Teiku
SAT, OCT 37:30 PMGET TICKETS
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Chicago, IL 60605
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Chicago pianist Josh Harlow and Detroit percussionist Jonathan Barahal founded Teiku to reframe their respective families' unique Passover melodies as conduits for spontaneous musical expression. Their self-titled debut, released in 2024, was a meditation on their shared history and a tribute to the aurally transmitted ancestral melodies that they grew up singing.
Their sophomore album, Klang, expands on this concept by drawing source material from the wider community, rare manuscripts, voice recordings, and memories of late-night ritualistic chants. Five of the six tracks represent the same liturgical Passover text, but each is a unique melody, shaped by regional and family variations. With support from bass clarinetist Jason Stein (Natural Information Society) and bassist Jaribu Shahid (Sun Ra, Art Ensemble of Chicago), these melodies are transfigured, deconstructed, and reframed, but their essence of gathering, collective power, and remembrance remains.
- Josh Harlow — Piano
- Jonathan Barahal — Percussion
- Jason Stein — Bass Clarinet
- Jaribu Shahid — Bass
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Doors 7:30 PM
- Music at 8:00 PM
- Intimate studio setting
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