Corbett vs. Dempsey is pleased to present Ben LaMar Gay and Pascal Niggenkemper as part of The Bridge, a Transatlantic Network for Jazz and Creative Music. 

Cornetist and composer Ben LaMar Gay is one of the best-known performers on the Chicago scene. Involved in wildly diverse projects including his marvelous 2021 International Anthem/Nonesuch LP Open Arms to Us, which featured a staggering array of collaborators, LaMar Gay has firmly established himself as an experimentally-minded musical figure and open-eared improvisor. Franco-German bassist Pascal Niggenkemper is similarly esteemed in improvised music circles, for good reason. A nimble player whose approach is also exploratory and interactively-minded, Niggenkemper is, together with LaMar Gay, Sam Pluta (electronics) and Sophie Agnel (piano), a member of the collective quartet PANG!, which has just released its debut record. Please join us in welcoming LaMar Gay and Niggenkemper for an intimate afternoon of duets.

This event is free and open to the public.