Description Jonas Friddle is a singer, songwriter and Old-Time banjo player whose songs have received The John Lennon Songwriting Award, First Place in the Great American Song Contest and a …
The Arab Blues
Description The basis of our work is the canon of classical Middle Eastern compositions and improvisational techniques. This rich heritage consists of melodic and rhythmic exposition and instrumental …
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Description For nearly four decades, Chicago's Maxwell Street Klezmer Band has brought its Big Band energy to the klezmer revival. Named after Chicago's Jewish marketplace of the early 1900s, the …
Courtney Mackedanz
Description COURTNEY MACKEDANZ is an transdisciplinary artist living and working in Chicago. Her movement-based performances explore themes of embodied resistance and demonstrations of care within …
NEXUS Chamber Music
Description NEXUS Chamber Music is a Chicago based, artist-driven collective whose mission is to make chamber music culturally relevant. Specializing in live performances and multimedia content, …
Chicago Sinfonietta
Description Groundbreaking. Dynamic. Daring. A tenured orchestra and acclaimed cultural leader that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion by creating community through curated symphonic …