AACM CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 50 MUSICIANS

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AACM CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 50 MUSICIANS IN CONCERT 4/26
(Published: March 24, 2015)
The
year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the Association for the
Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) heats up on the weekend of
April 23-26 with master classes and concerts that promise to demonstrate
just how the organization continues to transform the musical landscape.
“Together: A Power Stronger Than Itself” is the theme for the 50th
Anniversary celebration and concert that reunites 50 of the most
cutting edge musicians in contemporary music, including Grammy nominees
Steve and Iqua Colson, legendary drummer and jazz studies professor
Thurman Barker and multi-instrumentalist and Shinshu Buddhist priest
Shaku Joseph Jarman. 

“We are a creative music organization rooted in the musical traditions
of our people and we embrace all of the evolutions that we've had since
the first notes on the planet,” said AACM chairman Khari B. “One of our
members, George Lewis, was one of the earliest innovators of electronic
music in the 70s that EDM and electronica are doing now. All these
things are a nod to AACM. We don't make divisions. We play music. We
make art.” Founded in 1965 as a creative response to the disappearance
of sustainable musical outlets, AACM has grown into a movement of
creative musical freedom and ingenuity that has touched every aspect of
popular music, from rock and punk to hip hop. The weekend will showcase
the association's global free form music, rooted in African tradition
and marked by cutting edge presentation.

The centerpiece of the 50th Anniversary Celebration weekend is the
reunion concert on Sunday, April 26 at University of Chicago's Mandel
Hall, co-presented by the AACM and the Logan Center for the Arts. This
groundbreaking concert will reunite 50 powerful musicians and artists in
a spectacular celebration of 50 years of creative output. Among the
performers are Nicole Mitchell, Thurman Barker, Joseph Jarman, Renee
Baker, Iqua Colson, Steve Colson, Douglas R. Ewart, Mwata Bowden, Khari
B, Taalib-Din Ziyad, Saalik Ziyad, Earl Chico Freeman, Maia Sonjia
Hubert Harper, Leonard Jones, Edward Kidd Jordan, Rita Warford, Sar
Abshalom Ben Shalomo, Rasul Siddik and more.

Concert goers are invited to stop by the DuSable Museum of African
American History, 740 E. 56th Place before the concert and view the
exhibit, “Free at First: The Audacious Journey of the Association for
the Advancement of Creative Musicians.” The exhibit runs through
September 6, 2015.

In addition to reserved seating at the concert, VIP ticket holders will attend a post-performance reception with the artists.

Following is the exciting weekend line-up for the AACM 50th Anniversary Festivities: 

TOGETHER: A POWER STRONGER THAN ITSELF

Thursday, April 23 

Hanah Jon Taylor Artet at The Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park 

Hanah Jon Taylor, Yosef Ben Israel, Dushun Mosley

Friday, April 24 – 7:30 pm

The Colson Group at International House, 1414 E. 59th St 

Adegoke Steve Colson, Iqua Colson, Ernest Dawkins, Rasul Sadik, Dushun Mosley

Saturday, April 25

Master Classes (Chicago State University) – Open to Musicians Only

Sunday, April 26 

50th Anniversary Reunion Concert, Mandel Hall – Reynolds Club, 1131 E. 57th

7-9 PM General Admission $35, $15 Students/Seniors w/ID

VIP Reception/exhibition viewing/reunion Concert ($100 VIP ticket)

Sunday, April 26 – 1-3 PM FREE

Creative Music Summit with Nicole Mitchell and Renee Baker at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 220 E. Chicago Ave 

Nicole Mitchell and Renee Baker discuss their upcoming music premieres commissioned by MCA

EXHIBITION: Tuesday – Sunday Thru September 6, 2015 

FREE AT FIRST: The Audacious Journey of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians

DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place

Hours: Tues – Sat. 10am – 5 pm; Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm - $10; $7 students/seniors FREE on Sundays 

For more information, call (312) 952-9383 or visit www.aacmchicago.org. Tickets to the April 26 concert may be purchased at ticketsweb.uchicago.edu. 

More Information: http://www.aacmchicago.org 

from http://www.jazzcorner.com

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	AACM CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 50 MUSICIANS IN CONCERT 4/26 (Published: March 24, 2015) The year-long 50th anniversary celebration of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) heats up on the weekend of April 23-26 with master classes and concerts that promise to demonstrate just how the organization continues to transform the musical landscape. “Together: A Power Stronger Than Itself” is the theme for the 50th Anniversary celebration and concert that reunites 50 of the most cutting edge musicians in contemporary music, including Grammy nominees Steve and Iqua Colson, legendary drummer and jazz studies professor Thurman Barker and multi-instrumentalist and Shinshu Buddhist priest Shaku Joseph Jarman. “We are a creative music organization rooted in the musical traditions of our people and we embrace all of the evolutions that we've had since the first notes on the planet,” said AACM chairman Khari B. “One of our members, George Lewis, was one of the earliest innovators of electronic music in the 70s that EDM and electronica are doing now. All these things are a nod to AACM. We don't make divisions. We play music. We make art.” Founded in 1965 as a creative response to the disappearance of sustainable musical outlets, AACM has grown into a movement of creative musical freedom and ingenuity that has touched every aspect of popular music, from rock and punk to hip hop. The weekend will showcase the association's global free form music, rooted in African tradition and marked by cutting edge presentation. The centerpiece of the 50th Anniversary Celebration weekend is the reunion concert on Sunday, April 26 at University of Chicago's Mandel Hall, co-presented by the AACM and the Logan Center for the Arts. This groundbreaking concert will reunite 50 powerful musicians and artists in a spectacular celebration of 50 years of creative output. Among the performers are Nicole Mitchell, Thurman Barker, Joseph Jarman, Renee Baker, Iqua Colson, Steve Colson, Douglas R. Ewart, Mwata Bowden, Khari B, Taalib-Din Ziyad, Saalik Ziyad, Earl Chico Freeman, Maia Sonjia Hubert Harper, Leonard Jones, Edward Kidd Jordan, Rita Warford, Sar Abshalom Ben Shalomo, Rasul Siddik and more. Concert goers are invited to stop by the DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place before the concert and view the exhibit, “Free at First: The Audacious Journey of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.” The exhibit runs through September 6, 2015. In addition to reserved seating at the concert, VIP ticket holders will attend a post-performance reception with the artists. Following is the exciting weekend line-up for the AACM 50th Anniversary Festivities: TOGETHER: A POWER STRONGER THAN ITSELF Thursday, April 23 Hanah Jon Taylor Artet at The Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Hanah Jon Taylor, Yosef Ben Israel, Dushun Mosley Friday, April 24 – 7:30 pm The Colson Group at International House, 1414 E. 59th St Adegoke Steve Colson, Iqua Colson, Ernest Dawkins, Rasul Sadik, Dushun Mosley Saturday, April 25 Master Classes (Chicago State University) – Open to Musicians Only Sunday, April 26 50th Anniversary Reunion Concert, Mandel Hall – Reynolds Club, 1131 E. 57th 7-9 PM General Admission $35, $15 Students/Seniors w/ID VIP Reception/exhibition viewing/reunion Concert ($100 VIP ticket) Sunday, April 26 – 1-3 PM FREE Creative Music Summit with Nicole Mitchell and Renee Baker at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 220 E. Chicago Ave Nicole Mitchell and Renee Baker discuss their upcoming music premieres commissioned by MCA EXHIBITION: Tuesday – Sunday Thru September 6, 2015 FREE AT FIRST: The Audacious Journey of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place Hours: Tues – Sat. 10am – 5 pm; Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm - $10; $7 students/seniors FREE on Sundays For more information, call (312) 952-9383 or visit www.aacmchicago.org. Tickets to the April 26 concert may be purchased at ticketsweb.uchicago.edu. More Information: http://www.aacmchicago.org from http://www.jazzcorner.com