5th Annual Umbrella Music Festival

From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Umbrella Music is pleased to announce the final schedule for the fifth annual Umbrella Music Festival, November 3rd-7th. The event celebrates jazz and improvised music from Chicago and beyond.

Wednesday, November 3rd at The Chicago Cultural Center
EUROPEAN JAZZ MEETS CHICAGO : Night One
6:30 PM : Xavier Charles Trio (France)
Xavier Charles – clarinet
Nate McBride – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
Claudia Cassidy Theater
7:15 PM : Marraffa/Braida Duo (Italy)
Edoardo Marraffa – reeds
Alberto Braida – piano
Preston-Bradley Hall
8:00 PM : Kurzmann/Falzone Duo (Austria)
Christof Kurzmann – electronics, etc
James Falzone – clarinet
Claudia Cassidy Theater
8:45 PM : Agustí Fernández Solo (Spain)
Agustí Fernández – piano
Preston-Bradley Hall
9:30 PM : Joost Buis Ensemble (Netherlands)
Josh Berman – cornet
Jorrit Dijkstra – alto saxophone
Keefe Jackson – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Dave Rempis – tenor/baritone saxophone
Joost Buis – trombone
Jason Roebke – bass
Mike Reed – drums
Charles Rumback – drums
Claudia Cassidy Theater

Thursday, November 4th at The Chicago Cultural Center
EUROPEAN JAZZ MEETS CHICAGO : Night Two
6:30 PM : Arkadijus Gotesmanas Trio (Lithuania)
Mars Williams – saxophones
Harrison Bankhead – bass
Arkadijus Gotesmanas – drums
Claudia Cassidy Theater
7:15 PM : Chicago Luzern Exchange (Switzerland)
Josh Berman – cornet
Keefe Jackson – reeds
Marc Unternährer – tuba
Frank Rosaly – drums
Randolph St Café
8:00 PM : Waclaw Zimpel Quartet (Poland)
Waclaw Zimpel – bass clarinet
Matt Schneider – guitar
Devin Hoff – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
Claudia Cassidy Theater
8:45 PM : The Long Run Development Of The Universe (Germany)
Matthias Schubert – alto saxophone
Walter Wierbos – trombone
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – tuba
Randolph St Café
9:30 PM : Fredrik Ljungkvist Sextet (Sweden)
Fredrik Ljungkvist – reeds
Nicole Mitchell – flute
Nick Mazzarella – alto saxophone
Jim Baker – piano
Josh Abrams – bass
Marc Riordan – drums
Claudia Cassidy Theater

Friday, November 5th at Elastic
9 PM : Slow Cycle
Josh Berman – cornet
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Nate McBride – bass
Frank Rosaly – drums
10 PM : David S. Ware Solo
David S. Ware – saxophone
11 PM : Mark Helias’s Open Loose
Ellery Eskelin – saxophones
Mark Helias – bass
Tom Rainey – drums

Saturday, November 6th at The Hideout
9 PM : Nick Broste Trio
Nick Broste – trombone
Keefe Jackson – reeds
Anton Hatwich – bass
10 PM : Ljungkvist/Buis/McBride/Reed
Fredrik Ljungkvist – reeds
Joost Buis – trombone
Nate McBride – bass
Mike Reed – drums
11 PM : Trio 3
Oliver Lake – saxophones
Reggie Workman – bass
Andrew Cyrille – drums

Sunday, November 7th at The Hungry Brain
9 PM : The Outskirts
Dave Rempis – saxophones
Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten – bass
Frank Rosaly – drums
10 PM : Wadada Leo Smith/Gunter “Baby” Sommer Duo
Wadada Leo Smith – trumpet
Gunter “Baby” Sommer – drums

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