Ballister (Rempis/Lonberg-Holm/PNL)

Name: Ballister (Rempis/Lonberg-Holm/PNL)
Start: 2025-04-09T20:30:00-05:00
Location: 3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618

Schedule

Wed, 09 Apr, 2025 at 08:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618 | Chicago, IL

8:30pm.
Ballister:

Dave Rempis - saxophones

Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello/electronics

PNL - drums/percussion

This longstanding transatlantic trio featuring three pillars of the international improvised music scene reconvenes for their first US tour since 2022! Ballister first came together at a closed session in 2009, and as any fan of improvised music can imagine, the band hit hard from the first note and hasn’t looked back since. The unabashed energy of Rempis and PNL, coupled with the electrified cello antics of Lonberg-Holm, make for a powerful listening experience that combines driving grooves with noisy textures and occasional melodic interjections. These sliding and overlapping rhythms often give the music a feeling as if a rug is slowly being pulled out from underneath the listener while the music still maintains a strong forward momentum. Reference points include the Julius Hemphill groups of the 70's and 80's featuring Abdul Wadud, Ornette Coleman's Prime Time, and the early-70's explorations of Miles Davis' electric bands. The band currently has eleven releases under its belt, including it's most recent release Smash and Grab (Aerophonic Records, 2024, limited edition vinyl / cd). They’ve also toured both North America and Europe extensively in that time.

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