Avant Improv Ensemble
Friday, May 18 2018,
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM,
Off campus (see description)
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Bennington’s Avant Improv Ensemble (AIE), led by Bennington College music faculty, Michael Wimberly, will make its debut at Scholes Street Studio in Brooklyn, NY Friday, May 18 at 7:30 pm. AIE explores spontaneous improvisation through the compositions of Ornette Coleman and Charles Mingus, as well as their own compositions built from the idioms of blues, jazz, and funk. This 10-piece ensemble will feature special guest saxophonist Joe McPhee, and bassist Michael Bisio. This is a free event.