December 5, 6 & 7
Hungry Brain, Constellation, Corbett v Dempsey
2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618

Co-curated by Tim Daisy, Lily Finnegan, Ben Hall, Damon Locks, Tomeka Reid & Ken Vandermark.

Friday, December 5
Hungry Brain
Premier of Sharon Udoh’s “Potluck” sextet (with Angelo Hart, Fred Jackson Jr., Mabel Kwan, Avreeayl Ra & Ken Vandermark)
Bonnie Han Jones, Mabel Kwan & Michael Zerang
Ikue Mori & Ken Vandermark
Dietrichs (Don & Camille Dietrich)

Saturday (Afternoon), December 6
Constellation Chicago
Lane Tech Workshop Ensemble with Ken Vandermark
Ikue Mori
Mike Khoury’s “Spite of Darkness” (with Ali Allen Colding, Indira Edwards & Ben Hall)

Saturday (Evening), December 6
Hungry Brain
Ikue Mori, Tim Daisy & Jason Adasiewicz
Ava Mendoza
Fred Moten, Bonnie Han Jones & Ben Hall

Sunday, December 7
Hungry Brain
“Company-style” ad hoc groups:
with Ali Allen Colding, Indira Edwards, Mike Khoury, Ava Mendoza, Kim Alpert, Dorothy Carlos, Garrett Frees, Damon Locks, Beth McDonald, Dave Rempis & Ed Wilkerson Jr.
TICKETS

SIDE SHOW
Corbett vs. Depsey
2156 West Fulton St, Chicago, IL
Sunday, 3 pm, December 7 — FREE
Ellington Skelletons (Ben Hall & Ken Vandermark)

The Catalytic Sound Festival is a hub for experimental and improvised music, organized by a musician-owned cooperative that emphasizes collaboration and community. Each annual edition spans multiple cities across the US and Europe, celebrating cutting-edge sound through performances, talks and workshops.

https://festival.catalyticsound.com/edition/catalytic-sound-festival-2025/