Please join us on Saturday May 16th, when we present a special collaboration between two accomplished international improvising musicians. Joëlle Léandre is undertaking a small Texas tour and will perform in Austin for the first time in over 20 years.

$10-20 suggested donation at the door.

About the Artists:

• JOËLLE LÉANDRE
  Double bassist and improviser Joëlle Léandre, counts John Cage as a mentor and has built a five-decade career at the forefront of improvised and contemporary music. Since the early 1980s, she has performed and recorded with a wide range of leading figures including Peter Kowald, Anthony Braxton, Irène Schweizer, Lauren Newton, and Fred Frith, among many others. Born in Aix-en-Provence, she initially studied recorder and piano before focusing on the double bass, later working with composers such as Cage, Giacinto Scelsi, and Morton Feldman. Equally active in free improvisation and new music, she has collaborated with Derek Bailey, William Parker, and the European Women’s Improvising Group, among many others.

• DAVID DOVE
  Trombonist, composer, and improviser David Dove is the founding director of Nameless Sound, the Houston-based organization dedicated to experimental music and community-focused arts education. Through its concert series and workshop programs, Nameless Sound has become a vital platform for collaborative improvisation, engaging international artists and local communities alike. As a performer, Dove’s work centers on free improvisation while drawing from jazz, contemporary composition, and experimental practices, with collaborations across music, film, dance, and visual art.
  Supported by Albertine Music, a program of Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation

Doors: 7:00PM

Music: 8-10PM