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Steve Roach

Beth Gibbons

Bia Ferreira

Charles Lloyd & Don Was

Jessica Pratt

Maruja

Michael Rother performs the Music of Neu! and Harmonia

Wadada Leo Smith: Radio Light & Orange Wave Electric

Mary Lattimore

múm

Fieldwork: Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman, Tyshawn Sorey

BIG EARS 2025

ANOHNI and the Johnsons ∙ Anoushka Shankar ∙ Arooj Aftab ∙ Beth Gibbons ∙ Bill Frisell ∙ Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez Trio ∙ Carla Kihlstedt & Present Music ∙ Charles Lloyd ∙ DakhaBrakha ∙ DARKSIDE ∙ esperanza spalding ∙ Explosions in the Sky ∙ Fieldwork ∙ Jessica Pratt ∙ Free Form Funky Freqs ∙ Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet ∙ Jonny Greenwood’s 133 Years of Reverb ∙ Kate Soper & Wet Ink Ensemble: Ipsa Dixit ∙ Knoxville Symphony Orchestra ∙ Lankum ∙ Lara Downes ∙ Les Claypool’s Bastard Jazz ∙ Meshell Ndegeocello ∙ Michael Rother ∙ múm ∙ Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) ∙ Philip Glass Ensemble: Music in Twelve Parts ∙ Rufus Wainwright ∙ Steve Roach ∙ Sun Ra Arkestra ∙ Taj Mahal ∙ Tessa Lark, Joshua Roman & Edgar Meyer ∙ Tindersticks ∙ The Nels Cline Singers ∙ Tortoise ∙Tyshawn Sorey, King Britt & Friends ft. Melz & Meshell Ndegeocello ∙ Wadada Leo Smith & Vijay Iyer ∙ Wadada Leo Smith: CREATE ∙ Waxahatchee ∙ Yo La Tengo [ahmed] ∙ Adam Rudolph: Hu Vibrational & Sunrise Quartet ∙ Age of Reflections ∙ Alabaster DePlume ∙ Alan Sparhawk ∙ Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves ∙ Amaro Freitas ∙ Ambrose Akinmusire ∙ Antipop Consortium ∙ Arushi Jain ∙ Astrid Sonne ∙ Axiom 5 ∙ Barry Altschul’s 3 Dom Factor ∙ Beak> ∙ Bia Ferreira ∙ Billy Collins ∙ Bob Holmes & SUSS Present: Across the Horizon Nights ∙ Brandon Seabrook ∙ Brìghde Chaimbeul ∙ Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino ∙ Carlos Niño & Friends ∙ Cass McCombs ∙ Cassandra Jenkins ∙ Chanel Beads ∙ Chuck Johnson ∙ Claire Chase ∙ Clarice Jensen ∙ clipping. ∙ Cowboy Sadness ∙ Dan Weiss Even Odds Trio ∙ Darian Donovan Thomas ∙ David Grubbs ∙ Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn ∙ Dedicated Men of Zion ∙ Dougie Bowne & Matt Nelson ∙ Edsel Axle ∙ Eiko Ishibashi ∙ Eliza McCarthy ∙ EMEL ∙ eucademix (Yuka Honda) ∙ Fay Victor ∙ Flore Laurentienne ∙ Fred Moten & Brandon Lopez ∙ ganavya ∙ Geoff Dyer ∙ Hank Roberts ∙ Helado Negro ∙ Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly ∙ iiisa ∙ Immanuel Wilkins’ Blues Blood ∙ James McVinnie ∙ Jeff Parker ETA IVtet ∙ Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade ∙ Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer ∙ Joan As Police Woman ∙ Joe Boyd ∙ Joel Harrison Free Country ∙ Joel Harrison’s Alternative Guitar Summit ∙ Joseph Keckler ∙ Josh Johnson ∙ Joy Guidry: AMEN ∙ Jules Reidy ∙ Julia Holter ∙ June McDoom ∙ Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble ∙ Kalia Vandever ∙ Kelly Moran ∙ Knoxville Opera Gospel Choir ∙ Kokayi ∙ Kramer ∙ Kris Davis Trio ∙ Lara Somogyi ∙ Laraaji ∙ Larry & Joe ∙ Lia Kohl ∙ Lonnie Holley ∙ Luke Stewart Silt Trio ∙ Mabe Fratti ∙ Macie Stewart ∙ Magic Tuber Stringband ∙ Maria Chávez + Victoria Shen + Mariam Rezaei ∙ Marisa Anderson ∙ Marissa Nadler ∙ Mark Guiliana ∙ Maruja ∙ Mary Lattimore ∙ Melvin Gibbs ∙ Merce Lemon ∙ Michael Hurley ∙ Mike Reed’s Separatist Party ∙ Mivos Quartet ∙ Modney ∙ more eaze ∙ Nanocluster (Immersion|SUSS) ∙ Nels Cline Consentrik Quartet ∙ Peni Candra Rini ∙ Phantom Orchard ∙ Phil Cook ∙ R.B. Morris & William Wright ∙ Rachika Nayar & Nina Keith ∙ Rich Ruth ∙ Ryan Clackner’s Existential Dread ∙ Sam Bush Band ∙ Sarah Rothenberg ∙ Shelley Hirsch ∙ SML ∙ Squanderers ∙ Steve Coleman and Five Elements ∙ Steve Lehman Trio + Mark Turner ∙ Steven Schick ∙ Still House Plants ∙ Sunny War ∙ Susan Alcorn Tribute ∙ Swamp Dogg ∙ Sylvie Courvoisier: Chimaera ∙ Tall Tall Trees ∙ Tarta Relena ∙ Tashi Wada ∙ Thor Harris ∙ Tigran Hamasyan ∙ Tilt ∙ Tyshawn Sorey Trio ∙ Username Password ∙ Water Damage ∙ Wendy Eisenberg ∙ William Basinski ∙ William Tyler ∙ Wyatt Ellis ∙ Yaya Bey ∙ Zeena Parkins

HIGHLIGHTS FROM BIG EARS 2024

André 3000: New Blue Sun Live

Carl Craig

Charles Curtis performing La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela’s Just Charles & Cello in the Romantic Chord in a Setting of Abstract #1 form Quadrilateral Phase Angle Traversals in Dream Light

Chocolate Genius, Inc.

Henry Threadgill’s Zooid

Herbie Hancock

John Paul Jones

Laurie Anderson & Sexmob: Let X = X

Rhiannon Giddens, Christian McBride, and Francesco Turrisi

Steve Keen Live Art Performance

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

BIG EARS 2024

Adrianne Lenker ∙ Ahleuchatistas ∙ Air Repertory Band ∙ aja monet ∙ Amythyst Kiah ∙ André 3000: New Blue Sun Live ∙ Angelic Brothers ∙ Ann Powers ∙ Anna Webber & Matt Mitchell ∙ Anssi Karttunen ∙ Aoife O’Donovan ∙ Armand Hammer ∙ Ash Fure: ANIMAL ∙ bar italia ∙ Beth Orton ∙ Billy Woods ∙ Bitchin Bajas ∙ Black Atticus ∙ Bonnie “Prince” Billy ∙ Brad Mehldau ∙ Brandon Ross Phantom Station ∙ Cedric Burnside ∙ Charles Lloyd ∙ Ches Smith: Laugh Ash ∙ Chocolate Genius, Inc. ∙ Christian McBride ∙ claire rousay ∙ Colin Stetson ∙ Colleen ∙ Cyro Baptista ∙ Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society ∙ Dasa Ahanue ∙ Dasha Kelly ∙ Dave Holland Quartet ∙ David Virelles ∙ Davóne Tines & THE TRUTH ∙ Digable Planets ∙ dragonchild & Sunken Cages ∙ Drum Major Instinct ∙ Edgar Meyer ∙ Eli Winter Trio ∙ Elliott Sharp ∙ Eric Mingus ∙ Evan Lurie – Quintet with Bandoneon ∙ Eyvind Kang & Jessika Kenney ∙ Fatoumata Diawara ∙ Faun Fables ∙ Finom ∙ Fly Siifu ∙ Francesco Turrisi ∙ Fred Frith ∙ Hanif Abdurraqib ∙ The Harvest Time Project: A Tribute to Pharoah Sanders ∙ Hatis Noit ∙ Helen Gillet ∙ Henry Threadgill / Vijay Iyer / Dafnis Prieto ∙ Henry Threadgill’s Zooid ∙ Herbie Hancock ∙ Hermanos Gutiérrez ∙ Horse Lords ∙ Hurray for the Riff Raff ∙ Jake Blount ∙ Jakob Bro ∙ Jana Horn ∙ Jason Moran & the Harlem Hellfighters ∙ JG Thirlwell + Ensemble ∙ JG Thirlwell’s Silver Mantis ∙ JJJJJerome Ellis ∙ Jlin ∙ Joan Shelley ∙ Joanna Sternberg ∙ Joe Henry ∙ Joe Russo’s Selcouth Quartet ∙ John Paul Jones ∙ Jon Batiste ∙ Joseph Allred ∙ Julian Lage & the Speak to Me Band ∙ Ka Baird ∙ Kassa Overall ∙ Kenny Wollesen’s Wolle-Sonic Massage ∙ Knoxville Symphony Orchestra ∙ Kokoroko ∙ Kristin Hersh ∙ Kronos Quartet | Five Decades ∙ Kurt Vile & the Violators ∙ Laughter: The Best Medicine Playshop with Laraaji & Arji OceAnanda ∙ Larry Blumenfeld ∙ Laurie Anderson with Sexmob: Let X = X ∙ Leyla McCalla ∙ Make a Move ∙ Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog ∙ Marcus J. Moore ∙ Marilyn Kallet ∙ Mary Halvorson: Amaryllis ∙ Matt Mitchell ∙ Mavi ∙ Mighty Poplar ∙ Min Xiao-Fen with River Guerguerian ∙ Molly Lewis ∙ Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway ∙ Mr. Sun ∙ Myra Melford’s Fire & Wate ∙ Myriam Gendron ∙ Nadah El Shazly ∙ Nate Chinen ∙ Nik Bärtsch RONIN ∙ RB Morris ∙ Resavoir ∙ Rhea “Sunshine” Carmichael ∙ Rhiannon Giddens ∙ Ringdown: Caroline Shaw & Danni Lee ∙ Robin Holcomb ∙ Roc Marciano ∙ Roger Eno ∙ Ross Gay ∙ Sam Amidon ∙ Samora Pinderhughes ∙ Secret Chiefs 3 ∙ Senryu ∙ Sexmob ∙ Shabaka ∙ Silkroad Ensemble ∙ Slauson Malone 1 ∙ Sleepytime Gorilla Museum ∙ Sofia Rei & Jorge Roeder ∙ Son Rompe Pera ∙ Sons of Chipotle ∙ Steve Keene Live Art Performance ∙ Tennessee Sheiks ∙ The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis ∙ Third Coast Percussion ∙ Thurston Moore ∙ Titan to Tachyons ∙ Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio ∙ Tomeka Reid Quartet ∙ Tord Gustavsen Trio ∙ Tredici Bacci ∙ Trevor Dunn’s Trio-Convulsant avec Folie à Quatre ∙ Trio Mediaeval ∙ Tshaka Campbell ∙ Unwound ∙ Very Very Circus ∙ Void Patrol ∙ Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet ∙ Wyatt Ellis ∙ Yasmin Williams ∙ Zoe Keating ∙ Zsela
BLACKTRONIKA: AFROFUTURISM IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC CURATED BY KING BRITT Brandon Coleman ∙ Carl Craig ∙ Charlie Dark MBE ∙ Colloboh ∙ Dibia$e ∙ DJ Heather ∙ Elsa M’Bala ∙ King Britt ∙ KMRU ∙ Laraaji & Suphala ∙ Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe ∙ Suzi Analogue ∙ Tyondai Braxton ∙ Yvette Janine Jackson ∙ Film: God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines
LA MONTE YOUNG & MARIAN ZAZEELA Just Charles & Cello in the Romantic Chord in a Setting of Abstract #1 form Quadrilateral Phase Angle Traversals in Dream Light Performed by Charles Curtis

HIGHLIGHTS FROM BIG EARS 2023

JOHN ZORN

SONA JOBARTEH

WILLIAM PARKER’S MAYAN SPACE STATION

ADIA VICTORIA

DAVID BYRNE

IBEYI

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND

CARL STONE TRIO

BELA FLECK & BASSEKOU KOUYATE

GREG TARDY

BIG EARS 2023

32 Sounds • 700 Bliss • Adeem the Artist • Adia Victoria • Algiers • Allison Russell • Andrew Bird • Annea Lockwood • Anthony Coleman • Antonio Sanchez & Bad Hombre • Arooj Aftab • Aurora Nealand • Ava Mendoza + SUE-C • The Bad Plus • Basic Letters • Bassekou Kouyate • BB Wisely • Béla Fleck • Ben Sollee • Big Kitty • Bill Frisell • Bill Orcutt • billy woods • Bonny Light Horseman • Brainweight • Brandee Younger • Calexico • Carl Stone • caroline • Caterina Barbieri • Coffin/Perlson/Krauss with Leo Genovese • Combo Chimbita • Danielle Ponder • Dave Eggar • David Byrne • David George Haskell • David Virelles • Devendra Banhart • Diatom Deli • Dorothy Carlos • Eric Lee • Etran de l’Aïr • Evan Ziporyn • Exploding Star Orchestra • Fruit LoOoPs • fujiiiiiiiiita • Gatos do Sul • Geoff Dyer • Green Ribbon • Gregory Tardy • Grouper • Gyan Riley • Ibeyi • Ichiko Aoba • Iron & Wine • Irreversible Entanglements • JACK Quartet • Jake Xerxes Fussell • James “Blood” Ulmer • James Brandon Lewis • The Jazz-Bins • Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry • Joe Rainey • Josephine Foster • Justin Adams & Mauro Durante • Kali Malone • Kate NV • Ken Mujo • Kevin Morby • King Britt • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra • Larry & Joe • Lee Ranaldo • Lesley Flanigan • Liturgy • Lonnie Holley • Los Lobos • Lucius • Luke Schneider • Macie Stewart • Maeve Gilchrist & Aizuri Quartet • Makaya McCraven • Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos • Margaret Glaspy & Julian Lage Trio • Mary Halvorson • Matt Espy • Matt Nelson’s Out Series • Megamoon X • Meridian Brothers • Mivos Quartet • Moor Mother • Morton Subotnick • The Mountain Goats • Mourning [A] BLKstar • Nate Smith + KINFOLK • Nate Wooley • Ned Rothenberg Crossings Quartet • New Future City Radio • Oneohtrix Point Never • Parker Quartet • Peter One • Phill Niblock • Pino Palladino & Blake Mills ft. Sam Gendel & Abe Rounds • Proteins of Magic • Rafiq Bhatia • Reid Anderson • Rica Chicha • Rich Ruth • Rickie Lee Jones • Robert Lundberg • Sam Gendel Concert Group • Sam Wilkes • Shahzad Ismaily • Shane Parish • Shara Nova • Sierra Ferrell • Sierra Hull • Simon Joyner • Son Lux • Sona Jobarteh • Staples Jr. Singers • Stephen O’Malley • Steve Gunn & David Moore • The Sun Ra Arkestra • SUSS • Tank and the Bangas • Tarbaby featuring David Murray • Tarta Relena • Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band • Tessa Lark • Theon Cross •Tim Gick • Trio Imagination • Tyshawn Sorey Trio • Variego3 • Varispeed Collective • Vijay Iyer • Vinicius Cantuaria • Wadada Leo Smith • The Weather Station • Wendy Eisenberg • William Parker • Wrest • Xylouris White • Yarn/Wire • Zoh Amba JOHN ZORN’S 70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Nove Cantici Per Francesco D’Assisi • Suite for Piano • A Cappella Vocal Music • Bagatelles • Gnostic Trio • Chamber Music • John Zorn with Trevor Dunn and Dave Lombardo • Cobra

Highlights from Big Ears 2022

Shabaka Hutchings with Knoxville Symphony

Patti Smith

Big Ears’ Inaugural Parade

Damon Locks’ Black Monument Ensemble

Lido Pimienta

Dawn Richard

Alabaster DePlume

Arooj Aftab

BIG EARS 2022

Patti Smith • John Zorn • Sparks • Meredith Monk • Moses Sumney • Kim Gordon • Animal collective • Yves Tumor • Low • Annette Peacock • Kronos Quartet • Bill Frisell • Sons of Kemet • Jason Moran • Bill Callahan • Preservation Hall Jazz Band • Marc Ribot • Caroline Shaw • Joe Henry • Efterklang • Mdou Moctar • Arooj Aftab • Bang on a Can All-Stars • Andrew Cyrille • Sō Percussion • Nathalie Joachim • Nubya Garcia • Shabaka Hutchings • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra • Andy Shauf • Dawn Richard • Saul Williams

75 Dollar Bill • 79rs Gang • Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society • Areni Agbabian • Ambrose Akinmusire • Marisa Anderson • Attacca Quartet • Balún • Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die • Joseph Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann • Theon Cross • Sarah Davachi • Kris Davis’ Diatom Ribbons • Angel Bat Dawid & Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty • Bonny Light Horseman • Alabaster DePlume • Dos Santos • Ensemble Dal Niente • Fennesz • Ben Lamar Gay • George • Maeve Gilchrist • Harriet Tubman • John Hollenbeck • Lonnie Holley • Val Jeanty • Cassandra Jenkins • Pierre Kwenders • L’Rain • Julian Lage Trio • Lakou Mizik • Mary Lattimore • Lisel • Damon Locks’ Black Monument Ensemble • Ellis Ludwig-Leone • Pedrito Martinez Group • Leyla McCalla • James McVinnie & Tristan Perich • John Medeski • Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret • Mind Maintenance • MSSV • Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses • Angélic Negrón • Jeff Parker & The New Breed • Lido Pimienta • Odean Pope & Immanuel Wilkens • Dafnis Prieto’s Si o Si Quartet • RAM • Ellen Reid’s SOUNDWALK Ensemble • Tomeka Reid • Gyan Riley • Claire Rousay • Gavilán Rayna Russom • Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah • Shodekeh • Nadia Sirota • Ches Smith’s We All Break • Spektral Quartet • Sporty’s Brass Band • Sudan Archives • Craig Taborn • William Tyler • Ken Vandermark • Dan Weiss’ Starebaby • Yasmin Williams • Migeul Zenón • Evan Ziporyn

Nikki Giovanni • Nikky Finney • Hanif Abdurraqib • Marcus J. Moore • Cornelius Eady

Circuit Des Yeux • Tift Merrit • Brian Blade • Nathan Salsburg • Alex Leach Band • Circus No. 9 • W8ING4UFOS • Earwig Deluxe • Dead Rider • We Were Here Before • Eve Maret • Joseph Allred • DANA • Thom Nguyen • Che Chen • Distress Signals • Frank Hurricane • Jil Christensen • Maspeth • In Place • Matt Nelson • Crowmeat Bob • Two-Way Street • Evan Lipson • Jake Smith • Horcerer • ICE • The Drips • Patti • Okapi • Recovered Media • Natural Blk Invention

“Sites & Sounds”: BIG EARS Special Programs in 2020

RB Morris & His Band • The Bad Plus • MSSV (Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges, & Mike Watt) • Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog • Bugge Wesseltoft & Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity* • Lonnie Holley & Friends • Bendik Hofseth’s Woodlands & Mathias Eick Quintet* • Silje Nergaard & Ketil Bjornstad, Solo* • Hedvig Mollestad Trio & Eivind Aarset Quartet* • Beady Belle & Arild Andersen Group* • Elephant9 & Nils Petter Molvaer Trio* • Mats Eilertsen & Trygve Seim*

* Part of the Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival

BIG EARS 2020

(planned & confirmed, cancelled due to the pandemic)

75 Dollar Bill • A Winged Victory for the Sullen • Chris Abrahams • Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society • Arooj Aftab & the Vulture Prince Ensemble • Areni Agbabian • Bang on a Can All-Stars • Devendra Banhart • Caterina Barbieri • Bell Orchestre • Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die • Joe Branciforte & Theo Bleckmann • Anthony Braxton • Peter Brötzmann • Ceramic Dog • Che Apalache • Nate Chinen • Circus No. 9 • The Claudia Quintet • Steve Coleman & Five Elements • Andrew Cyrille • Sarah Davachi • Dos Santos • Geoff Dyer • Efterklang • Nadah El Shazly • Ensemble Dal Niente + Ken Vandermark • Fennesz • Josephine Foster • Jake Xerxes Fussell • Ben LaMar Gay Quartet • Sam Gendel Concert Group • Kim Gordon’s Sound for Andy Warhol’s ‘Kiss’ (Kim Gordon, Bill Nance, Steve Gunn, John Trucinski) • Gunn-Truscinski Duo • The Haden Triplets • Harriet Tubman • Joe Henry’s 115th Dream • Nathalie Joachim & Spektral Quartet • John Paul Jones • Anssi Karttunen • Jacob Kirkegaard • Kronos Quartet & Sam Green’s ‘A Thousand Thoughts’ • Kronos Quartet play Terry Riley • Sonja LaBianca • Fred Lane & His Disheveled Monkeybiters • Paul Lazar’s ‘Cage Shuffle’ • Alex Leach • Anja Lechner • Maurice Louca • Pedrito Martinez • Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret • Minwi Sonnen with Marc Ribot & Ches Smith • Mdou Moctar • Meredith Monk • Moonlight Benjamin • Jason Moran & The Harlem Hellfighters • MSSV (Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges, Mike Watt) • Múm • Kim Myhr’s You | me • MZM (Miya Masaoka, Zeena Parkins, Myra Melford) • Aurora Nealand & The Royal Roses • The Necks • Phill Niblock • nief-norf • Nivhek • Jeff Parker & The New Breed • Zeena Parkins • Annette Peacock • Daniel Pioro & Valgeir Sigurðsson • Ann Powers • Richard Powers • Ben Ratliff • Margaret Renkl • Marc Ribot plays Frantz Casséus • Terry Riley • Gyan Riley’s ELIXIR • Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah • Shabaka & the Ancestors • Caroline Shaw • Sxip Shirey’s ‘Hour of Charm’ • Patti Smith & Her Band • Ches Smith’s We All Break • Sō Percussion • Astrid Sonne • Sons of Chipotle (John Paul Jones & Anssi Karttunen) • Spektral Quartet • Ned Sublette • Sudan Archives • Damo Suzuki Network • Tamino • Theremin Noir (Rob Schwimmer, Uri Caine, Mark Feldman) • Thundercat • Tindersticks • Molly Tuttle • William Tyler & Mary Lattimore’s ‘Electric Appalachia’ • Gyða Valtýsdóttir • Dan Weiss’ Starebaby • D. Scot Williams • Saul Williams • Xylouris White • Ingar Zach

Meredith Monk

Punch Brothers

Spiritualized

KNOXVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: BILL FRISELL & GREG TARDY PERFORM THELONIOUS MONK’S ‘ASK ME NOW’

Tomeka Reid

SONS OF KEMET: LIVE AT BIG EARS FESTIVAL – FROM JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

Shabaka Hutchings

BÉLA FLECK & EDMAR CASTAÑEDA: LIVE AT BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2019 | JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

BIG EARS 2019

ABSÎNT • Oren Ambarchi • American Contemporary Music Ensemble • Arc Welder • Art Ensemble of Chicago • Artifacts Trio • Nik Bärtsch’s RONIN • Tim Berne’s Snakeoil • Joep Beving • Rafiq Bhatia ‘Breaking English’ • Theo Bleckmann • Carla Bley ‘Trios’ with Andy Sheppard & Steve Swallow • Brooklyn Rider • Harold Budd • ‘Carnival of Souls’ with Live Score by Mercury Rev’s Clear Light Ensemble • Caroline Randall Williams presented by Third Man Books • Edmar Castañeda • Ian Chang • Nate Chinen ‘Playing Changes’ • Avishai Cohen Quartet • Coupler • Kara-Lis Coverdale • Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Matt Garrison Trio • Bryce Dessner ‘Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)’ with Roomful of Teeth • Tashi Dorji & Tyler Damon Duo • ’Dragnet Girl’ with Live Score by Coupler • Mathias Eick Quintet • Chris Eldridge Live Score to Fatty Arbuckle’s ‘Coney Island’ • Ever Present Orchestra • Béla Fleck • Nils Frahm • Bill Frisell • Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi • Mimi Goese & Ben Neill • Peter Gregson • Larry Grenadier • Rachel Grimes ‘The Way Forth’ • Derek Gripper • Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl • Hawktail • Lonnie Holley & Nelson Patton • International Contemporary Ensemble • Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn • Clarice Jensen + Jonathan Turner • Jerusalem In My Heart • Jlin • Gabriel Kahane • Kayhan Kalhor • Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert • Kim Kashkashian & Robert Levin • Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones • Carla Kihlstedt • KTL (Peter Rehberg & Stephen O’Malley) • Kukangendai • Joan La Barbara • Mary Lattimore • Alvin Lucier • Shai Maestro • Makaya McCraven • Mercury Rev • Mesmerists (Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wolleson & the films of Bill Morrison) • The Messthetics • Nina Moffitt • Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble ‘Cellular Songs’ • Moor Mother • Thomas Morgan • Mountain Man • Nashville Ballet’s ‘Lucy Negro Redux’ • Mehdi Nassouli • nief-norf • Parker-Schlippenbach-Lytton Trio • Uma & Giri Peters • PITA • The Punch Brothers • Roomful of Teeth • Serpentwithfeet • Ben Shemie • Wadada Leo Smith • Sons of Kemet • Spiritualized • St John’s Choir performs Arvo Part’s ‘Passion’ • Carl Stone • Sun of Goldfinger (David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith) • Greg Tardy • Avey Tare • This Is Not This Heat • Richard Thompson with Knoxville Symphony Strings ‘Killed in Action’ • Thumbscrew (Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Tomas Fujiwara) • David Torn • Ralph Towner • Trance Map (Evan Parker, Matt Wright, Mark Nauseef, Adam Linson) • Anna Valtýsdóttir • Matt Wilson’s Honey & Salt • Nate Wooley’s Columbia Icefield • YoshimiO, Susie Ibarra, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe • Yunohana Variations with Susie Ibarra

Highlights from Big Ears 2018

Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda: The Ashram Experience

Jaga Jazzist

Lucius

Anoushka Shankar

Tal National

BIG EARS 2018

Susan Alcorn • Algiers • Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda ‘The Ashram Experience’ • Sam Amidon • Anna & Elizabeth • Bang on a Can All-Stars perform Michael Gordon, David Lang, Jula Wolfe • Bangs (Jason Moran, Mary Halvorson, Ron Miles) • Cyro Baptista’s Banquet of the Spirits • Black Twig Pickers • Brooklyn Rider • Julie Byrne • Yuka C. Honda ‘Eucademix’ • Circus No. 9 • Nels Cline’s ‘Lovers’ with Knoxville Jazz Orchestra • Jerry Douglas Band • Peter Evans Ensemble • Wu Fei & Friends ‘Improv Game’ • Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn • Four Tet • Diamanda Galás • Johnny Gandelsman plays Bach • Gas (Wolfgang Voigt) • Jon Gibson ‘Visitations’ • Rhiannon Giddens • Godspeed You! Black Emperor • Milford Graves & Jason Moran • Bruce Greene & Loy McWhirter • Steve Gunn & The Black Twig Pickers • Mats Gustafsson & Kieran Hebden • Laurel Halo with Eli Keszler • Yasmine Hamdan • David Hidalgo & Marc Ribot • Jenny Hval • Innov Gnawa • International Contemporary Ensemble • Jaga Jazzist • Kid Koala’s ‘Satellite’ • Okkyung Lee • Lightning Bolt • Arto Lindsay & Paal Nilssen-Love • Lucius • Billy Martin • John Medeski • Medeski, Martin & Wood • Mischief & Mayhem (Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline, Scott Amendola) • Roscoe Mitchell Trio • Jason Moran ‘Fats Waller Dance Party’ • Ikue Mori • Meshell Ndegeocello • nief-norf • Yuki Numata Resnick • Aine O’Dwyer plays William Eggleston’s ‘Musik’ • Kelly Lee Owens • Evan Parker • Electro-Acoustic Ensemble • Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog • Rocket Science (Evan Parker, Peter Evans, Craig Taborn, Sam Pluta) • Rostam • Ned Rothenberg • Rova Saxophone Quartet • Rushes Ensemble play Michael Gordon’s ‘Rushes’ • Jenny Scheinman ‘Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait’ • Cleek Schrey & David Behrman • Anoushka Shankar ‘Land of Gold’ • SONUS Choir • Tyshawn Sorey Trio • Sam Stephenson ‘Gene Smith’s Sink’ • Susanna with Giovanna Pessi, • Frode Haltli & Cheyenne Mize Suuns • Craig Taborn ‘Daylight Ghosts’ • Tal National • Anna Thorvaldsdottir ‘In the Light of Air’, performed by International Contemporary Ensemble • Davóne Tines with Knoxville Symphony Strings ‘Were You There’ • Trio Five + Roscoe Mitchell • Abigail Washburn & Wu Fei • Wordless Music & nief-norf Live Score for ‘Brimstone & Glory’ • Xiu Xiu plays the music of ‘Twin Peaks’ • Xylouris White

Henry Grimes

Colin Stetson

Wilco

Highlights from Big Ears 2017

Maya Beiser

Matmos: Deconstructing Form and Genre

Nils Økland Band

Maya Beiser

Wu Fei

ACME

Carla Bley

Jace Clayton

BIG EARS 2017

Ahleuchatistas • American Contemporary Music Ensemble • Emilia Amper • Maya Beiser • ‘Uncovered’ with Gyan Riley & Glenn Kotche • Sir Richard Bishop • Theo Bleckmann Quintet • Carla Bley Trio with Steve Swallow & Andy Sheppard • Blonde Redhead with American Contemporary Music Ensemble perform ‘Misery Is A Butterfly’ • Claire Chase • Jace Clayton presents ‘Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner’ • Oliver Coates • Jem Cohen ‘Gravity Hill Sound + Image’ • Colleen • The Crossing performs David Lang • The Crossing with PRISM Quartet perform Gavin Bryars • Cup (Nels Cline & Yuka C. Honda) • Alvin Curran • DakhaBrakha • Deathprod • Deerhoof • DJ/rupture • Chris Eldridge • Wu Fei • Jeremy Gara • Gavin Bryars Ensemble ‘Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet’ & ‘The Sinking of the Titanic’ • Henry Grimes • Frode Haltli ‘The Border Woods’ • Hans-Joachim Roedelius • Dave Harrington Group • Horse Lords • Michael Hurley • Philip Jeck • Jóhann Jóhannson’s ‘Drone Mass’ with American Contemporary Music Ensemble & Theatre of Voices • Knoxville Jazz Orchestra + Carla Bley • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Aram Demirjian • Glenn Kotche • Julian Lage • Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone • The Magnetic Fields ‘Fifty Song Memoir’ • Matmos perform Robert Ashley’s ‘Perfect Lives (Private Parts)’ • Anna Meredith • Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble ‘The Soul’s Messenger’ • Lisa Moore • Jessica Moss • Musica Elettronica Viva (Alvin Curran, Richard Teitelbaum, Frederic Rzewski) • My Brightest Diamond • nief-norf • Aoife O’Donovan • Nils Økland Band • On Fillmore • Shane Parish • PRISM Quartet • The Quavers • Quindar (Mikael Jorgensen & James Merle Thomas) • Rangda • Gyan Riley • Matana Roberts • Robyn Hitchcock • Frederic Rzewski • Laetitia Sadier • Joan Shelley • Matthew Shipp & Bobby Kapp • Six Organs of Admittance • Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith • Sarah Kirkland Snider ‘Unremembered’ with Shara Nova, DM Stith, Padma Newsome • St John’s Choir Evensong • Colin Stetson presents ‘Sorrow: A Reimagining of Gorecki’s 3rd Symphony’ • Ståle Storløkken & Arve Henriksen • Supersilent • Richard Teitelbaum • Theatre of Voices • Henry Threadgill’s Zooid • Tortoise • Jeff Tweedy with Chikamorachi (Chris Corsano & Darin Gray) • University of Tennessee Electroacoustic Ensemble • White Magic • Wilco

Sun Ra Arkestra

Big Ears Festival: 2016 In Review

Xylouris White

Bombino

Sunn O)))

Kamasi Washington

BIG EARS 2016

Chris Abrahams • John Luther Adams’ ‘Inuksuit’ • Laurie Anderson & Philip Glass • Bedroom Community 10th Anniversary: Nico Muhly, Ben Frost, Sam Amidon, Valgeir Sigurosson • Maya Beiser • Andrew Bird • Bombino • Boogarins • Anthony Braxton 10+1Tet • Anthony Braxton Trio • Burgundy Stain Session • Olivia Chaney • Circuit Des Yeux • Tony Conrad • Eighth Blackbird with Bonnie “Prince” Billy • Faust • The Gloaming • Mary Halvorson • Hieroglyphic Being + Marshall Allen • Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith • Nicolas Jaar • Joe Henry & Marc Ribot • Kiasmos • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra + Steven Schick performing John Luther Adams, Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass • Lambchop • Mamiffer • Ikue Mori • Necks • nief-norf • Molly Nilsson • Angel Olsen • Outside the Dream Syndicate (Tony Conrad with Faust) • Zeena Parkins & Tony Buck • Phantom Orchard • Marc Ribot • Steven Schick • Shabazz Palaces • Andy Stott • Sun Ra Arkestra directed by Marshall Allen • Sunn O))) • Kamasi Washington • Wolf Eyes • Xylouris White • Yo La Tengo & Lambchop

Rhiannon Giddens

Big Ears Festival: 2015 In Review

Tune-Yards

David Harrington of Kronos Quartet

The Necks

BIG EARS 2015

A Winged Victory for the Sullen • Amen Dunes • Sam Amidon • The Bad Plus ‘On Sacred Ground: Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’ • Bing & Ruth • Tyondai Braxton ‘HIVE’ • Harold Budd & Keith Lowe • Clark • Nels Cline & Norton Wisdom ‘Stained Radiance’ • Coupler • Demdike Stare Live Score for ‘HÄXAN: Witchcraft Through The Ages’ • Bill Frisell & Bill Morrison ‘The Great Flood’ • Ben Frost • Rhiannon Giddens • Grouper • Hildur Guðnadóttir • Steve Gunn • Holly Herndon • Jamie xx • Kronos Quartet ‘Folk Songs’ with Rhiannon Giddens & Sam Amidon • Kronos Quartet ‘The Music of Terry Riley’ featuring ‘The Cusp of Magic’ with Wu Man • Kronos Quartet ‘Views from Here to the Heavens (for Scott Fraser)’ with Nels Cline • Kronos Quartet ‘Landfall’ with Laurie Anderson • Kronos Quartet ‘Tundra Songs’ with Tanya Tagaq • Kronos Quartet ’40 Canons’ with Bryce Dessner • Little Annie • Loscil • Wu Man • Nosaj Thing • Perfume Genius • Max Richter ‘The Blue Notebooks’ & ‘Infra’ with American Contemporary Music Ensemble • Max Richter ‘Vivaldi: Recomposed’ & ‘The Leftovers’ with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra & American Contemporary Music Ensemble • Terry Riley with Gyan Riley & Tracey Silverman • Rival Consoles • Silver Apples • Omar Souleyman • SQÜRL (Jim Jarmusch & Carter Logan) Live Score for Man Ray Films • Swans • Tanya Tagaq • tUnE-yArDs • William Tyler ‘Corduroy Roads’ • Jozef van Wissem • Ryley Walker • Zs

Big Ears Festival: 2014 In Review

Colin Stetson

Laraaji

Dawn of Midi

Lonnie Holley

Body / Head

Susanna

Son Lux

BIG EARS 2014

Body/Head • Buke & Gase • John Cale • Dawn of Midi • Dean & Britta ’13 Most Beautiful: Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests’ • Vladislav Delay • Bryce Dessner ‘Music for Wood & Strings’ performed by Sō Percussion • Drcarlsonalbion • Earth • Ensemble Signal perform Steve Reich’s ‘Music for 18 Musicians’ • Ensemble Signal perform Steve Reich’s ‘Radio Rewrite’ • Nils Frahm • David Greenberger & Prime Lens • Jonny Greenwood • Jonny Greenwood performs Steve Reich’s ‘Electric Counterpoint’ • Keiji Haino • Tim Hecker • Lonnie Holley • Julia Holter • Jenny Hval • Glenn Kotche • Laraaji • Low • Mark McGuire • Hailu Mergia & Low Mentality • Helen Money • Nazoranai • Stephen O’Malley & Oren Ambarchi • Oneohtrix Point Never • Bill Orcutt • Steve Reich & Brad Lubman perform ‘Clapping Music’ • Marc Ribot Live Score for Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’ • Marc Ribot Y Los Cubans Postizos • Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog • Sō Percussion & nief-norf perform Steve Reich’s ‘Drumming’ • Son Lux • Colin Stetson • Susanna • Television • Vatican Shadow • Dean Wareham • Wordless Music Orchestra performs John Adams’ ‘Shaker Loops’

The National

Joanna Newsom

Vampire Weekend

Andrew W.K.

Terry Riley

Sufjan Stevens

BIG EARS 2010

Abe Vigoda • Ahleuchatistas • Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez • Sam Amidon • Argentinum Astrum • Bang on a Can All-Stars • William Basinski • Adrian Belew • Iva Bittova • The Books • Buke & Gass • Calder Quartet • The Clogs • Bryce Dessner • Destroyed by Magnets • Dirty Projectors • DJ/rupture • Doveman • The Ex • Forest Magic • Ben Frost • Gang Gang Dance • Jens Hannemann • Tim Hecker • Shelley Hirsch • Javelin • jj • Konk Pack • Liturgy • Andy Moor • Nico Muhly • My Brightest Diamond • The National • New Brutalism • Joanna Newsom • Nosaj Thing • Gyan Riley • Terry Riley • Shaking Ray Levis • Shortwave Society • Tracy Silverman • Nadia Sirota • Ches Smith • St. Vincent • Sufjan Stevens • The 802 Tour (Nico Muhly, Sam Amidon, Doveman, Nadia Sirota with the Laurels String Quartet) • Vampire Weekend • Videohippos • Villages • Andrew W.K. • Warband • The xx

Philip Glass

Antony & the Johnsons

Dan Deacon

Fennesz

BIG EARS 2009

Antony & the Johnsons • Burning Star Core • Nicolas Collins • David Daniell • Dan Deacon • Fence Kitchen • Fennesz • Fennesz-Linkous-Minor Trio • Michael Gira • Philip Glass • Larkin Grimm • Neil Hamburger • Jon Hassell + Maarifa Street • Luminescent Orchestrii • Matmos • The Necks • Negativland • Pauline Oliveros • Ned Rothenberg • San Agustin • Shaking Ray Levis • Sxip Shirey’s Sonic New York • Wendy Sutter