Voices Heard: Expressions of Visionary Black Women

ALL AGES

$20 Tables (Per Seat) $10 General Admission/17 and Under free

VOICES HEARD: Expressions Of Visionary Black Women – A 2 Day Festival curated by Nicolle Mitchell.

Curators Statement:

“Why a festival featuring Black women in creative music? Our Voices. Heard now. It’s time. I simply wanted to initiate a time/space with other warrior-healers, a space where Black women — our creativity, our struggles, and our conversations — are front and center for all to experience and enjoy. This is a momentary space for innovation and musical dialogue. Each artist on the festival is original, and has her own way of doing things, so togetherVoices Heard is a diverse spectrum of perspectives. What all these artists have in common is passion, commitment and creativity, and our work contributes to the greater herstory of jazz, the AACM and beyond. Come out and you’ll see!”

Supported by the AACM, The Logan Center for the Arts and The Jazz Institute of Chicago

3pm. Val-Inc

Val Jeanty (New York) electronics, video, percussion

4pm. The Jovia Armstrong Coco Elysses Collective

Jovia Armstrong percussion, composition; Isaiah Sharkey guitar; Thaddeus Tukes Vibraphone; Carlos Pride percussion; Ban Lamar Gay  electronics, trumpet

5pm. Renee Baker’s Katasha 

Renee Baker composition; William Porter, cello; Phyllis Sanders, violin; Ben Lamar, electronics; Karl Seigfried, bass; Bruce Nelson, percussion; Jayve Montgomery, film, electronics; Greg Blackburn, flute