Join us on Saturday, March 29, 2025 as the Creative Audio Archive collaborates with Asian Improv Arts Midwest to present a free, public Listening Party and Screening of rarely seen archival footage documenting a live performance by the Fred Anderson Trio in Osaka in 1999. The screening will be followed by a live discussion with Aoki. 

This Saturday, March 1st at Parachute HiFi join ESS for a Creative Audio Archive DJ set by CAA Archives Manager James Wetzel. Swing by from 7-11 PM for great food, drinks, and sounds!

November 30th, 2024 7PM at The Fourtunehouse Art Center. A mute alien, who looks like an African American man, faces struggle when he is chased by two of his fellow aliens in order to bring him back to his planet.

Limited Seating Available

November 23rd, 2024 7PM at The Fourtunehouse Art Center. An interstellar traveler and musician lands on earth and duels with an evil overlord for the souls of people.

We’re trying something new! This Friday, July 12th, we’re hosting a CAA Archive Listening Party & Jam session in our studio from 7-10 PM.

Join us in the ESS garden for a listening party featuring work created by Circles & Ciphers and the recordings that inspired them from the Creative Audio Archive. Free, refreshments provided.

A DJ Night hosted by guest DJ Lia Kohl at middle brow. Featuring selections from the Creative Audio Archive.

Experimental Sound Studio and AIRMW present a listening party and evening with Tatsu Aoki to share his stories about and experiences with Fred Anderson. This program was made possible in part by a grant from Illinois Humanities.

A DJ Night hosted by ESS Archives Manager James Wetzel at middle brow. Featuring selections from the Creative Audio Archive.

A DJ Night hosted by ESS Archives Manager James Wetzel at middle brow. Featuring selections from the Creative Audio Archive.

A DJ Night hosted by ESS Archives Manager James Wetzel at middle brow. Featuring selections from the Creative Audio Archive.

A DJ Night hosted by ESS Archives Manager James Wetzel at middle brow. Featuring selections from the Creative Audio Archive.

In partnership with Experimental Sound Studio (ESS), which houses a large portion of Sun Ra’s archival material, this event activates the Sun Ra Archive by inviting sound selectors and visual artists to use a set of archival materials picked by the MCA’s Community Engagement Manager Otez Gary and ESS.

A DJ Night hosted by ESS Archives Manager James Wetzel at middle brow. Featuring selections from the Creative Audio Archive.

A DJ Night hosted by ESS Archives Manager James Wetzel at middle brow. Featuring selections from the Creative Audio Archive.

As "Archive Artists in Residence" at the Experimental Sound Studio, Every house has a door will premier a new short film 5 Beginnings ESS. Every house has a door director Lin Hixson and dramaturge Matthew Goulish selected five works from the ESS archives and invited collaborating artists to remake their beginnings, sequencing them into a five-part performance, a lyrical trajectory and a live mini-essay for the camera.

Archive Dive Broadcast: featuring recordings from the Studio Henry Collection and an exclusive interview with Wayne Horvitz.

This special Archive Dive Broadcast features an exclusive interview with Phill Niblock, as well as a screening of a new 2k transfer of six of his early films, including “The Magic Sun.”

The Creative Audio Archive at ESS presents Luke Stewart, Beautifulish, Darius Jones and CAA Artist in Residence Kamau Patton.

Join Interdisciplinary Artist and Educator, Kamau Patton, with Experimental Sound Studio or a presentation of work from his post as Archive Artist in Residence – engaging the Sun Ra / El Saturn collection in the Creative Audio Archive at ESS.

Join us for a VIP EXCLUSIVE day 3 of the epic DREAMSTREAM, a special online fundraiser honoring Laetitia Sonami.

December 2, 2018 - ESS & CAA founder Lou Mallozzi presents a playlist of sound art and performance pieces that are “not music” - selected from the Creative Audio Archive’s ESS Collection.

On October 28th, Ace Hotel and ESS welcome Steven Krakow for Sunday Sessions, presenting a playlist of rare recordings from the Malachi Ritscher collection of the Creative Audio Archive.