Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen performs solo and discusses her work with Option’s Ken Vandermark.

This week Option Archive Interviews features Joe McPhee. As an extension of the regular Monday night concert series, Option curators select artists from the past five years of programming for live interviews on the Quarantine Concerts stage.

This week Option Archive Interviews features claire rousay. As an extension of the regular Monday night concert series, Option curators select artists from the past five years of programming for live interviews on the Quarantine Concerts stage.

Sarah Clausen is one of a new generation of musicians currently making waves in Chicago’s fertile creative music scene.

Brazil based saxophonist and composer Vinicuis Mendes makes his Option debut with a solo set for piano and saxophone followed by a set of original music with Chicago musicians Paul Giuallorenzo (piano) Eli Namay (bass) and Andrew Green (drums.) Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear one of the great musical minds from South America operating in the intimate setting of the Experimental Sound Studio.

Legendary saxophonist Urs Leimgruber has been a fixture on the international improvised music scene for decades and has performed with an amazing array of talents. For this rare Chicago appearance, Urs will perform a set of solo music and then join Chicago greats Jason Roebke and Jim Baker.

Flutist, improviser and composer Anne Laberge and vocalist/composer Amanda Schoofs mark their debut on the Option stage. Please join us for an evening of solo and duo music by these two of giants in the field of sound.

Brooklyn based saxophonist and composer Anna Webber performs a set of solo music followed by a duo set with Chicago percussionist and composer Tim Daisy. Don’t miss the chance to hear these two artists collaborate in what’s sure to be an exciting evening of sound exploration.

Prolific NY based composer and saxophonist Sam Weinberg and the versatile bassist and composer Henry Fraser perform solo and duo for their first appearance on the Option Series.