North Star Sounds

Northstar Sounds wholeheartedly and honestly explores the human experience at the boundaries of creative improvised music and composition.

Curated and presented by Jon Greenbaum and Rick Petrie alternately, the artists they play have made significant commitments and sacrifices in their lives in order to create music that explores the outer limits of tonality. The likes of William Parker, Tim Berne, Odeon Pope, Bruce Eisenbeil, Joe McPhee, William Gagliardi, Anthony Braxton, Satoko Fuji, Lou Grassi, Han Bennink, Ken Vandermark, Fred Anderson, Sonny Simmons, Roscoe Mitchell, Steve Swell, Hamid Drake, the Respect Sextet, Roy Campbell, Rob Brown, Joe Morris, Mariln Crispell, Tony Malaby, Herb Robertson, Peter Brotzman, Greg Bendian, Evan Parker and Paul Smoker are among the numerous contemporary musical names featured.