春. 乐. 茶. 庆 (Spring. Music. Tea. Celebration)

Douglas R. Ewart comes together with Renèe Baker (Violin, Viola and Voice) and Lou Mallozzi (electronics) in a trio called Sonic Bamboo Rhizomes for a special performance entitled Water Wise Bamboo Free dedicated to Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians Elders Lester Helmar Lashley, LaRoy Wallace McMillan, and Reginald "Reggie" Willis. This is the first in a series of performances presented as part of his current exhibition Douglas R. Ewart: A Retrospective at ESS’s Audible Gallery.

The first performance takes place Saturday, October 16 at 7pm for a live, limited audience in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood at the multidisciplinary arts hub High Concept Labs, located inside of the Mana Contemporary building.