The acclaimed Umbrella Music Festival returns November 3-7 for its fifth annual celebration of jazz and improvised music from Chicago and beyond. The festival opens with a special evening of free concerts dubbed “European Jazz Meets Chicago,” co-presented by Umbrella Music, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and 10 different European consulates and cultural organizations.
Tim Daisy
James Falzone: Cross-Pollinating Classical in an Avant-Garde Ecclesia
With his work in countless avant-jazz ensembles such as Klang, Allos Musica, and Vox Arcana, Chicago-based clarinetist James Falzone is adroitly cross-pollinating the worlds of improvised jazz and classical, while also doing so in an atypical congregation.
Sonnenzimmer: Chicago’s DIY Printmaking Powerhouse
Nadine Nakanishi and Nick Butcher, owners of Sonnenzimmer screen-printing studio in Chicago’s Roscoe Village, were drawn to the art from a young age, and now create posters for bands like The Sea and Cake and Tokyo Police Club.