Edgefest Goes OUT WEST
The theme of this year’s Edgefest is the West Coast and what its musicians have contributed to the Avant Garde/Creative Improvised Music scene. This year’s festival starts on Wednesday, October 16, and ends Saturday night, October 19. Festival headquarters will be at Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor, but other venues will also take part — like the Blue LLama Jazz club, which will house the festival on Thursday.
As always, Edgefest attracts the best avant artists and audiences in the country. Some of the headliners are the Lucian Ban/Alex Harding Duo (Wednesday), pianist Myra Melford and her trio with windplayer Vinny Golia (Thursday), pianist and keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, the legendary trumpeter Bobby Bradford with the Vinny Golia Quartet (Friday), a tribute to pianist Tad Weed with bassist Ken Filiano, the ROVA Saxophone Quartet and a finale with Vinny Golia’s large ensemble (Saturday).
There are a number of different kinds of tickets for sale for the festival, from single event tickets to Edgepasses and Day Passes. Please go to the Concert House website for a listing of your options.
Edgefest Schedule
Wednesday, October 16 |
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Kerrytown Concert House |
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| 6:00 | Lucian Ban/Alex Harding Duo Ban, piano • Harding, baritone sax |
| 7:00 | Michael Marcus Quartet Marcus, woodwinds • John Austria, keyboard • Tyler Mitchell, bass • Warren Smith drums |
| 9:00 | Oluyemi Thomas’ Positive Knowledge Thomas, winds •Ijeoma Thomas, voice • Kenn Thomas, piano • Ben Willis, bass • David Hurley, drums |
Thursday, October 17 |
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Blue LLama Jazz Club (South Main St.) |
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| 6:00 | Filiano/Ilgenfritz/Michalowski/Schoenbeck Ken Filiano, bass • James Ilgenfritz, bass • Piotr Michalowski, winds • Sara Schoenbeck, bassoon |
| 7:00 | William Hooker Remembrance Mara Rosenboom, piano • Adam Lane, bass, Hooker, drums |
| 8:00 | Myra Melford Trio Melford, Vinny Golia • winds, Kyle Bruckmann •oboe. University of Michigan Creative Arts Orchestra - Mark Kirschenmann, director • Myra Melford |
Friday, October 18 |
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Kerrytown Concert House |
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| 7:00 | Andrew Bishop’s New and Used Bishop, winds • Peter Formanek, winds • Derek Worthington, trumpet • Karalyn Schubring, piano |
| 8:00 | Cycle of Restoration Mark Kirschenmann, trumpet • Joel Peterson, bass • William Hooker, drums |
| 9:00 | Wayne Horvitz’ Snowghost Trio Plus Sara Schoenbeck Horvitz, piano and keyboards • Schoenbeck, bassoon • Geoff Harper, bass • Eric Eagle, drums |
| 10:00 | Bobby Bradford and Vinny Golia Quartet Bradford, cornet/trumpet • Golia, winds • Ken Filiano, bass • Michael TA Thompson, drums |
Saturday, October 19 |
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| Noon | Edgefest Parade and Picnic with middle school students, Edgefest artists, and community members |
Kerrytown Concert House |
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| 2:00 | Tad Weed Tribute Ken Filiano, bass • Vinny Golia, winds • Andrew Bishop, saxophones • Gary Schunk,piano • Pete Siers, drums |
| 3:00 | Lisa Mezzacappa Six Aaron Bennett, tenor sax • Mark Clifford, vibes • John Finkbeiner, guitar • Tim Perkis, electronics • Lisa Mezzacappa, bass • others |
| 4:00 | Thompson/Filiano/Cooper-Moore Trio Cooper Moore, piano • Ken Filiano, bass • Michael TA Thompson,drums |
Grand Finale Evening at Bethlehem United Church of Christ |
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| 8:00 | ROVA Saxophone Quartet Bruce Ackley, soprano • Steve Adams, alto • Larry Ochs, tenor • Jon Raskin, baritone Vinny Golia leads large ensemble performing his compositions created for Edgefest 2019. The ensemble includes UMS Creative Arts Orchestra students, Mark Kirschenmann, and other performers TBA |