Event Description

For this Ear Taxi Festival Spotlight Concert, Ensemble Dal Niente teams up with saxophonist Ken Vandermark to play the world premiere of Last Trane to Clover 5, written for them by Roscoe Mitchell, as well as music by George Lewis, Nicole Mitchell, and Fred Anderson.

Ensemble Dal Niente performs new and experimental chamber music with dedication, virtuosity, and an exploratory spirit. Flexible and adaptable, Dal Niente’s roster of 23 musicians presents an uncommonly broad range of contemporary music, guiding listeners towards music that transforms existing ideas, subverts convention, and embraces 21st century audience culture. Audiences coming to Dal Niente shows can expect distinctive productions—from fully staged operas to multimedia spectacles to intimate solo performances—that are curated to pique curiosity and connect art, culture, and people.

Ensemble Dal Niente teams up with saxophonist Ken Vandermark to play the world premiere of Last Trane to Clover 5, written for them by Roscoe Mitchell, as well as music by George Lewis, Nicole Mitchell, and Fred Anderson.