Melissa Achten, Jessika Kenney,
& Niloufar Shiri
an evening of improvised solos ending in trio
Sunday March 9th | 8:00pm
$15 ticket at the door | no one turned away for lack of funds
Jessika Kenney
Jessika Kenney (she/they) is a vocalist, composer, writer, sound artist, and teacher based in Los Angeles. Her deep commitments to improvisation, poetry, and aural study have yielded a unique perspective. They see learning and sound as ways of decentering towards a witnessing of shared breath across barriers of time, space, and pre-conceived orientation.
Melissa Achten
Melissa Achten is a Los Angeles based performer and composer using the harp as a diaristic tool for channeling cathartic expression. Her compositions directly engage the listener, challenging the boundaries between body / instrument / sound in search of nuanced meaning.
Niloufar Shiri
Niloufar Shiri is a composer, kamancheh player, and improviser whose work often crosses Radif structure and sound's textural and spectral possibilities. Her practice navigates the space between structure and spontaneity, exploring the intersections of the familiar and the unexpected.