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: 2025 2024, 2023, 2019-2020, 2018, 2017
Upcoming Shows
Molly Jones & Janna Lee
Christopher Riggs & Philip von Zweck
Sunday July 26. 5pm.
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
Janna Lee is the vocalist of Snek Trio, a psychedelic free jazz party band, with Reid Karris and Erik Sowa. "The One That Got Away," her third solo album on Black Ring Rituals, was number three in The Wire's list of best noise releases of 2023. Her versatility as a vocalist has garnered a diverse range of collaborations, including Galaxxu, Unmanned Ship, Ben Zucker, Richard Ramirez, and Scarlet Diva.
https://jannaleemusic.bandcamp.com/album/janna-lee-arcane-object
Molly Jones is an improviser, composer, and data engineer based in Chicago and Ann Arbor. She creates work influenced by her experiences with free jazz, new music, Balkan brass, and found samples/sound collage. Her work originates in a place of playfulness, listening, and attention.
https://mollyjones.bandcamp.com/
"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
https://christophertriggs.bandcamp.com/
Primarily known as a visual artist, from 1995-2010 Philip von Zweck produced and hosted the weekly radio show Something Else (WLUW) which presented hundreds of live to air performances by local, national and international purveyors of sound art and experimental music. He co founded the radio art collective Blind Spot (2004-2006), led the sound/ performance group Seafoam and was a member of the electo-acoustic group Mora with Brent Gutzeit (TV Pow) and Jason Soliday (Gunshop, etc). Solo projects have been presented at Performa11 (New York), Pilot Projects (Philadelphia), INVISIBLE-EXPORTS (New York), The Museum of Contemporary Art, 3-Walls, Gallery 400, 65GRAND (all Chicago) and other venues.
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