Latin Jazz Occurrence No.5 with James Sanders' Proyecto Libre

The Aurora Public Art Commission and Lewis Achenbach present:

Latin Jazz Occurrence No.5 and the Jazz Occurrence Art Exhibition II
Works by 11 artists

Location: Aurora Public Art Commission, third floor gallery
20 East Downer Place
Aurora, IL 60506
May 15 – July 11, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, May 15, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar
Music by James Sanders’ Proyecto Libre (free project)
Regular Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday from Noon - 4:00 pm
Admission: free
Contact: Rena Church, Aurora Public Art Commission Director/Curator
630 - 256 - 3340 or 630 - 256 - INFO (4636)

The Aurora Public Art Commission and Lewis Achenbach present:

Latin Jazz Occurrence #5
Works by 11 artists

Latin Jazz Occurrence #5, which opens Friday, May 15 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.
11 visual artists represent the Latin Jazz Occurrence. They are Lewis Achenbach (founder Jazz Occurrence, documentary painter), Renee Baker (graphic scores, CMOP Executive Director and Artistic Director/Music Director Chicago Modern Orchestra Project and, AACM), Douglas Ewart (sculpture, SAIC, AACM), Cameron Pfiffner, Lisa Flahive (live jazz painter), Jordi Pedrola (Barcelona, Spain), Spencer Hutchinson and Lara Oppenheimer (installation), Bob Stickloon (Pennsylvania), Perry Slade (photographer and JazzO alumni), Alberto Paniaya (Mexico City).

The exhibition opens on May 15th from 5 - 8 pm, music by James Sanders’ PROYECTO LIBRE (free project). During the opening reception, Achenbach will paint on canvasses placed around the band. Achenbach’s goal, he has said “Is to capture the frequency of the room through form and color and create an environment of complete freedom.”
The evening will be filmed by David Weathersby of SubVerse Studios (City Vanguard), recorded by David Zuchowski of DaverNoise, and photographed by artist Perry Slade.

Proyecto Libre is James Sanders’ ongoing collective that merges Afro-Latin folkloric traditions with Chicago-style free improvisation. Proyecto Libre is James Sanders on Violin http://www.jamessandersviolin.com, Harrison Bankhead (https://harrisonbankhead.bandcamp.com) on bass, Avreeayl Ra (http://www.chicagomusic.org/artist/avreeayl-ra) on drums and Jean-Christophe Leroy as Percussionist (http://jclpercussion.com/).