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Brian Courage is our resident curator for three Monday nights in October (2nd, 16th, 30th)! This week features Little Boat and BC Quartet.

Set 1: BC Quartet

Chris Thomson (saxophones, electronics) // Bryan Nichols (keyboards) // Brian Courage (bass) // Pete James Johnson (drums)

Set 2: Little Boat

Noah Ophoven-Baldwin (cornet, compositions) // Joe Strachan (keyboards) // Erik Fratzke (electric bass) // JT Bates (drums)

“Seemingly we have left the sparrow far behind; but we have not, as these are the things we do to increase its song. I’m embarrassed to say, at first, I didn’t know who was responsible for it but after deep reflection (hours of silent contemplation) it was entirely up to you. And there are other parts also left behind or maybe it’s better to say we did not bring them along.”

Little Boat plays songs written by Noah adapted from the work of the great Carmelite nun, Teresa of Ávila, and other music.

Originally from Long Island, NY, bassist Brian Courage has spent the last decade as an integral part of the creative music scenes in Minneapolis, Brooklyn, and now Chicago, where he currently resides. He has performed alongside an extensive array of nationally acclaimed improvisers, including Greg Ward, Jon Irabagon, Lew Tabackin, David Hazeltine, Jason Stein, Weasel Walter, Michael Lewis, Erik Fratzke, Russ Johnson, JT Bates, and Billy Mintz. Brian is adept at a wide range of styles and has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, renowned vocal quartet The Four Freshmen, the Chicago Tap Theater, and the New York based Americana / blues rock band Hollis Brown, with whom he toured the US and Europe extensively. His most recent creative endeavor is Abhorrent Expanse, a fully improvised metal band. Their debut album "Gateways to Resplendence" has been featured in prominent outlets including Decibel, Metal Injection, Burning Ambulance, and Wire Magazine.