• Archive Dive: Malachi Ritscher Connections

    The Malachi Ritscher Collection at ESS’s Creative Audio Archive spans two decades and 500+ different musicians. Malachi attended and recorded the Red Hot Chili Peppers at their third Chicago show in 1985; 15 years later he recorded an Isotope 217 show. In 2026, RHCP bassist Flea and Isotope guitarist Jeff Parker have teamed up with the Honora Band. Parker and Flea are just one example of the unlikely connections within the archive at ESS.

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  • OPTION 2026

    OPTION series 2026

    Join us Sundays at 3pm for concerts and discussion in the ESS garden as part of our OPTION series.

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  • CAA Artist-In-Residence: Erez Dessel

    CAA Artist-in-Residence Erez Dessel shares more about his current approach to work, in particular addressing questions of "How do we pass on the practice of creative music?" and "How does it move from generation to generation?"

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