OPTION: Patrick Shiroishi

Description

Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist and composer Patrick Shiroishi performs on the OPTION stage for the first time.

This performance and interview are presented in the ESS garden, and will premiere online on ESS’s YouTube. This event is free and open to the public. Walk-ins welcome; reservations recommended.

The OPTION series is curated by Andrew Clinkman, Lily Finnegan, and Dorothy Carlos.

About Patrick Shiroishi

Patrick Shiroishi is a Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist & composer based in Los Angeles who is perhaps best known for his extensive and incredibly intense work with the saxophone.  Over the last decade he has established himself as one of the premier improvising musicians in Los Angeles, playing solo and in numerous collaborative projects.  He has presented work & performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Natural History Museum, the Broad Museum, commissioned by the LA Philharmonic & has toured around the world in various solo and band configurations including The Armed & contemporary classical ensemble Wild Up.

www.patrickshiroishi.com

About OPTION

OPTION is an ongoing music salon curated by Chicago musicians Andrew Clinkman, Lily Finnegan, and Dorothy Carlos 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.