Thomas Helton, Richard Gilman-Opalsky and Adam Larison
Schedule
Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2218 S Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO | St. Louis, MO
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June 21 at Ddub!! Thomas Helton @thomasheltonbass, Richard Gilman-Opalsky @gilmanopalsky and Adam Larison come into town from Sundry Places, while Locals Dave Stone, Damon Smith @newmusicbass and Danny Pankratz @dannypandanny stay in town. Bass duos, guitar duos, classic free jazz combo sets, they’re all here for you
$20/pwyc
Houston bassist and composer Thomas Helton is a multifaceted improviser and skilled interpreter of contemporary bass repertoire. Equally adept at playing jazz, classical, experimental and avant-garde music, Helton continues to push and redefine the possibilities of his instrument by embracing extended performance techniques and new compositional forms.
Helton has studied with several bass masters, including Eric Late, Dennis Whittaker, Mark Helias, Rufus Reid, Lynn Seaton and William Parker, and performed with such celebrated musicians as Tim Hagans, Milt Jackson, Daniel Carter, Monty Alexander, Frank Gratkowski, Ernie Watts, William Parker, Weasel Walter, Robert Boston, Damon Smith and Steve Swell. Helton has composed music for solo bass as well as small and large ensembles, including several pieces for choreographer Michele Brangwen and the experimental dance company Group Acorde.
Richard Gilman-Opalsky is a drummer and percussionist, as well as a professor of political theory and philosophy at University of Illinois. Gilman-Opalsky is mostly known for his many books on critical theory and revolutionary politics, but he has played drums in various groups for over 40 years, working in the avant-garde jazz, underground, free improvisation, and experimental music scenes of New York City from 1997-2006, and the Midwest ever since. Gilman-Opalsky has recorded 13 albums, including with Blaise Siwula, Katsuyuki Itakura, Ben Kates, and John Gruntfest, among many others. He is a founding member of End Times Trio, the longest-running improvising jazz ensemble in central Illinois, as well as the more recent Freedom Therapy Trio.
Guitarist Adam Larison is active in improvised and European art musics. He has performed across the U.S. and internationally with notable performances in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Carnegie Hall, Tignes Space (Tignes, France), and The Philadelphia Guitar Society. His work has been funded by grants from Arts Midwest and The Ohio Arts Council. He is a faculty member at the University of Illinois Springfield, where he runs the Get Free Music Series focused on free jazz, creative music, and improvisation.
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