Bear Williams
Chicago-born bass singer, songwriter, and producer Bear Williams (aka Larry Kimpel) spent 25 years in Los Angeles working with many of the world's favorite recording artists. Bear now calls his own shots as an artist.
What do Frankie Beverly & Maze, Anita Baker, The Late George Duke, Boney James, Mavis Staples & The Staple Singers, Jonathan Butler, Larry Carlton, The Crusaders, Steve Perry of Journey, Alanis Morissette, and many other A-List music artists have in common? The answer is Bear Williams.
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It Was A Rebellion has been in development for three years. An early version was performed as a pirate radio broadcast at Homan Square, a former Chicago Police Department black site. It mixes music from the Civil Rights Era and the Black Panther Party, news reports and political speeches, and ephemeral and symbolic sounds to articulate public expressions of Black rage.
It Was A Rebellion (House Mix) plays on the political roots of Black with a Chicago-style dance party vibe.
22 min
Experimental Sound Studio Quarantine Concert featuring artist Monette Sudler and presented by Ars Nova Workshop.
Fugal Systems, featuring Katie Ernst, Ben Lamar Gay, Macie Stewart & Ayanna Woods, is an umbrella project encompassing a variety of performance based works, including music and sound performances employing various collage tactics, as well as reading-performances that scramble, graft, or otherwise interpolate appropriated texts.
An electronic music, live performance by Bumbac Joe. Held at La Mesita, Yollocalli Arts (Pilsen).
Femi Ogebule performs "Clap Praise" from his album Arise live at the Praise Experience 2018 Chicago.
43 min
Experimental Sound Studio Quarantine Concert featuring artist Monette Sudler and presented by Ars Nova Workshop.
This piece illustrates that balance for me between my Mexican roots, my love for the jazz tradition and western classical music.
9 minutes
An ode to Chicago: This expresses what I would say to Chicago in its most precarious condition. We see you. We love you.
In lieu of the Chicago Gospel Music Festival, enjoy these FREE online concerts featuring Gospel Music in the Key of Chicago!
Enjoy at www.youtube.com/chicagodcase.
Jonathan Wenzel is a musician and educator, born and raised in Rogers Park (Chicago).