Ms. Myers (piano & organ) will be joined by Reggie Nicholson (percussion), and Jerome Harris (bass, guitar & voice); and Ewart (winds and Ewart instruments), will be joined by Baba Warren Smith (percussion), Adegoke Colson (piano), JD Parran (winds and Ewart instruments) and a special guest.

With a background steeped in the blues and gospel, Amina Claudine Myers was a founding member of the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) during the 1960s, taking her music in new directions, while remaining close to her roots. For this program she performs “Piano & Hammond B3 Excursions” with Harris (bass, guitar & voice) and Nicholson (percussion) as The Amina Claudine Myers Trio.

Another longtime associate of the AACM and Professor Emeritus at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, composer and visionary Douglas Ewart is joined by his ensemble Quasar in Bamboo Paradise, a work that celebrates the vast number of bamboo species and their many applications. The performance will include many of Ewart’s own handmade instruments and will feature Baba Warren Smith (percussion), Adegoke Colson (piano), JD Parran (winds and Ewart instruments).