One of the most inventive and eclectic figures in contemporary music, guitarist and composer FRED FRITH celebrates his 75th year with another three day residency at OTO featuring some of his longest ...

The members of the all-star Artifacts Trio – flutist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reed – have long been recognized as torchbearers of Chicago’s innovative jazz scene, as well ...

Mosquito Farm began in 2022, an artists band and collaboration between Maddie Banwell and Grace Black. Their performances include many handmade instruments - mechanical, electronic and acoustic, ...

Well known - in improvising circles - for his trio with Evan Parker and Paul Lovens and as constant moving force behind the Globe Unity Orchestra, Alex von Schlippenbach's involvement with the music ...

Yumi Hara (vocals, found objects) / Guy Harries (electronics, vocals, found objects). Yumi and Guy’s first performance of their ’Sound Rituals' was at a Kurt Vonnegut tribute event at Café OTO in 2011 ...

Jacken Elswyth is a London-based folk musician, banjo player, and instrument builder. In her music making she is focused on exploring traditional tunes, developing extrapolations on folk styles and ...

Maggie Nicols joined London's legendary Spontaneous Music Ensemble in 1968 as a free improvisation vocalist. She then became active running voice workshops with an involvement in local experimental ...

“Your body is a sensory device, each sense can be manipulated / modulated and played like an instrument. You are both superhuman and human-synthesis. The layers of your anatomy come to represent a ...

Gavin Bryars and his ensemble return to Cafe Oto for a special programme inspired by his jazz roots and collaborations. With Gavin on double bass, the group will perform pieces written specially for ...

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Tom Mudd is a musician and programmer interested in relationships between software, composition and improvisation. His recent work revolves around physical models: digital synthesis processes based on ...