Improvised Music Series: Chad Kouri & Ben Lamar Gay, Willis / Worthington / Naylor / Jesalva
Chad Kouri and Ben LaMar Gay present an evening of sound and color. Ben LaMar Gay is a composer who moves sound, color, and space components through folkloric filters producing brilliant electro-acoustic collages. Chad Kouri is a Chicago-based working artist, musician, and storyteller interested in the healing powers of color, sound, and abstraction. We welcome Ben Willis’ bright presence back to the Improvised Music Series after his move to Osaka, Japan in 2025.
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Chad Kouri and Ben LaMar Gay present an evening of sound and color. Ben LaMar Gay is a composer who moves sound, color, and space components through folkloric filters producing brilliant electro-acoustic collages. Chad Kouri is a Chicago-based working artist, musician, and storyteller interested in the healing powers of color, sound, and abstraction. We welcome Ben Willis’ bright presence back to the Improvised Music Series after his move to Osaka, Japan in 2025. He will be joined by violinist, improviser, and curator Caroline Jesalva , experimental vocalist, sound artist, technologist, and educator Paige Alice Naylor , and composer, improviser, and SuperCollider electronicist Derek Worthington. 8:30 pm: Willis / Worthington / Naylor / Jesalva 9:30 pm: Chad Kouri & Ben LaMar Gay $15 / $10 w/ Student ID
