Mellon Fellows Public Program with Ben LaMar Gay
Sun, Apr 23
|Stony Island Arts Bank
Join us as Mellon Fellow and musician Ben LaMar Gay presents his research from the archives and collections as a public event.
Time & Location
Apr 23, 2023, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S Stony Is Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA
About the event
Please join us as our Mellon Fellow Ben LaMar Gay presents his research from the archives and collections as a public event at the Stony Island Arts Bank.
About Ben LaMar Gay
Ben LaMar Gay is a composer and cornetist who moves sound, color, and space through folkloric filters to produce electro-acoustic collages. His unification of various styles is always in service of the narrative and never solely a display of technique. A Chicago native, Ben’s true technique is giving life to an idea while exploring and expanding on the term “Americana.”
By being active in Chicago’s experimental music scene and having spent a three-year residency in Brazil, Ben has collaborated with several influential figures in the world of music, including Joshua Abrams, the Association of the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Bixiga 70, Black Monks of Mississippi, Celso Fonseca, George Lewis, Nicole Mitchell, Jeff Parker, Theo Parrish, Mike Reed, Tomeka…