Join us for the OPTION debut of Devon Gates.
Walk-ins welcome; reservations recommended
This Sunday's OPTION will feature Boston-based musician Devon Gates (bass, vocals) with special guests. Unfortunately, Fay Victor will no longer be able to join, however, we look forward to bringing her to Chicago someday in the near future!
This performance and interview are presented in ESS's Studio A (note, because this performance is indoors, seating will be limited!), and will be premiered online on ESS's YouTube.
The OPTION series is curated by Ken Vandermark, Lily Finnegan, and Andrew Clinkman.
Event Details
Sunday, August 20
3:00-5:00pm
Experimental Sound Studio Garden
5925 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago
About Devon Gates
Devon Gates is a bassist, vocalist, composer and improviser from Atlanta, Georgia. Through studying anthropology and jazz performance at Harvard University and Berklee College, she has worked with Terri Lyne Carrington, Linda May Han Oh, Vijay Iyer, Danilo Perez, Claire Chase, and esperanza spalding, and has performed with Social Science, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Susie Ibarra, Michael Mayo, and Tia Fuller. Most recently, her original "Don't Wait" was published in Berklee Press' "New Standards" collection. She is a Mutual Mentorship for Musicians fellow, and has performed at Joe's Pub, the Monterey Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Winter JazzFest, and SFJazz.
Photo by Neriyah Mastriani-Levi.
About OPTION
OPTION is an ongoing music salon curated by Chicago musicians Andrew Clinkman, Lily Finnegan, and Ken Vandermark and presented by Experimental Sound Studio. Its programming explores contemporary perspectives on improvisation and composition in a 'salon' format, enabling local, national, and international artists to publicly discuss their practice and ideas as well as perform.
Parking
Street parking can be found easily around ESS on streets such as W. Thorndale. There are three parking spots directly in front of ESS on Ravenswood. On weekends, parking is also available along the front of Weber Furniture; please do not block the garage doors. Behind ESS through the alley, there are also two parking spots which we are happy to reserve for anyone with accessibility needs. Please get in touch with info@ess.org to reserve a spot.
During the OPTION series this summer, diagonal parking is available in the alley directly south of ESS and Weber Furniture Service.
Accessibility
ESS has wheelchair seating and accessible bathrooms on both floors.
Please note that once on one floor, there is no ADA-accessible path inside the building to switch between floors; you will have to exit the building and reenter from the respective floor entrance. Our front entrance on Ravenswood leads you to our 1st floor (Audible Gallery, Studio A, Live Room), while our alley entrance leads you to the basement/garden (garden shows, Creative Audio Archive, Studio B).
To reserve accessible seating or parking, request other accommodations, or ask us any accessibility-related questions, please email info@ess.org.