Improvised Music Series: Tri-Centric Experiencer's Unit, Lion's Head
Schedule
Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 am
UTC-05:00Location
3429 W Diversey #208, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60647 | Chicago, IL
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Two trios paying homage to the legacies of 70s avant-garde jazz: The Tri-Centric Experiencer’s Unit plays a landmark Anthony Braxton composition; Lion’s Head, named after mentor Richard Davis, interpolates free improvisation with hard-swinging classic repertoire.8:30 pm: Composition No. 76 by Anthony Braxton, performed by the Tri-Centric Experiencer’s Unit
Fred Jackson Jr. - saxophones, flute
Mark Nagy - clarinets, saxophones
Ben Zucker - vibraphone, trumpet
All musicians on voice & little instruments
9:30: Lion’s Head
Maggie Cousin - alto saxophone/bass clarinet
Henry Ptacek - drums
Aden Stier - bass
$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door
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About The Artists:
The Tri-Centric Experiencers Unit is an evolving collective of Chicago musicians exploring the creative work of the groundbreaking composer-performer Anthony Braxton. First convened by Ben Zucker for an ensemble performance in 2024 featuring a multilayered rendition of Braxton’s modular, ’trans-idiomatic’ works, for this performance the focus is brought to a single piece: Composition 76, a landmark hybrid of notation, graphics, and improvisation featured on the historic 1977 Arista record For Trio. Expect the unexpected as multi-instrumentalists Fred Jackson Jr., Mark Nagy, and Zucker bring a multitude of instruments big and small to realize the provocative score, in which trace of every dynamic, experimental music from bebop to Cagean silence to sound poetry might be heard.
A collaboration between longtime friends Maggie Cousin, Aden Stier, and Henry Ptacek, Lion's Head seeks to make new improvised music rooted in the language of the jazz avant-garde of the late 60s and early 70s. Lion's Head treats the tradition as a living, urgent material, using the wisdom of their predecessors to navigate our shared here and now.
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