7pm: Film screening of Daniel Kraus’ Work Series #2: Musician 58 mins, 2007 Daniel Krauss’ film, Musician, works with a similar methodology as Frederick Wiseman—no voice overs, no talking heads—letting the camera capture events as they unfold in real time. Though Ken Vandermark is at the center of the action, he is not the subject of the […]

Ken Vandermark leads a 2-hour open rehearsal with a quartet of Texas musicians (Kory Cook: drumset, San Antonio; Matthew Frerck: double bass, Denton; Stefan González: vibraphone, Denton; Jonathan Horne: electric guitar, Austin) workshopping music to be performed this evening. Ample time will be left for audience questions about Vandermark’s working process as composer, improvisor, and bandleader.

Set 1: Mabel Kwan + Juan García duo First-time free improvisations between two acclaimed artists investigating the peripheries of contemporary classical, improvised, and experimental music. Mabel Kwan - piano Juan García - double bass Set 2: Ken Vandermark Texas Ensemble Ken Vandermark presents new compositions exploring distinct melodic, rhythmic and architectural strategies for improvisers. Vandermark […]

The music of legendary musician Fred Anderson, a founding member of the AACM and a mentor for numerous musicians, is rarely heard outside of Chicago. Vandermark was fortunate enough to work with Anderson on a regular basis, record an album of his compositions with the DKV Trio, as well as feature Anderson as a guest […]

Ken Vandermark/Mabel Kwan & Chris Cogburn/David Dove/Juan Garcia Ken Vandermark (Chicago) - saxophones, clarinets Mabel Kwan (Chicago) - piano Chris Cogburn (Mexico City, Austin) - percussion, electronics David Dove (Houston) - trombone Juan García (Houston) - double bass $10-$20 - Pay what you can. Ken Vandermark and Mabel Kwan are coming to Houston fresh off […]