Jaribu Shahid performs a series of solo bass improvisations & transcriptions paying homage to his mentors & Chicago bassists Malachi Favors.

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Experimental Sound Studio presents Jaribu Shahid in a series of solo bass improvisations and transcriptions paying homage to his mentors and to the memories of Chicago bassists Malachi Favors, Harrison Bankhead, and Charles Clark.

Followed by an interview with Ben Hall.

This performance and interview are presented in the ESS garden, and will be premiered online on ESS’s YouTube.

The OPTION series is curated by Ken Vandermark, Lily Finnegan, and Andrew Clinkman.

Event Details

Sunday, July 30

3:00-5:00pm

Experimental Sound Studio Garden

5925 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago
About Jaribu Shahid

Jaribu Shahid is a jazz composer and improviser. His first recorded appearance, “Positive Force with Ade Olatunji,” was released in 1977, at which time he also became part of the formation of Griot Galaxy. Shahid held the bass chair in Sun Ra’s Arkestra from 1978 to 1980, and later joined Roscoe Mitchell’s band, which led to his performing and recording as bassist for the Art Ensemble of Chicago from 2004 to 2019. Additionally, Shahid played bass in Geri Allen’s trio including on her first Lp as a leader, as well as in the James Carter trio from 1993 to 1998, with David Murray from 1998 to 2019.

About OPTION

OPTION is an ongoing music salon curated by Chicago musicians Andrew Clinkman, Lily Finnegan, and Ken Vandermark and presented by Experimental Sound Studio. Its programming explores contemporary perspectives on improvisation and composition in a ‘salon’ format, enabling local, national, and international artists to publicly discuss their practice and ideas as well as perform.

Parking

Street parking can be found easily around ESS on streets such as W. Thorndale. There are three parking spots directly in front of ESS on Ravenswood. On weekends, parking is also available along the front of Weber Furniture; please do not block the garage doors. Behind ESS through the alley, there are also two parking spots which we are happy to reserve for anyone with accessibility needs. Please get in touch with info@ess.org to reserve a spot.

During the OPTION series this summer, diagonal parking is available in the alley directly south of ESS and Weber Furniture Service.
Accessibility

ESS has wheelchair seating and accessible bathrooms on both floors.

Please note that once on one floor, there is no ADA-accessible path inside the building to switch between floors; you will have to exit the building and reenter from the respective floor entrance. Our front entrance on Ravenswood leads you to our 1st floor (Audible Gallery, Studio A, Live Room), while our alley entrance leads you to the basement/garden (garden shows, Creative Audio Archive, Studio B).

To reserve accessible seating or parking, request other accommodations, or ask us any accessibility-related questions, please email info@ess.org.