A born and bred Chicago tenor player, Ben Schmidt-Swartz has had a prolific career as a saxophonist, woodwindist, composer and educator. Whether the style is avant-garde or bebop he feels at home in any musical situation, and strives to find new ways of creating alchemy within different genres and disciplines. Find his music here: https://benschmidt-swartz.bandcamp.com

Dropbear is bassoonist Gabi Vanek (https://soundcloud.com/gevanek) and saxophonist Justin K Comer (http://justinkcomer.com). They often incorporate electronics in their performances, but this time will (probably) be strictly acoustic.

This performance is presented by the iHearIC concert series, which has been on hiatus since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Admission will be free. If you have cash to spare, please bring some to support Ben on his tour of the Midwest.