Jefferson Park Experimental
Experimental music at the Congregational Church of Jefferson Park (previously at the Jefferson Park branch of the Chicago Public Library since 2017). Shows are free, all ages, and open to the public!
If you are a performer interested in performing, please get in touch. jpxp(at)fastmail(dot)org
You can learn more about the music series by reading this article in the Chicago Reader.
And you can see the previous performances over on vimeo: 2026 2025 2024, 2023, 2019-2020, 2018, 2017
Upcoming Shows
Christopher Riggs Presents
Company Sunday
Sunday August 9. 2pm.
Congregational Church of Jefferson Park
lower level multipurpose room
(entrance is to the right of the stairs leading to the main doors)
5320 W. Giddings St.
Chicago, IL 60630
Christopher Riggs presents Company Sunday - an afternoon of free improvisation performed by an assortment of Chicago musicians including: Carol Genetti, Jeffrey Goulet, Keith Helt, Peter Maunu, Braeden Rodriguez, Christopher Riggs, Will Soderberg, Jason Soliday, and Graham Stevenson.
Carol Genetti is a Chicago-based vocalist whose work encompasses sound and visual art media. Her practice is grounded in free improvisation, with a desire to unlock subconscious ideas and release unintended outcomes. Her vocal palette is primordial, existing in a space where “language” and “music” have yet to be formulated into familiar cultural patterns. She has performed with improvising musicians, including Jack Wright, Birgit Ulher, Jon Mueller, Claire Rousay, Peter Maunu, Eric Leonardson, Olivia Block, Jim Baker and many others.
Carol Genetti
Jeffrey Goulet is a Chicago-based experimental guitarist, drummer, and improviser known for his work in the city's underground, avant-garde music scene.
Jeffrey Goulet
Keith Helt is a person who makes music and zines. He currently plays in the bands Knife Feelings and Dead Light.
Keith Helt
Peter Maunu is a guitarist/violinist originally from the Los Angeles music scene. He has toured, performed and recorded with a long list of diverse musicians including Charles Lloyd, Jean-Luc Ponty, Bobby McFerrin, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Charlie Haden, Archie Shepp, and Grace Slick. He founded, curates and performs at Splice Series, a bimonthly improvisation series at the Beat Kitchen in Chicago
"Christopher Riggs doesn’t just play the electric guitar. They deconstruct it. They strip it down to its most fundamental elements. Forget scales, arpeggios, and even standard tunings—keys and harmonies are myths, anyway. Riggs eschews these things entirely, instead dragging their guitar to the brink and inviting us to hear the results." - Chicago Reader
Christopher Riggs
Braeden Rodriguez seeks to make art that is both sincere and arresting. They combine the raw unpredictability of no-input mixing board with austere synthesizer textures and field recordings.
Will Sōderberg uses guitars, electronics & field recordings to evoke sounds ranging from the dawn of sound reinforcement to the digital future that doesn't include you... his work has included multimedia installations and performances exploring the outer limits of sound and video for over 4 decades, including shows across north america, and in germany and japan.
https://whiterosenetwork.bandcamp.com/album/therapy
J. Soliday is an electronic musician. A member of neural goldberg, Cleav’d Cleaver, xTAL fSCK, LORD MUTE, and various ad-hoc ensembles too numerous to mention. He can usually be found traversing the boundaries between free improvisation, concrete composition, and aleatoric noise.
J Soliday
Graham Stephenson is a trumpet player based in Chicago. He uses amplification to explore the inner workings of the instrument, bringing tiny sounds into audibility and using them as material in creating spacious yet insistent performances. He has worked with many improvisers in Chicago and beyond, and has recordings on Erstwhile Records and Pilgrim Talk.
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