Where: The Tell, 401 Richmond Street West
When: May 2, 2019. Pre-concert chat @ 7:30pm, concert @ 8pm.
Cost: Advance Tickets: $25 adults; $15 students. At the door: $30 adults, $20 students. Visit www.spectrummusic.ca
Details: Jazz and artificial intelligence combine to take centre stage when Spectrum Music presents their latest work, Coding Chaos. A TD Discovery Series Special Projects, Coding Chaos features six new works by emerging composers born out of the jazz scene each exploring new technological advances through cross-genre composition. The featured Spectrum composers on the program include Mason Victoria, Chelsea McBride, Jackson Welchner, Suzy Wilde and guest composers Nebyu Yohannes and Harrison Argatoff.
Pushing the boundaries of the digital experience in music, Coding Chaos combines live performance with artificial performance, featuring the electric trio of Bruce Cassidy (EVI), Larnell Lewis (electric drums) and Chris Pruden (keys). Treated as another musician in the ensemble, the artificial intelligence unit will not only react to the music through sound as its own jazz improviser, it will also produce a visual element that will be projected on screens surrounding the audience as it responds to the music.
A preconcert chat with software artist, Ryan Kelln will discuss AI’s role in our society presently and going forward. In a digital world where technology constantly blurs the lines between fact and fabrication, the Spectrum composers ask: will we lose our sense of identity and grasp on reality – or will technology give us room to grow?
Spectrum Music is a collective of new-generation of Canadian composers and music curators who create and present genre-defying new music that fuses many genres. Rooted in jazz and creative music, the core of their philosophy has grown from the idea that the future of jazz music lies in its synthesis with other genres.
More Info: www.spectrummusic.ca @401Richmond @SpectrumMusicTO