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Lenard Simpson is a saxophonist, composer and educator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After finishing his master’s degree at the Herbie Hancock Institute, Lenard moved to Chicago where he remains an active performer and educator.

Bitchin Bajas are a trio that play meditative and textured music blending electronic and acoustic instruments.

Chicago pianist Paul Bedal performs new material off his latest release Cerulean Stars, out on February 19th, on BACE Records. The album marks the fourth release of Bedal’s and the second of this quartet.

Since picking the moniker nine years ago, Natalie Chami has been flitting between experimental electronica, mood-driven minimalism, and classically trained choral singing as a solo artist in Chicago. On her fifth album, Acquiesce, she dives inward without constraints and invites the listener to do the same, to lose track of time, and to let emotion dictate what happens next.

Drummer, composer, and educator Camila Mennitte Pereyra was born and raised in Córdoba, Argentina, and currently resides in Chicago. This performance will feature works by female composers and arrangers as well as some pieces by South-American composers. 

Gustavo is set release his third and most ambitious project Desafío Candente: featuring collaborations of 21 musicians and 13 guest speakers, from 11 different countries, in a collection of 14 tracks, Desafío Candente takes you on a journey through Latin America and its history of colonialism, imperialism, and neoliberalism.

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Olivia Flanigan performs songs from her debut album, Girl, out on 3/26/2021, on Flood Music. Her tunes exhibit a bit of art-pop intermingling with strong undercurrents of jazz/soul and late 60s Motown.