anniversary Project: A Tribute to Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors and their lasting contributions to “Great Black Music-Ancient to the Future” Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones/flute/percussion/etc. • Famoudou Don Moye, drums/percussion/etc. • Hugh Ragin, Trumpets • Fred Berry, Trumpet/Flugelhorn • Nicole Mitchell, Flutes • Christina Wheeler, Voice/Electronics • Jean Cook, Violin • Stephanie Griffin, Viola • Tomeka Reid, Cello • Silvia Bolognesi, Bass • Jaribu Shahid, Bass • Junius Paul, Bass • Enoch Williamson, African Percussion |
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Some events TBD; please go to kerrytownconcerthouse.com for updates. |
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Tuesday, October 16 |
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Hosted and sponsored by Encore Records, 417 East Liberty St. | |
8:00 | Tomeka Reid, cello • Andrew Bishop and Peter Formanek, saxophones • Jon Taylor, drums |