Collection

OPTION Series

OPTION is an ongoing music salon curated by Chicago musicians Andrew Clinkman, Lily Finnegan, and Dorothy Carlos. Its programming explores contemporary perspectives on improvisation and composition from international artists in a 'salon' format.

Events in this collection

  • OPTION: Stefan Gonzalez/Ben Lamar Gay/Dave Rempis Trio primary image

    OPTION: Stefan Gonzalez/Ben Lamar Gay/Dave Rempis Trio

    Sun, Jun 14, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Kieran Daly primary image

    OPTION: Kieran Daly

    Sun, Jun 21, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Neti-Neti (Amirtha Kidambi and Matt Evans) primary image

    OPTION: Neti-Neti (Amirtha Kidambi and Matt Evans)

    Sun, Jun 28, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Backwards Blue primary image

    OPTION: Backwards Blue

    Sun, Jul 12, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Sydney Spann primary image

    OPTION: Sydney Spann

    Sun, Jul 19, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Madeline Stepien primary image

    OPTION: Madeline Stepien

    Sun, Jul 26, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Christopher Dammann / Avreeayl Ra / Edward Wilkerson primary image

    OPTION: Christopher Dammann / Avreeayl Ra / Edward Wilkerson

    Sun, Aug 2, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Caroline Jesalva primary image

    OPTION: Caroline Jesalva

    Sun, Aug 9, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Matt Robidoux primary image

    OPTION: Matt Robidoux

    Sun, Aug 16, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: BCMC (Bill MacKay and Cooper Crain) primary image

    OPTION: BCMC (Bill MacKay and Cooper Crain)

    Sun, Aug 17, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: DoYeon Kim primary image

    OPTION: DoYeon Kim

    Sun, Aug 10, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Lula Asplund primary image

    OPTION: Lula Asplund

    Sun, Aug 3, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Vincent Davis & Percussion Plus primary image

    OPTION: Vincent Davis & Percussion Plus

    Sun, Jul 27, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Joe Westerlund primary image

    OPTION: Joe Westerlund

    Sun, Jul 20, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Patrick Shiroishi primary image

    OPTION: Patrick Shiroishi

    Sun, Jul 13, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: PAGASA primary image

    OPTION: PAGASA

    Sun, Jun 29, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Sydney Spann primary image

    OPTION: Sydney Spann

    Sun, Jun 22, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Potliquor primary image

    OPTION: Potliquor

    Sun, Jun 15, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Rempis/Reid/Abrams primary image

    OPTION: Rempis/Reid/Abrams

    Sun, Aug 18, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Chris Williams & Trae Crudup primary image

    OPTION: Chris Williams & Trae Crudup

    Sun, Aug 11, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Brittany Karlson primary image

    OPTION: Brittany Karlson

    Sun, Aug 4, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Kim Alpert with claire rousay primary image

    OPTION: Kim Alpert with claire rousay

    Sun, Jul 28, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: John Yau primary image

    OPTION: John Yau

    Sun, Jul 21, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Brandon Seabrook primary image

    OPTION: Brandon Seabrook

    Sun, Jul 14, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: FLUTTER (Fay Victor & Nicole Mitchell) with Devon Gates primary image

    OPTION: FLUTTER (Fay Victor & Nicole Mitchell) with Devon Gates

    Sun, Jul 7, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Nick Dunston primary image

    OPTION: Nick Dunston

    Sun, Jun 30, 3:00 PM

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  • OPTION: Jake Meginsk primary image

    OPTION: Jake Meginsk

    Sun, Jun 23, 3:00 PM

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Organizer of OPTION Series
Founded in 1986 by Dawn and Lou Mallozzi, Eric Leonardson, and Perry Venson, Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) has occupied its Edgewater location since 2006. The facility is home to a full-service recording, mixing, and mastering studio for hire;Audible Gallery,a small public space for exhibitions, meetings, workshops, performances, and artists' projects; and theCreative Audio Archive—an invaluable collection of recordings, print, and visual ephemera related to avant-garde and exploratory sound and music of the last five decades. ESS presents eclectic performance and installation programming, workshops, and artist talks year round—both in the various spaces around the studio (including its beautiful garden) and at various partner venues around Chicago.