Sudden Sound Concert | Elliott Levin + Damon Smith
Schedule
Thu Mar 12 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820 | Champaign, IL
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Two leading forces of America’s jazz avant-garde movement converge for a set of catalytic improvisations. Musician poet ELLIOTT LEVIN (saxophone and flute) is a Philadelphia-based artist who founded the groups Interplay and New Ghost, performed in Cecil Taylor’s large ensembles for decades, and is featured on Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons release (2025 Otherly Love Music). DAMON SMITH (bass) has contributed to the dynamic music improvisation communities of Oakland, Houston, Boston, and St. Louis for over three decades, and has supported the field through his recording label Balance Point Acoustics since 2001. Levin and Smith can be heard in collaboration on recordings “Weasel Walter’s Firestorm” (2007 ugEXPLODE) and “Summer Rise/Summer Set…Summaries” (2008 75orLess) an improvising quartet with Weasel Walter and Scott R. Looney.Images courtesy of the artists.
Sudden Sound Concert series is curated by Jason Finkelman, Director of Global Arts Performance Initiatives. Presented by Krannert Art Museum and Improvisers Exchange. The museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
Krannert Art Museum offers a variety of accessibility supports to help ensure all visitors can fully participate. Please send us an email at [email protected] if you have any questions, or to request accommodation for an upcoming visit or event.
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SPRING 2026 EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS
JANUARY
• Jan 10, Rest Lab: Pause + Play, 11 am–12 pm
• Jan 17, Artventures for Kids!, 1–3 pm
• Jan 24, Knit & Sit, 1–3 pm
• Jan 28, Members’ Preview & Reception, 5–7 pm · RSVP required.
• Jan 29, Opening Night at the Museum! 5–7 pm · Enjoy live music and celebrate with 11 artists featured in "Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie | School of Art & Design Faculty" exhibition.
• Jan 31, Latina Voces Reception, 1–3 pm · Artwork by Urbana High School students
FEBRUARY
• Feb 5, Visiting Art Scholar Talk: dr. gloria j. wilson, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62)
• Feb 5, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Feb 19, Night OUT at the Museum, 5:30–7:30 pm
• Feb 20, Panel Discussion with Partners from Peru, 2 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) & Zoom · Living Legacies of “Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600” · En español e inglés
• Feb 21, In the Studio: Printmaking Workshop, 1–3 pm
• Feb 21, Reception for Imagination, Faith, and Desire, 4–6 pm
• Feb 26, Visiting Artist Talk: Oscar Joyo, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62)
MARCH
• Mar 5, Visiting Curator Talk: Michelle Joan Wilkinson | Telling Stories with Exhibitions, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62)
• Mar 5, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Mar 12, Improvisers Exchange: Sudden Sound Concert, 6 pm
• Mar 17–21, Spring Break at Krannert Art Museum – We’re open!
• Mar 30–Apr 3, Weeklong Residency with the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile
APRIL
• Apr 2, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Apr 2, Performance | FOREST: Stories in Progress, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Part of Deke Weaver's "The Unreliable Bestiary" series.
• Apr 3, Noontime Panel | Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile, 12–1 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Reception to follow. En español e inglés.
• Apr 9, Teen Takeover & ArtSpeak Teen Art Showcase, 5–7:30 pm
• Apr 10–11, Boneyard Arts Festival & Mom’s Weekend visitors during open hours
• Apr 11, Improvisers Exchange: Sonic Location, 1–3 pm
• Apr 11, MFA Exhibition Opening Reception, 4–6 pm
MAY
• May 7, FAA Finals Fest, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students
• May 9, BFA Exhibition Opening Reception, 4–6 pm
• May 30, Acquired Taste Celebration! Museum Benefit, 5:30–8:30 pm · RSVP required.
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