8:30 PM. Studio A.
Anna Webber - woodwinds
Angelica Sanchez - piano
Adam Shead - drums, percussion
Rembrandt Chamber Musicians continues its Jazz & Improvised Music Series with an intimate evening featuring three fearless improvisers whose work blurs the boundaries between avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical music. Acclaimed flutist, saxophonist, and composer Anna Webber joins celebrated pianist and composer Angelica Sanchez and Chicago-based percussionist Adam Shead for an evening of spontaneous creation and musical discovery. Described by The Wall Street Journal as “visionary and captivating” and by NPR as creating “heady music [that] appeals to the rest of the body,” Webber has emerged as one of the most distinctive voices of her generation. A recipient of the 2024 Herb Alpert Award in Music, a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship, and numerous DownBeat Critics Poll honors, Webber’s work occupies the fertile space where jazz improvisation and contemporary composition meet.
Joining her is pianist and composer Angelica Sanchez, one of the most adventurous and distinctive voices in creative music. Since relocating to New York in 1994, Sanchez has collaborated with artists including Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Tim Berne, Nicole Mitchell, and Rob Mazurek, while leading numerous ensembles of her own. Her recordings have received widespread acclaim from The New York Times, NPR, JazzTimes, and DownBeat. Her trio recording Sparkle Beings was named one of The New York Times’ top ten jazz recordings of 2022, while her nonet album Nighttime Creatures was selected among DownBeat magazine’s best recordings of 2023. Her duo recording with Marilyn Crispell, How to Turn the Moon, was recognized among NPR critics’ top fifty recordings of 2020. Completing the trio is percussionist Adam Shead, an active performer, composer, and curator whose work with microplastique, the Adiaphora Orchestra, the Stein/Smith/Shead Trio, and collaborations with Marilyn Crispell have established him as a vital presence in Chicago’s creative music community. Together, these three artists promise an evening of deep listening, boundless creativity, and music created in the moment.
This program is generously supported by Rembrandt Chamber Musicians.
