Empty Bottle 33 and a 3rd Anniversary Presents: The Bottle Tapes: Selections from the Empty Bottle Jazz & Improvised Music Series, 1996-2005 Record Release Party
Date and Time
Sat, Nov 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Location
Empty Bottle
1035 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
Event Details
Doors: 4PM / Show: 5PM / 21+Empty Bottle Jazz & Improvised MusicBox Set Launch/Mini Festival From 1996-2005, the Empty Bottle hosted a weekly series of Wednesday night jazz and improvised music concerts and an annual festival. These events were hailed by the international press as landmarks in creative music, and helped shift the focus in experimental jazz towards Chicago. Curated by writer and producer John Corbett and musician Ken Vandermark, much of the Bottle Jazz tzmann, and Nicole Mitchells Black Earth Ensemble, which is being released by Corbett vs. Dempsey, the label associated with Corbetts art gallery of the same name. In the spirit of the original series, this launch event/mini festival will include old guard and new blood. Joe McPhee, who is now internationally famed (also for his soundtrack music included in the TV show Severance), first played in Chicago at the Bottle in 1996. Nearly three decades later, he returns for a triumphant set of duets with drummer PNL, a frequent partner of McPhees. Bottle Series co-curator Ken Vandermark will perform in a duet with Black Monument Ensembles founder/leader Damon Locks, and Chicago improvisor Dorothy Carlos will perform a solo for cello and electronics. The afternoon festivities will include a new poster by Dan Grzeca, first dibs on the initial hundred copies of the box set, and a surprise set in the tradition of all Empty Bottle Jazz & Improvised Music festivals.
Important Event Information
This event is 21 and over. Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 21 years of age will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund. Make sure to bring a valid ID
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