Event

Josh Berman and Tim Daisy

On Friday, May 18, 2018 at 8pm, Josh Berman (cornet) and Tim Daisy (drums) perform together at Arts + Literature Laboratory. Dont miss these two veterans of Chicago's vibrant improvised music community as they team up for an evening of duo improvisations. Tickets $12 in advance at https://daisyberman.bpt.me or $15 at the door. Online sales end one hour before performance. Doors open at 7:30pm.

For more than fifteen years, cornetist, improviser, composer, and music presenter Josh Berman has been an essential contributor to Chicagos active improvised music scene. His work encompasses both developing opportunities for presenting improvised music, and performing in a variety of highly collaborative formats. Hes a co-founder of critically acclaimed Umbrella Music, and curator of the Sunday night music series at the Hungry Brain. Hes performed as bandleader of his own groups, Josh Berman Trio, Josh Bermans Old Idea, and Josh Berman and His Gang, and as co-leader of Chicago Luzern Exchange.

Chicagobased drummer, marimbist and composer Tim Daisy has worked in the fields of improvised and composed music since 1997. He has performed, recorded, and toured with many acclaimed musicians and ensembles from both the North American and European improvised music scenes including: Mars Williams, Ken Vandermark, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Elisabeth Harnik, Dave Rempis, James Falzone, Russ Johnson, Havard Wiik, Mikolaj Trzaska, Clayton Thomas, Per Ake Holmlander, Steve Swell, Aram Shelton, Michael Zerang, Kyle Bruckmann, and Katherine Young.