OPTION: claire rousay & Emily Beisel (Excerpt)

May 6, 2019: Drummer claire rousay is a leading light of a new generation of improvisers currently making waves in creative music. For her Option debut, she presented a set of solo music for percussion, followed by a duo set with Chicago based clarinetist Emily Beisel. OPTION is a weekly music salon on Monday nights at Experimental Sound Studio. Its programming explores contemporary perspectives on improvisation and composition in a 'salon' format, enabling local, national, and international artists to publicly discuss their practice and ideas as well as perform—all in the intimate environment of ESS's Studio A. Organized by Chicago musicians Andrew Clinkman, Tim Daisy, and Ken Vandermark, the schedule of concerts represents an insider's view of what is currently most exciting in music and the arts. ess.org for more information.