An Improvisational Performance with Marvin Tate at A Listening Space
@ A Listening Space
305 E Garfield Blvd Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Thursday, August 21st, from 7:30PM - 8:30PM
On Thursday, August 21, from 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM, join us for a special improvisational performance by Marvin Tate at A Listening Space, part of our new summer hours at 305 E. Garfield Blvd.
Marvin Tate is a Chicago native, and interdisciplinary artist from the west side. His works have appeared and heard on stage globally, internationally and locally. As a poet, he has performed at The Poetry Foundation’s 50th Anniversary, National Public Radio’s, “This American Life”, Def -Jam Poetry and on the BBC Radio program “The Poetry Detective”. As a performer he has recorded and played with the late Jamie Branch’s: Jazz Drummer , Pitch-Fork Music Founder, and band leader, Mike Reed, multi-instrumentalists, Ben LaMar Gay, Angel Bat Dawid, Bill McKay, Leroy Bach, the Visual Artists and Performer, Theaster Gates Jr., Feminist-Artist , Porn Actress, Annie Sprinkle, Alabaster Deplume, Parliament/funkidellic, Circuit Des Yeux, Tim Kinsella and Angel Olsen. Tate is the founder of the legendary, experimental soul band, D-settlement. There 3 vinyl boxset (American Dream Records) was voted ‘The Best Of’ in Pitchfork Magazine, and Band Camp and NY Times in 2022. Presently, he is the recipient of a Jeff Award, for ‘best -set design’ for the play, Rhinoceros.
As we prepare to open our newest project at the former St. Laurence Elementary School, we’re pleased to host a series of experimental programs every Thursday night through August. Wine will be made available for purchase, and as always, we’ll serve complimentary tea throughout the night.
All donations support artists and our experimental programs. See you there!
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