Small Room Session 05 - LaDonna Smith

Dissonant Works Small Room Session 05

LaDonna Smith, gabby fluke-mogul, Alex Cunningham, Jason Stein, Damon Smith, Adam Shead

LaDonna Smith is a violinist, violist, and central figure in free improvisation whose decades of work span performance, collaboration, and artist-led organizing, including her long-running publication Trans Museq. gabby fluke-mogul is a Brooklyn-based violinist and improviser known for a physical, exploratory approach that moves between texture, melody, and gesture. Alex Cunningham is a St. Louis–based violinist, improviser, and visual artist whose work spans free improvisation, drone, noise, and minimalist composition.

Jason Stein — Damon Smith — Adam Shead (often billed as Stein/Smith/Shead) is a Chicago-rooted improvising trio uniting bass clarinetist Jason Stein, double bassist Damon Smith, and percussionist Adam Shead. Since forming in late 2021, the group has toured extensively across the Midwest and beyond, becoming a fixture in the creative music circuit and collaborating with influential figures such as Roscoe Mitchell.…