Dal Niente, in large ensemble form, teams up with legendary saxophonist Ken Vandermark to perform brand-new music by Roscoe Mitchell, a fearless musical pioneer whose music has, over the last half-century, changed the very definition of what is possible. Dal Niente is co-presenting this work with the Birdhouse, an organization dedicated to honoring the legacy of Fred Andersen, whose Velvet Lounge was an anchor for new forms of music in Chicago for decades.

Repertoire:

George Lewis, Hexis
Sivan Cohen-Elias, Hack for solo guitar
Andile Khumalo, Shades of Words
Ken Vandermark solo set
George Lewis, Artificial Life 2007
Wang Lu, Urban Inventory
Roscoe Mitchell, Last Trane to Clover 5 for ensemble and solo saxophone