An Archive Dive featuring the works of Liof Munimula, an experimental music trio (Michael Zerang, Don Meckley, and Daniel Scanlan) who performed regularly from 1982 until 1997.
Read MoreOn what would have been his 93rd birthday, the Creative Audio Archive is ecstatic to announce the Fred Anderson Collection. Thanks to generous donations by longtime friend and Velvet Lounge associate Andy Pierce; Sharon Friedman, Fred's partner in his first club Birdhouse; and including a forthcoming donation of photographs from Lauren Deutsch - as well as, we hope, future donations from the experimental and jazz music communities of Chicago - the Fred Anderson Collection features rare unheard recordings going back to the 1970s, live performance videos from the '80s until well into the 2000s, hard to find documentaries on Fred, his collaborators, peers, and inspirations, and photographs and ephemera from throughout his extraordinary life in music.
Read MoreAn Archive Dive playlist of things to watch, sifting through some choice - mainly music documentary - viewing from within, or related, to our collections.
This Saturday, December 4th, 2021, our current Archive Artists in Residence Every House Has a Door - led by director Lin Hixson & dramaturg Matthew Goulish - will present 5 Beginnings ESS, a new work made utilizing materials found within the Creative Audio Archive's ESS Collection.
Matthew, Lin, and I exchanged emails this past week to discuss 5 Beginnings: ESS, the culmination of their CAA residency project…
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