The music of These Things Happen lives in the spaces between Chicago and Amsterdam,

composition and improvisation, sobriety and [inhibitionlessness], wild playfulness and [purity].

Starting with classic pieces and originals from the Dutch and American jazz traditions, the trio

will digress, covering new ground: discover and ignore, grab and release, creating and letting

go.

While the Chicago musician comes to jazz naturally, the Dutch approach to this music has often

that been of respectful game and play. With These Things Happen this contrast is one of sincere

joy. The compositions of Misha Mengelberg stand next to those of Dewey Redman, Thelonious

Monk, Herbie Nichols and originals.

These Things Happen’s new long-playing disc on the Astral Spirits label comes out in August

2022. It has an incredible cover photo that’s full of classic Jazz themes: we see Jungle and

Trains, City versus Nature and a whale tail rising up from the ground. It’s hard to believe that

what we see is real, but we can assure you: These Things Happen.

Two sets - 9:00p + 10:30p

$10

Keefe Jackson - saxophone

Jason Roebke - bass

Mikel Patrick Avery - drums

Rasco Highland - piano