THE CHICAGO PLAN (STEVE SWELL / GEBHARD ULLMANN / FREDRICK LONBERG-HOLM / MICHAEL ZERANG)

Celebrating over ten years of collaborating together, Berlin saxophonist/composer, Gebhard Ullmann and NYC trombonist/composer Steve Swell join two of Chicago’s finest improvising musicians; Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello/electronics and percussionist Michael Zerang for this new configuration. Building on the strength and ideals of those three cities the quartet creates enough fireworks to light up the night sky with their brilliant sound imagery. Ullmann/Swell’s Chicago Plan thoroughly breaks new ground for what Jazz and New Music ensembles’ approach to what creative music should be. from www.gebhard-ullmann.com