Damon Locks, Morgane Carnet, Jozef Dumoulin, Fanny Lasfargues & Macie Stewart

The Bridge is a collaboration by musicians from France and the Chicago region, typically all skilled composers and improvisers in jazz and other genres, to create and play new music during residencies in both countries. In recent years, BlueStem Jazz has partnered with The Bridge to present Madison concerts as part of the project; April features two shows from the current cohort, both with an intriguing mix of players and atypical instrumental lineups. Ensemble #2.7 (April 16, The Bur Oak), features Jaimie Branch, trumpet; Isaiah Collier, saxophone; Gilles Coronado, guitar; Tim Daisy, drums/percussion; and Rafaelle Rinaudo, harp. Ensemble #2.4 (April 30, North Street Cabaret) includes Morgane Carnet, saxophone/clarinet; Jozef Dumoulin, keyboards; Fanny Lasfargues, bass; Damon Locks, vocalist/producer/DJ; and Macie Stewart, multi-instrumentalist. Find ticket info at bluestemjazz.org.

media release: THE BRIDGE #2.4: Damon Locks, Morgane Carnet, Jozef Dumoulin, Fanny Lasfargues and Macie Stewart

The Bridge, a loose organization of U.S. and European based musicians, will start a second cycle in 2019, a new generation of ensembles, 15 in total, which should take them to 2025. The U.S. tour, with this second cycle, wont just take place in Chicago, and will have extensions in the Midwest each time, as far as Saint Louis, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Montreal