Sep 11th 2026

Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground – Ben LaMar Gay

@ Chicago Cultural Center

78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602

Opening Friday, September 11th, from 3PM - 4PM

On view through Sunday, November 8th

3-4 p.m.
North Gallery, Velvet Lounge
Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East

Ben LaMar Gay, Trumpet, coronet and electronics
Ben LaMar Gay is a highly acclaimed Chicago-based composer, cornetist, and multi-instrumentalist known for his genre-bending work that blends jazz, hip-hop, electronic, and folk traditions. A key member of the AACM, his music frequently focuses on exploring “Americana” through a global, cosmopolitan lens, often highlighting African and Brazilian influence

Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground
April 25 – November 8, 2026
Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Avenue Galleries, 1st Floor East

Imagine walking inside the thunderous sound of a taiko drum or feeling enveloped by the sinuous sounds of a saxophone, cello, or bass. What if your body became part of a visual landscape of colors, textures, and movements that resonated with the bone-tingling sound vibrating in your ears?

Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground creates a sensory and celebratory experience of jazz art forms that connect, uplift, and transform our human spirit by translating the power of music into color and movement.

Together, photographer Lauren Deutsch, filmmaker Jonathan Woods, and the Tangible Sound Collaborative created an immersive exhibition celebrating Chicago’s creative improvised music community. The exhibition is inspired by the early experimenters whose boundary-breaking practices have influenced generations of visual and sonic artists.

This exhibition is dedicated to Ancestors Timuel D. Black, whose immense impact on the spirit, art and activism in Chicago continues to propel us forward, and the legendary musician, mentor and community-builder Fred Anderson.

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