Active Bands
Christof Kurzmann & Ken Vandermark
Christof Kurzmann (laptop/ppooll) and Ken Vandermark (reeds) have been working together in various projects since 2009, when they both first collaborated in Kurzmann’s critically acclaimed ensemble, El Infierno Musical. Since […]
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Damon Locks and Ken Vandermark began to collaborate as a duo through an invitation to perform at Chicago’s Hyde Park Jazz Festival in September of 2020. Their material is based […]
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The DKV Trio is one of the most exciting ensembles working in contemporary improvised music. Featuring Hamid Drake (drums), Kent Kessler (bass), and Ken Vandermark, the band has been active […]
More InformationEdition Redux
Edition Redux is the most recent of Ken Vandermark’s ensembles, adding to the MacArthur Prize winner’s internationally and critically acclaimed series of bands which include The Vandermark 5, FME, The Territory Band, The […]
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Audiographic Records proudly announces the upcoming release of Soigne Ta Droite, Ken Vandermark’s first large ensemble recording in more than four years. The band is called Entr’acte and is a […]
More InformationKen Vandermark & Nate Wooley
Chicago saxophonist/composer Ken Vandermark and New York trumpet player Nate Wooley had been operating in each other’s orbits for several years- having worked together with Paul Lytton, Joe Morris, Agusti […]
More InformationKen Vandermark solo
Ken Vandermark (USA 1964) Ken Vandermark (USA 1964) is an avant-garde composer, improviser, saxophonist/clarinetist, curator, and writer; director of the Catalytic Sound musician cooperative since 2012, has run Audiographic Records […]
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Lean Left throws together two explosive duos – the sax/drums collision course of Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love with the pile-driving guitarists from The Ex – to make up a […]
More InformationPaal Nilssen-Love & Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark (USA): tenor saxophone & clarinet Paal Nilssen-Love (Norway): drums & percussion The high impact duo of Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) and Ken Vandermark (reeds) has been working together for […]
More InformationPaul Lytton, Nate Wooley & Ken Vandermark Trio
After a tour in the United States in April of 2022, festival appearances in Belgrade and Stockholm later that year, and performances in Belgium during the autumn of 2023, Paul […]
More InformationTerrie Ex & Ken Vandermark
Terrie Ex (Netherlands): guitar Ken Vandermark (USA): tenor & baritone sax, Bb clarinet Terrie Ex (guitar) and Ken Vandermark (reeds) have been working together for many years, performing and recording […]
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