The Ear Pollen Series started at Gallery 378 in 2020. Klimchak curated the monthly performances by selecting 3-5 musicians to perform a totally improvised concert together. The series was just getting started when Covid hit and ended it. At Atlanta Contemporary, Klimchak has revived the series in a minimalist compact form, while retaining the improvised format. For the Ear Pollen Series, Pt 2, Klimchak is performing in a series of duets, each month with a different partner and featuring different instruments. In many ways, the duet is the perfect vehicle for improvisation, as it allows the performers to treat their playing as a form of conversation, introducing new ideas, batting those ideas back and forth and taking them to new places to keep the dialog flowing. Part 2 becomes a 2 part conversation for the audience to witness and enjoy.
This event will take place outside in our courtyard (weather permitting). Limited seating is available. Beer and wine will be available for card purchase only.
Atlanta Contemporary is located at 535 Means Street, Atlanta, GA 30318. Parking is free in the lot at Bankhead & Means Street (Google Maps Location). You can access the lot via Bankhead Avenue and proceed past the parking attendant booth.
Klimchak is a composer known for his use of electronics & homebuilt instruments. His work has been seen in dance, theater & solo performances around the world. He regularly performs solo shows featuring the Don Buchla designed Marimba Lumina. Only about 100 of this very rare instrument were made. With the Marimba Lumina the percussionist is able to perform live music that would normally take at least 4 musicians. His multi-instrumental compositions are played with 4 separate mallets, six foot pedals and a breath controller. As added touches, his sets usually include 4 or 5 small percussion instruments, some chanting or tuvan throat singing and at least one solo on the theremin.
Saxophonist and composer Jeff Crompton has been performing original music for 40 years. He has played with Mike Baggetta, Michael J. Smith, Davey Williams, Rev. Fred Lane, Eugene Chadbourne, and with Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Current projects include a duo with cellist Benjamin Shirley, RoboCromp with guitarist Rob Rushin-Knopf, the ambient duo Anagrams, and Relay Station, Crompton’s “song project.” He has an extensive catalog of recordings, and recently presented his chamber opera Buddy Bolden in Atlanta.
Accessibility, Career Attrition & Institutional Barriers
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A panel discussion focusing on artists with disabilities, bringing together artists and cultural professionals to examine how accessibility, professional norms, and financial structures shape long term participation in the arts, not just who enters, but who is able to remain.
