Music in the garden is BACK!

Music in the garden is BACK!

Andys residency with Alejandro Salazar Quintet. Come see some great afro-cuban music.

Andys residency with Alejandro Salazar Quintet. Come see some great afro-cuban music.

AKL plays solo at Night School in collaboration with filmmaker Kim Jung Soo.

Night School is a series run by Erez Dessel where a musician and a filmmaker are paired to make a 30 minute improvised set.

Aaron Kaufman-Levine and Caroline Jesalva Perform with their duo project as part of the Hungry Brain Sunday Night Improvised Music Series!

AKL - Saxophone

CJ - Violin and Voice

The AKL quartet is back for your listening please at Clara Chicago for FREE!

Come for some great original music, specialty drinks and good vibes.

AKL quartet is

Aaron Kaufman-Levine - Saxophone and Compositions

Erez Dessel - Piano

Leo Buczkowski - Bass

Frank Morrison - Drums

Elastic Arts Thursday Night Improvised Music Series with Julian Pujols-Quall!

Alejandro Salazar and the Afro-Cuban Exchange play the Harris Rooftop Stage Sunday September 1 at 2pm. This event is FREE!

BananaAcid is back for all you potassiophiles. This time with our dear pal Nikita Manin and his album release show.

Banana Up people!

The AKL quartet is back for your listening please at Prairie Moon Restaurant. Come hear some great original music and good vibes.

AKL quartet is

Aaron Kaufman-Levine - Saxophone and Compositions

Erez Dessel - Piano

Leo Buczkowski - Bass

Francis Bassett-Dilley - Drums

Tickets available at the door or at this link:https://www.prairiemoonrestaurant.com/live-music/aaron-kaufman-levine-quartet-at-prairie-moon-in-evanston/

Playing with Alejandro Salazar Quartet at the Hungry Brain!

Come say hi!

Come see me and the great Dierdre Fromberg play an improvised set!

Dierdre Fromberg - Electronics

Aaron Kaufman-Levine - Alto Sax

For tickets click here: http://www.dadschicago.com/tickets/

I am back at Andys with Alejandro Salazar for our monthly residency! Come say hi.

I am back at Andys with Alejandro Salazar for our monthly residency! Come say hi.

Trio set at Angelo’s Wine Bar. Come grab a bite and a drink and enjoy the music!

After an amazing first show April 19th, the AKL quartet is back for your listening please at Fulton Street Collective. Come hear all the cool stuff we have been working on.

AKL quartet is

Aaron Kaufman-Levine - Saxophone and Compositions

Erez Dessel - Piano

Leo Buczkowski - Bass

Lily Finnegan - Drums

I am back at Andys with Alejandro Salazar for our monthly residency! Come say hi.

I am back at Andys with Alejandro Salazar for our monthly residency! Come say hi.

THIS IS A SECRET SHOW. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND AND I WILL SEND THE ADDRESS.

Blind Glass is a band whose sound blends together free improvisation, neoclassicism, modern Jazz, and avant-garde rock.

The band consists of Caroline Jesalva on violin and voice; Aaron Kaufman-Levine on alto saxophone; Noah Mark on drums; Charlie Reichart-Powell on guitar; and Leo Buczkowski on bass.

The band has previously performed at historic Jordan Hall (Boston, MA), Music in the Garden Concert Series (Chicago, IL), Harvard University’s Radio Arcade Series (Cambridge, MA), and is on the artist roster for immersive performance experience WATERx (USA).

Blind Glass was recognized as the 2022-2023 Wildcard Honors Ensemble at New England Conservatory of Music where they were mentored by Frank Carlberg and Dominique Eade. The name “Blind Glass” comes from the book Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein.

MEMBERS

Caroline Jesalva, violin/voice

Aaron Kaufman-Levine, alto saxophone

Charlie Reichart-Powell, electric guitar

Leo Buczkowski, bass (acoustic, electric)

Noah Mark, drums

Blind Glass is a band whose sound blends together free improvisation, neoclassicism, modern Jazz, and avant-garde rock.

The band consists of Caroline Jesalva on violin and voice; Aaron Kaufman-Levine on alto saxophone; Noah Mark on drums; Charlie Reichart-Powell on guitar; and Leo Buczkowski on bass.

The band has previously performed at historic Jordan Hall (Boston, MA), Music in the Garden Concert Series (Chicago, IL), Harvard University’s Radio Arcade Series (Cambridge, MA), and is on the artist roster for immersive performance experience WATERx (USA).

Blind Glass was recognized as the 2022-2023 Wildcard Honors Ensemble at New England Conservatory of Music where they were mentored by Frank Carlberg and Dominique Eade. The name “Blind Glass” comes from the book Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein.

MEMBERS

Caroline Jesalva, violin/voice

Aaron Kaufman-Levine, alto saxophone

Charlie Reichart-Powell, electric guitar

Leo Buczkowski, bass (acoustic, electric)

Noah Mark, drums

Blind Glass is a band whose sound blends together free improvisation, neoclassicism, modern Jazz, and avant-garde rock.

The band consists of Caroline Jesalva on violin and voice; Aaron Kaufman-Levine on alto saxophone; Noah Mark on drums; Charlie Reichart-Powell on guitar; and Leo Buczkowski on bass.

The band has previously performed at historic Jordan Hall (Boston, MA), Music in the Garden Concert Series (Chicago, IL), Harvard University’s Radio Arcade Series (Cambridge, MA), and is on the artist roster for immersive performance experience WATERx (USA).

Blind Glass was recognized as the 2022-2023 Wildcard Honors Ensemble at New England Conservatory of Music where they were mentored by Frank Carlberg and Dominique Eade. The name “Blind Glass” comes from the book Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein.

MEMBERS

Caroline Jesalva, violin/voice

Aaron Kaufman-Levine, alto saxophone

Charlie Reichart-Powell, electric guitar

Leo Buczkowski, bass (acoustic, electric)

Noah Mark, drums

Come to the Color Club on July 14th to see a fully curated variety show run by the members of BananaAcid Quintet. I will be playing with BananaAcid, Bearduo, and BlindGlass! Come say hi and check out all these great projects my collaborators and I have been working on!

BananaAcid is

myself- alto saxophone and clarinet

Garrett Frees - tenor sax and flut

Caroline Jesalva - Violin and Voice

Erez Dessel - Piano

Tyler Wagner - bass and electronics

Bearduo is

Myself - alto saxophone

Garrett Frees - Tenor Saxophone

Blind Glass is

Caroline Jesalva - Voice

Aaron Kaufman-Levine - alto saxophone

Charlie Reichert-Powell - Guitar

Leo Buczkowski - Bass

Noah Mark - Drums

Playing in Detroit with my dear friend and great pianist Erez Dessel and his trio!

Erez Dessel trio is:

Aaron Kaufman-Levine - saxophone

Tyler Wagner - Bass

Erez Dessel - Piano

I am back at Andys with Alejandro Salazar for our monthly residency! Come say hi.

I am back at Andys with Alejandro Salazar for our monthly residency! Come say hi.

Back for our monthly residency at Andys! Come hang!

Back for our monthly residency at Andys! Come hang!

I have been in the lab devising music and new ideas for quartet and it is finally ready to emerge! Come see what we have been cooking up at the amazing Logan Center for the Arts at University of Chicago. We are opening for the amazing Fire and Water Quintet led by Myra Melford so stick around and see the best of the best play!

AKL Quartet is:

Myself-Saxophone and Compositions

Erez Dessel-Piano

Leo Buczkowski-Bass

Lily Finnegan-Drums

Aaron Kaufman-Levine and Caroline Jesalva play duo at Elastic Arts as part of their Thursday Improvised Music Series. Come check it out!

Featuring:

Aaron Kaufman-Levine - Saxophone and Clarinet

Caroline Jesalva - Violin and Voice