No Idea Residency #1: Ken Vandermark & Mabel Kwan – Day 30

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 will work with Texas musicians Jonathan Horne (Austin), Matthew Frerck (Denton), Stefan González (Denton), and Kory Cook (San Antonio) in a debut collaboration.

Ken Vandermark – tenor saxophone, Bb clarinet
Jonathan Horne – electric guitar
Matthew Frerck – double bass
Stefan González – vibraphone
Kory Cook – drumset